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The Morning Report — 1/27/26

Good morning kids. Remember back in the halcyon days of Barack Hussein Obama when he proposed the creation of some kind of a domestic national security force that was to have more funding, perhaps even double that of the Defense (now War) department. Try as I might, I'll be damned if I can find an actual link to that scheme. I know I'm not imagining it, and if anyone can find it, just send me an e-mail or put it in the comments.

Update, Here is a link Obama's Civililan National Security Force, and thanks to commenter Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy!

Be that as it may, the jug-eared bastard was actually on to something, especially given the sucking chest wound to whatever is left of our Republic as founded that is Minneapolis Minnesota. Speaking of the Republic as founded, perhaps one of the jewels in its crown that made it a milestone of human societal advancement that defines the phrase American exceptionalism (that we as a people and society are the exception to the tyranny and despotism that came before us) is that of free speech and that we must tolerate even the most repugnant and abhorrent of views of our fellow citizens — also makes it one of if not its greatest Achilles heels. When the abuse of free speech leads to the kind of violence we are witnessing, it tears at the very fabric that is supposed to bind us together.

The Left is so fond of trotting out the Chestnut that "The Constitution is not supposed to be a Suicide Pact." Well, they're right about that and the longer we are forced to tolerate a political party and movement that seeks the destruction of our Republic by any means necessary, then we face the prospect of national assisted suicide if not fratricide at the hands of our supposed fellow citizens.

Along with Islam, I assert that Leftism is not compatible with an advancing, Western Judeo/Christian society. Its twisted vision of a society based on the bloody failure of Marxist/Leninist Communism/Socialism must be torn out root and branch from the American political and cultural landscape or it will be our undoing. Period full stop. A bitter irony is that those who have benefited mightily from America and free market capitalism have an enmity for both that is beyond comprehension.

Sunrise Movement is bankrolled by some of the country's most prominent nonprofit organizations, including Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. The Minneapolis hotel smashed up overnight by anti-ICE rioters was on a target list created by the Twin Cities chapter of Sunrise Movement, a radical group funded by some of the country's most prominent nonprofit organizations, including George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.Video footage shows dozens of anti-ICE rioters descending on Home2 Suites by Hilton near the University of Minnesota late Sunday night. The group used noisemakers and pounded on trash bins before turning violent—the rioters hurled items at people, smashed windows, destroyed the hotel’s façade, lit fireworks, and graffitied the building. As they attempted to force their way in, those inside were forced to use two vending machines to block the hotel’s entrance.

Why are at least two people dead and multiple federal law enforcement officers injured?
What broader principle are Democrats, liberals and leftists rioting over in Minneapolis?
. . . The broader consistent principle at stake isn’t federalism: it’s leftism. The entire political and cultural machine that has been mobilized over Minneapolis opportunistically supports wielding federal authority over states and state rejection of federal authority on immigration law only when the end result, whether state or federal, is open borders and mass illegal alien invasions.
This is true in all areas. The Left has no legal, let alone constitutional, principles, only goals. . . What this means in the broader sense is that we are not a nation of laws, but of leftists.
The Left does not believe in or follow any laws or principles other than its own politics. There is no rule of law (and certainly not of the Constitution) that applies consistently at all times. Laws are just a means to a leftist end. If a law is momentarily suited to that end, it will be upheld and suddenly trumpeted as the great pillar of democracy and all that separates us from the beasts. . . Don’t get the idea that the Left doesn’t believe in anything. It believes in a great many things. But those things don’t include the Constitution, the rule of the people, any laws that they don’t make and any limitations on their power to fundamentally transform America and the world. Everything else is transactional and disposable. . . America will either have the rule of law or the rule of leftists. That’s what this is about.

Daniel Greenfield gets totally gets it.

May God bless every bullet from every barrel of every ICE agent's weapon. May they find their mark right between the beady eyes of every brain dead zombie programmed by the Democrat Left to destroy us.

Here's to the founding of the Tailgunner Joseph McCarthy Defense of the Republic Department. Amen.

Have a great day.

On a personal note, today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and my thoughts turn to my mother of blessed memory who somehow survived Mauthausen, the labor brigades and a death march before finally making it to America to become an American and indeed a truly great one! God bless the Angels who the Lord sent in the form of the GIs from the 11th Armored Division who liberated her and her family.

And lastly, a quick shout-out and a huge thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.

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What the civil war in Minneapolis is really about.
A Nation of Laws or Leftists
“I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA. It is my right, it is my ethical oath, and I stand behind my education,” Florida nurse Erik Martindale recently wrote on Facebook. “I own all of my own businesses and I can refuse anyone!
After the post went viral, Martindale conveniently claimed he was hacked on Facebook and Instagram. Sure you were.
The left is truly sick for threatening to deny medical care — and wishing physical harm — to people they disagree with (Do like Muslim doctors do to Jews and shoot air or rat poison in their veins - jjs)

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

“If that leads to a break in the federal statute or a violation of some law, then we are going to arrest people. You cannot create a scenario that illegally entraps and puts law enforcement in harm’s way.”
FBI Investigating Minnesota Anti-ICE Signal Chats
Several key organizers of DRUM’s pro-Mamdani get-out-the-vote operation have close ties to the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party—a radical socialist political party in Pakistan widely considered a puppet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Mamdani-Allied, CCP-Linked Activist Group is Training Anti-ICE Rioters.
“This level of engineered chaos is unique to Minneapolis. It is the direct consequence of far left agitators, working with local authorities,” Vance wrote in a social media post . . .
JD Vance: ‘Engineered Chaos’ in Minneapolis Is Consequence of Leftists Working with Local Officials
Sunrise Movement is bankrolled by some of the country's most prominent nonprofit organizations, including Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation
Minneapolis Hotel Smashed by Anti-ICE Rioters Was on Soros-Funded Group’s Target List
Trump: “[Walz] is happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I!”
Trump, Walz Have a ‘Very Good Call’ Regarding Minnesota Violence
The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) arrested three protesters on Friday at the Whipple Building in Minneapolis for alleged obstruction of legal process, unlawful assembly and public nuisance, an MSP spokesperson told the DCNF. They were released with citations. The agency also arrested one person on a riot charge in the area of 26th Street and Lyndale Avenue on Saturday.
Minnesota Cops Surrender Entire City Blocks To Lawless Rioters
Kyle Wagner called on his followers to "Get your f*cking guns, and stop these f*cking people."
Crossdressing Antifa Leader Who Incited Violence In Minneapolis Kicked Off Venmo, Instagram
Law enforcement loses legitimacy the moment officials indicate they’re unwilling to engage in it because of political opposition — even when that opposition is fatalistic.
Democrats Are Willing To Die To End Deportations. That Can’t Stop Law Enforcement
But where Obama truly goes off the rails is in his appeal to Trump administration officials to “… start finding ways to work constructively with Governor Walz and Mayor Frey.”
Obama, Clinton Statements About Minneapolis Reveal Democrats’ Midterm Playbook
Minneapolis chaos followed leaders’ inaction on a costly fraud probe, with anti-ICE rhetoric fueling tensions that spiraled into violence, National Guard deployment, and lost lives.
Peace in Minneapolis Won’t Come From Stoking the Fire
The saddest thing about this is that the Republicans will work with the left to ensure their victory.
Minnesota Shows Why the Left Will Win America’s 2026 Civil War

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Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat, the agency posted on its Facebook page. The arrest was announced at 9:31 p.m. Eastern time, hours after Libs of TikTok posted the videos on X earlier Sunday evening.
Police Charge West Virginia Librarian For Allegedly Recruiting People To Assassinate Trump
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS
Separate from any criminal investigations by the FBI, which has primary jurisdiction to investigate shooting incidents involving federal agents, the actions of Border Patrol agents who use force while performing their duties are measured administratively against the strict standards contained in the current CBP Use of Force (UOF) policy. Border Patrol agents receive months of use-of-force policy training, both at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy at the start of their careers and on a recurring basis throughout each year of employment.
Analysis: Border Patrol Agents’ Actions in Minneapolis Shooting Will Likely Fall Within Agency’s Policy
Many of the illegal immigrants detained in Minnesota, in the face of fierce resistance from Democrats and anti-ICE activists, are criminals with convictions for offenses including homicide, child rape, and drug trafficking. The National Pulse has found many examples of dangerous offenders who are in the U.S. despite having been issued final deportation orders as long ago as the 1990s:
GET THE FACTS: Here’s Who ICE is Arresting and the Left is Protecting in Minnesota.
As the president sends Tom Homan to Minneapolis, sources tell The Daily Wire Kristi Noem "lost control and never knew what she was doing."
Inside The Trump Administration’s Growing Divide Over Mass Deportation Raids
The move mirrors the party’s ill-fated embrace of the Defund the Police movement
Potential 2028 Democratic Hopeful JB Pritzker Joins Squad Radicals in Call To Abolish ICE
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
The biggest Somali fraudster of them all?
BRO-FO Ilhan Omar’s Sudden Good Fortune Now Being Investigated
A whistleblower speaks out on the department’s incompetence and negligence.
Minnesota DHS Employee on Welfare Fraud: “This Is Real”
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
If the red state’s new projects become white elephants, taxpayers will be the ones to pay the price.
Texas’ $8 Billion Convention Center Gamble
The lower chamber passed two bills on Jan. 22, providing $1.3 trillion in funding for seven government departments. The bills also included billions of dollars in earmarks — projects in members’ congressional districts — a practice that the Republican Conference rejected for a decade.
Republicans Splinter Over Billions Some Sneaked Into Bills To Fund Their Pet Projects

WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
What would the world be like without Islam?
‘Without Muslims, Europe Would Be Centuries Behind’
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
Waleed Shahid advised AOC and Jamaal Bowman before joining Mamdani's mayoral administration
Mamdani ‘Economic Justice’ Appointee Blamed Israel for Oct 7 Attack and Defended ‘From the River to the Sea’ Slogan in Since-Deleted Posts
SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
Jack Smith doesn't like it when the spotlight is turned on him.
Jack Smith: The Three-Time Loser

FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Sorry, but I will never apologize for enjoying the implosion of a newspaper that 1) hates me, 2) pretends to be objective in order to further the left’s fascist agenda, and 3) has relentlessly spread misinformation and disinformation.
Staff Melts Down as Serial-Lying Washington Post Faces ‘Massive Layoffs’
BBC News reports that the EU’s executive body announced the investigation following similar action taken by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom earlier this month. The probe centers on whether X has violated provisions of the EU’s Digital Services Act in its oversight and management of the Grok AI tool’s image generation capabilities.
European Commission Opens Investigation into Elon Musk’s X over AI Deepfake Scandal
Polling tells a different story from common media coverage.
What the Polls Reveal -– and the Media Conceal

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AI cannot add anything to the information it has. It might be able to compile that information well, but its analysis is always going to be limited because it has no true creative spirit. It is merely a software program, albeit a very sophisticated one.
“AI isn’t getting smarter. We are getting dumber.”

RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Where are the obligatory mention of “climate change” as the cause.
Notice Anything Missing From Those Winter Storm Stories?
The record‑breaking storm exposed the Northeast’s fragile energy infrastructure, highlighting how political resistance to natural gas pipelines has left the region dependent on costly oil and vulnerable to future cold‑weather crises.
Snowmageddon 2026 Sparks Appreciation for the Reliability of Energy From Coal, Oil
Making China richer and America weaker.
How China Sold America the Wind Turbine Scam

EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
The National Environmental Education Foundation Receives Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Each Year
Government-Funded Activist Group Teaches Kids US Is ‘Occupied’ Territory and Offers Tips on Dealing With ‘Climate Change Emotions’
Let’s hope blue states will jump on the bandwagon, too.
Red States Have Many Wins to Celebrate for National School Choice Week
ABORTION
HHS issued a Notice of Violation to Illinois on Jan. 21, informing the state that the department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found the state’s Senate Bill 1564 in violation of federal law. The Illinois law mandates pro-life healthcare professionals, against their moral and religious beliefs, refer patients for abortions — a law HHS contends violates the Coats-Snowe and Weldon amendments. Those amendments prohibit government entities receiving federal funds from coercing healthcare professionals and organizations into referring or facilitating abortions.
HHS: Illinois Law Forcing Pro-Life Doctors to Provide Abortion Referrals is Against Federal Law
SECOND AMENDMENT
Reps. Kweisi (Modo) Mfume (D-MD) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) announced Friday their re-introduction of legislation to limit the online sale of ammunition.
More Restrictions: Democrat Reps. Push Bill to Limit Online Ammo Sales
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
Moore says he's 'too busy' to verify his unproven academic claims
Wes Moore Says He Won't Waste 'A Second' To Find His Missing Thesis as Oxford Refuses To Confirm He Was Ever a Doctoral Candidate (Which/Witch Doctor - jjs)
POLITICS
Newsom proves once again that he is a national embarrassment.
California’s ‘Sparkle Beach Ken’ Fizzles Out at Davos
That may be what Virginia chose, but it is not what Virginia got. It was all a lie.
Abigail Spanberger's leftist pivot in VA shows there is no such thing as a moderate Democrat
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
As Iran reels from protests, Tehran and its proxies warn of escalation across the region.
Iran, Terrorist Allies Threaten U.S. Carrier Fleet Headed To Middle East
The first among an expected flood to follow.
High-Ranking Iranian Diplomat Defects
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
Prime Minister Netanyahu: “We have returned the late Ran Gvili, a hero of Israel. There are no more hostages in Gaza.”
Israel Recovers Body of Last Remaining Hostage, Ran Gvili, in Gaza Covert Operation
The war with Hamas has no end. (because the war is with ISLAM - jjs)
Former Hostage Eitan Mor on Hamas: ‘They Are Obsessed With Us’
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Greenland belongs to the North American tectonic plate, and its population is predominantly Inuit.
‘Just the Facts, Ma’am:’ The Vital Importance of Greenland for U.S. Defense
This lingering permissiveness towards China not only in the State Department, but also across American institutions, is one of the most important reasons why Trump’s Greenland bid, as well as his general tough-on-China stance, matters.
Trump’s Greenland bid is a step in the right direction to curb the CCP’s influence – but there’s a long way to go
Carney suddenly makes a U-Turn.
Trump Threatens Canada With 100% Tariffs if Carney Concludes Deal With China
"For the first time in history, you will have the Americas free of communism, dictatorship, and narcoterrorism," she said. Machado has long held the view that if the Nicolás Maduro falls, the dictatorships in Cuba and Nicaragua will follow.
Trump's Berlin Wall Moment?
An antisemitic act that is a strong predictor of future danger in a community is cemetery desecration. In Manchester, for example, attackers defaced 100 graves in 2005 at a Jewish cemetery in the heart of the city’s Orthodox community. In a report on another attack on a Jewish cemetery in London a week later, The Guardian said it was the 117th attack on a Jewish cemetery in 15 years. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the last. In 2014, vandals attacked another Jewish cemetery in Manchester, covering it with anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas. In 2016, attackers smashed 14 headstones at the same cemetery. Against the backdrop of such attacks on Jewish cemeteries, Jewish groups are condemning the attack on the Jewish section of Les Corts graveyard in Barcelona this past weekend. Over 20 graves were desecrated.
Is It Time to Offer Spain's Jews Asylum?
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
This source specifically pointed to how Trump sent Ratcliffe down to Venezuela just 12 days after the daring mission in which U.S. forces captured now-ousted leader Nicolas Maduro. Ratcliffe met with acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodriguez, Trump’s highest-ranking and first Cabinet-level official to visit the nation since Maduro’s capture.
Exclusive — Trump’s ‘Quiet Hammer’: How CIA Director John Ratcliffe Has Revitalized Spy Agency in President’s First Year Back
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
In other words, this is another hardware-poor NASA project. What they build is what they have. No time or money for testing of prototypes.
Dragonfly’s rotors complete testing for Titan mission
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
The rapper took out a full page Wall Street Journal ad to apologize for his antisemitic rants.
Kanye West Apologizes For Antisemitism: ‘I Lost Touch With Reality’
Christian Toto: Guy Hochman's indoctrination attempt mostly ignored, but he's far from alone
Kimmel’s Free Speech Army Silent As Jewish Cancellations Spike
The pro-family establishment’s half-measures on the LGBT agenda only accelerate cultural decline, while real reform demands total resistance and no compromise in schools.
How the Pro-Family Movement is Failing in America

HITHER & YON
While the reason for the Arnold and Itkin-connected jet being in Maine remains unknown, it is notable that immigration is a major field of practice for the law firm, and Maine has seen significant U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the last two weeks.
Private Jet Belonging to Immigration Attorneys and Dem Mega Donors Crashes.
Such art is rare in life. When it arrives we should never dismiss it, but enjoy it to the fullest. Sadly, modern culture too often now treats the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein as passe and overly sentimental, a very unfair criticism illustrating more the ignorance and close-mindedness of the critic than anything about the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Such art is rare in life. When it arrives we should never dismiss it, but enjoy it to the fullest. Sadly, modern culture too often now treatsthe musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein as passe and overly sentimental, a very unfair criticism illustrating more the ignorance and
close-mindedness of the critic than anything about the work of Rodgers
and Hammerstein.

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1 Happy Tuesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (gbOdA)

2 Morning

Posted by: Don Black at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (ZxPkt)

3 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (qwVdq)

4 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:35 AM (UUvzi)

5 Hey, JJ, all-day free beer - and in Wisconsin!

Lucky you!

https://tinyurl.com/4hcwmxtc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:36 AM (UUvzi)

6 Timmy & Co can run, but not hide from the charges over massive fraud that are coming.

The Left tries to win every news cycle, not realizing their digging themsleves into an even deeper hole.

What will Homan do on arrival in MN? One idea is that he should visit jails where Timmy & Co are harboring truly dangerous illegals, and name them by name and demand their turnover for deportation. Who's side are they on?

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 27, 2026 07:36 AM (dtajH)

7 5 Hey, JJ, all-day free beer - and in Wisconsin!

Lucky you!

https://tinyurl.com/4hcwmxtc
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:36 AM (UUvzi)

Unfortunately beer is a major trigger for my gout!

Oh well.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 07:37 AM (x0n13)

8 Mornin’, Horde! HB:JJ.

Posted by: Hawkpilot at January 27, 2026 07:38 AM (ewuvP)

9 Timmy & Co can run, but not hide from the charges over massive fraud that are coming.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 27, 2026 07:36 AM (dtajH)
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Waiting.

In the meantime, they're all released on Bondi.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:38 AM (UUvzi)

10 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)

11 "the rioters hurled items at people, smashed windows, destroyed the hotel’s façade, lit fireworks, and graffitied the building. "

That hotel collects a ton of taxes for the city and this is what they get. Ha ha haaaaa.

Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

12 Hey, JJ, all-day free beer - and in Wisconsin!

Lucky you!

https://tinyurl.com/4hcwmxtc

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:36 AM (UUvzi)
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Unfortunately beer is a major trigger for my gout!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 07:37 AM (x0n13)
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Forget about your gout. The link should get your goat!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:40 AM (UUvzi)

13 12 Forget about your gout. The link should get your goat!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:40 AM (UUvzi)

Yes, I read it. Here's hoping Antifa firebombs them.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)

14 "What will Homan do on arrival in MN?"

Arrest Walz and frogmarch ol' frogmouth thru the snow?

Posted by: I have a dream at January 27, 2026 07:41 AM (vFG9F)

15
Richard Rodgers link no workee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:42 AM (tgvbd)

16 How does the anesthesiologist know who's a Republican? Does he check your voting records before he treats you? Along with the nurse who wished horrible harm on Karoline Leavitt ( sp?) ,these people are just awful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 07:45 AM (Nx5jP)

17 ICE goes into Minneapolis and does their job arresting/processing and deporting illegals. Local leftists get torqued, gin up anti-ICE protests and get national/international monetary support for it. Remember, ICE are glorified cops, process servers with a vest and a gun. It's more or less a purely legal exercise.

The situation degrades and violence ensues.

Call in the Border Patrol Service. The proverbial mounted calvary. Ride in, break some things, kill a few leftists. Be the stick. BPS took zero shit from the public, the "protesters" and certainly nothing from the paid agitators. They roughed up people.

Local politicos, especially one governor who's a weirdo, gets a sternly worded memo about FAFO. A couple days later the BPS is pulled from Minneapolis and the governor would like to talk to Trump about "turning down the heat."

Walz is done. He's either going to turn over Frey, the Lt. Governor and other, state/local politicians who've been involved in the insurrection or he's going down with them. Trump gave him an off-ramp yesterday to save his own skin.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 07:46 AM (qwVdq)

18 ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

goes to page not found

Posted by: Don Black at January 27, 2026 07:46 AM (ZxPkt)

19 15
Richard Rodgers link no workee.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:42 AM (tgvbd)

Should be fixed now. Thanks.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 07:46 AM (x0n13)

20 And for presumably well educated people, they don't seem terribly bright about social media. You don't think anybody would object to your murderous screeds?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 07:47 AM (Nx5jP)

21 Here's a link to the American Thinker re: Obama's internal security force:

https://tinyurl.com/obamasecforce

There are multiple other links under the search term "obama's first term proposal for a civilian security force in america".

When all the dust settles, basically this proposal would have created Obama's very own set of Brownshirts.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 07:48 AM (/HDaX)

22 “reconsider their approach, and start finding ways to work constructively with Governor [Tim] Walz and Mayor [Jacob] Frey as well as state and local police to avert more chaos and achieve legitimate law enforcement goals.”

Obama et al clearly state every chance they get that illegals are part of the plan and that Americans MUST learn to live with a subversive, illegal, outlaw system.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 07:49 AM (gbOdA)

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Should be fixed now. Thanks.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 07:46 AM (x0n13)

*polite cough*

Now it's not there at all.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:49 AM (tgvbd)

24 You know where else people are being unbanked?

https://tinyurl.com/4snke2xr

BTW, during the Biden Regime years, several Israeli individuals and organizations were unbanked by orders of the Regime, with Israel complying and giving up its sovereignty.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:49 AM (UUvzi)

25 Remember back in the halcyon days of Barack Hussein Obama when he proposed the creation of some kind of a domestic national security force that was to have more funding, perhaps even double that of the Defense (now War) department. Try as I might, I'll be damned if I can find an actual link to that scheme. I know I'm not imagining it, and if anyone can find it, just send me an e-mail or put it in the comments.

From factcheck.org - what are you gonna do? - https://tinyurl.com/456mkmcy

There's also something from brainyquote.com but that's just the quote. - https://tinyurl.com/4uyp8v6d

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 07:51 AM (ExV1e)

26 Rodgers and hammerstein link now fixed. Sorry

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 07:53 AM (x0n13)

27 "Jack Smith doesn't like it when the spotlight is turned on him. "

Too bad nothing will happen to him.

Posted by: GWASNWHAIUR at January 27, 2026 07:55 AM (vFG9F)

28 We are now living in a time when facts and object truth no longer matters to a significant portion of the country. We can't agree on basic facts and it makes having rational discussions and even the rule of law obsolete.

Leftists don't want discussion and reasoned debate. They want force. They don't care about rules. The sooner we wake up to that basic truth and start acting accordingly the sooner we can get our country back. If we don't and keep arguing about which Trump appointee failed us because only we are playing by the rules we will lose our country. That simple.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 07:56 AM (viF8m)

29 As the president sends Tom Homan to Minneapolis, sources tell The Daily Wire Kristi Noem "lost control and never knew what she was doing."

"sources tell" - remember back when we used to mock leftist media for 'finding' anonymous internal sources to claim infighting or malfeasance? I don't excuse this tactic because the practitioner pretends to be conservative.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 07:58 AM (ExV1e)

30 Playing by the rules with leftys is a sucker's game. You gotta get mean.

Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:59 AM (vFG9F)

31 Trump is speaking in Clive, Iowa today (part of the Des Moines metro area). All the Redditards are talking a big game about disrupting and causing chaos, so hopefully we'll have some great footage of morons FAFO. We're close enough to Minneapolis we may have a bunch of them come down...their illegal retarded antics won't be tolerated here.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 27, 2026 07:59 AM (ycI94)

32 Thanks for the article on Rogers and Hammerstein. I really enjoyed that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 07:59 AM (PFs9e)

33
Oscar Hammerstein II was also responsible for the book and lyrics to Show Boat, quite possibly the greatest American musical ever written. The recording conducted by John McGlinn is absolutely complete and authentic to the use of the N-word.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:59 AM (tgvbd)

34
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 27, 2026 08:00 AM (tljrc)

35 Good morning, everyone! It's another government shutdown day for me so I have nothing going on other than staying warm and maybe heading to the grocery store.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 27, 2026 08:00 AM (7xrfc)

36 Hip waders are now required to wade through the bullshit.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 08:00 AM (0KSrI)

37 Consultants offer these rosy estimates despite a 2018 Texas comptroller’s office report finding that most convention centers “do not cover their operating costs, and competition among them has risen sharply.”

“Convention centers are highly expensive operations, and most don’t make a profit,” the report adds, “particularly when considering the debt service payments involved in their construction.”

Big Govt football stadiums, ballparks, and convention centers are just sinkhole that allow pols to put up big contracts and get big donations all at the taxpayers expense.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:01 AM (gbOdA)

38 Republicans Splinter Over Billions Some Sneaked Into Bills To Fund Their Pet Projects

https://youtu.be/di60NYGu03Y

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

39 Raise your hand if you ever attended a concealed carry course where part of the curriculum taught was that it was a good idea to arrive at a violent protest, with Law Enforcement present, and attempt to insert yourself, and physically interfere with Law Enforcement crowd control efforts....while you yourself are armed.

Anybody....?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2026 08:03 AM (iMotb)

40 I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA.

The RNs who help with anesthesia are called CRNAs. It took less than thirty seconds of basic research to prove that he was not one.

That being said, medical professionals that say things like that should be immediately made into former medical professionals.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 27, 2026 08:03 AM (7xrfc)

41 The mullahs in Iran are racking up some impressive kills. Estimated as many as 36,000 dead so far.

Reports are that many female corpses seem to be mutilated- ears cut off, reproductive organs crudely removed.

Posted by: Don Black at January 27, 2026 08:03 AM (ZxPkt)

42 We keep going over the same ground with the Left, learning and re-learning -- but never quite assimilating -- the same lessons. When does the breakthrough occur, the moment of total acceptance of reality, the awareness that shatters at last the old paradigm of bewilderment, defensiveness, shock, scandalized cries of hypocrisy, and unconscious appeal to the arbitrating heavens for fairness.

When do we really start to fight like our lives and our nation depend on it?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 27, 2026 08:04 AM (WHfpM)

43 “AI isn’t getting smarter. We are getting dumber.”

We are DEVO.

Posted by: D.E.V.O. at January 27, 2026 08:05 AM (vFG9F)

44
I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA.

And I've read stories about American and captured German surgeons operating on each others wounded soldiers without regard to the uniform.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 08:05 AM (tgvbd)

45 The GOP is a useless pile of Dog Shit.

Carry On.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 27, 2026 08:05 AM (7wrh7)

46 FBI Investigating Minnesota Anti-ICE Signal Chats

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Oh goodie, another investigation. *claps hands in glee* What does that make it now, 1 billion investigations going on simultaneously where nothing ever comes from it and nobody is arrested, charged, found guilty, sentenced and sent to prison?

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 27, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

47
The mullahs in Iran are racking up some impressive kills. Estimated as many as 36,000 dead so far.

Not Palestinians. Nobody cares.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 08:06 AM (tgvbd)

48 Mornin’, All. Happy Tuesday.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:07 AM (77rzZ)

49 "What does that make it now, 1 billion investigations going on simultaneously where nothing ever comes from it and nobody is arrested, charged, found guilty, sentenced and sent to prison?
Posted by: Lady in Black"

Are you detecting a pattern?

Posted by: GWASNWHAIUR at January 27, 2026 08:07 AM (vFG9F)

50 Oh goodie, another investigation. *claps hands in glee* What does that make it now, 1 billion investigations going on simultaneously where nothing ever comes from it and nobody is arrested, charged, found guilty, sentenced and sent to prison?
Posted by: Lady in Black

Best I can do are some speeches to an empty chamber, and maybe a strongly-worded letter.

Posted by: Congressional GOPe at January 27, 2026 08:07 AM (ycI94)

51 How China Sold America the Wind Turbine Scam

Chynah: Oh, Mister Politicians, me give you big windmill. Me spin you right round, baby, right round, round, round. You blow me long time.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

52 JJ, the link to the Richard Rogers story doesn’t work.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:09 AM (77rzZ)

53 The issue is not the issue--the issue is always the revolution, the communist revolution.

If it wasn't ICE, they would be rioting over something else.

Do they fear death?
No, not if it helps the revolution.

Are the saddened or grieved by the death of Good or Pretti?
No, their deaths helped the revolution.

Are a lot of them LARPing, pretending they are in war?
Yes.

But the leaders, the funders, are deadly damned serious about enslaving you under their communist rule forever.
Make no mistake or underestimate that.

It is not an exaggeration to say, if we fail to bring Minneapolis to heel, the whole US will soon fall.

They piled 100 million bodies on that pyre in the last century, they won't hesitate to add yours.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 27, 2026 08:09 AM (HXT0k)

54 I wonder if the administration oughta' look at propping up a J6 like committee to dig into the Minneapolis shit show. Put Trump loyalists on it and offer up a spot or two the weakest, most worthless Democrats imaginable.

Sure... it has zero chance of putting anyone in prison, but it has a good chance of smearing the Democrats involved.

Certainly doing more than the GOP is doing now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 08:09 AM (qwVdq)

55 That R&H article was interesting, though I prefer Rodgers and Hart, myself (and Rodgers was apparently a cold asshole IRL). I did find a comment there interesting:

Not directly on topic, but does anyone know if Hello Dolly was the apotheosis of the Musical genre or a deliberate joke? It’s so wildly overdone that I can see it being either.

My opinion, FWIW, is that My Fair Lady is the perfect musical, but as far as Dolly is concerned, it has to be remembered that it's a Jerry Herman musical, and he had a weakness for big, brassy women who got big, brassy themes, such as Mame, Dear World or (the sexes being reversed0 La Cage Aux Folles.

I think the reason anyone would consider Dolly[ overdone is that they are only thinking of the title song and Carol Channing, whose Broadway career was almost entirely spent in that show.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 08:10 AM (ufSfZ)

56 Holocaust Remembrance Day… God bless your mother and her memory JJ

Just one reason my blood boils when the commies call ICE agents nazis…. They have no clue about the monstrous evil committed by the Nazis. I saw a sign the idiots wrote on some barricade in Minneapolis: Kill Nazis… by which they meant ICE. Disgusting

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:11 AM (ZtAny)

57 Wes Moore Says He Won't Waste 'A Second' To Find His Missing Thesis as Oxford Refuses To Confirm He Was Ever a Doctoral Candidate

Oxford has a huge problem with that. I studied there for a year and completed seventeen doctorates and they don't have any of those records. It's a disgrace.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

58 California’s ‘Sparkle Beach Ken’ Fizzles Out at Davos

Too many younger whores there for him to stand out.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

59 In a Bolshevik Revolution, all deaths are Pretti Good.

Pretti, Pretti, Pretti Good.

Posted by: XTC at January 27, 2026 08:12 AM (6Uni8)

60 “The unusually cold air spilling into the United States is an example of weather,” it says, “while climate is an average of temperatures across the world over time that shows warm areas outweighing cold ones, according to Dr. Steven Decker, director of Rutgers University’s Meteorology Undergraduate Program.”

How da fuck do you average temperatures? You cannot average zip codes or street address. It can be 10 degrees difference living down here by the bay than in Central H town. Averaging 99 and 89 does not mean the H town area temp is 94.5.
fucking idiots

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

61 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at January 27, 2026 08:12 AM (53oGX)

62 21 Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 07:48 AM (/HDaX)

Thanks, I have updated the editorial.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 08:12 AM (x0n13)

63 How does the anesthesiologist know who's a Republican? Does he check your voting records before he treats you? Along with the nurse who wished horrible harm on Karoline Leavitt ( sp?) ,these people are just awful.

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Unless the person comes in for treatment wearing political clothing, he has no way of knowing. He did what he did (hacked, my rear end) because he's out of control, unable to behave like a normal person, is consumed by his impotent rage, and felt he was justified in saying such a horrific thing. There are, shockingly, a lot of very mentally unstable people in this country.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 27, 2026 08:13 AM (qBdHI)

64 Walz is done. He's either going to turn over Frey, the Lt. Governor and other, state/local politicians who've been involved in the insurrection or he's going down with them.

Oh, that's precious.

Considering that, just as I predicted, the church invaders were immediately bounced back onto the streets and Don Lemon is free as a bird, not a goddamn thing is going to happen.

Walz isn't giving up anyone and he is untouchable. Can we please stop Winston Wolfing around here?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 08:14 AM (ufSfZ)

65 Oxford has a huge problem with that. I studied there for a year and completed seventeen doctorates and they don't have any of those records. It's a disgrace.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

Now wait a minute...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (/HDaX)

66 Two women accused of biting two different agent’s fingers. Claire Louise Feng, 27, of St. Paul was arrested on Jan. 24. Emily Duchateau Baierl, 37, of Minneapolis, was later charged that day.

Im sure it hurt. Personally I wouldn't go around tackling people and committing extrajudical executions. Probably why he got his finger bit.

Ice has now shown everyone in this city that if they put a hand on you, you are possibly now fighting for your life. Any person that got through law school will get both of these women off. (Phrasing! And they wouldn't want to, from what I've seen of these protesting women)

Our founding fathers gave us the right to bear arms for the preservation of life, liberty, and property against a tyrannical government. I guess bearing teeth works too.

Good for these ladies let's help them with their bills and get them out of jail! Do they have a GoFundMe?

The agents were lucky[/b[...this time.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (ycI94)

67 Get a tattoo of Obama on your chest to ensure quality treatment from hospitals.

Posted by: Urban Survival Tips at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (vFG9F)

68 Thanks, I have updated the editorial.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 27, 2026 08:12 AM (x0n13)

Glad that was it.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (/HDaX)

69 what fd said @ 30!

or as I like to put it: "the aggressor sets the ROE"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (Cjt/F)

70 "the rioters hurled items at people, smashed windows, destroyed the hotel’s façade, lit fireworks, and graffitied the building. "

That hotel collects a ton of taxes for the city and this is what they get. Ha ha haaaaa.
Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

Asmongold has a clip on it. They hit a fed in the face with a brick. Lucky he didn't shoot them.

https://youtu.be/0ldoPu4dig8

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

71 63 Unless the person comes in for treatment wearing political clothing, he has no way of knowing. He did what he did (hacked, my rear end) because he's out of control, unable to behave like a normal person, is consumed by his impotent rage, and felt he was justified in saying such a horrific thing. There are, shockingly, a lot of very mentally unstable people in this country.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 27, 2026 08:13 AM (qBdHI)

I also get the feeling that there are people out there who aren't unstable yet, but they WANT to be unstable, as if it would be freeing to just lose their minds and let the crazy they've heretofore successfully held in check (or gaslit themselves into developing) run wild.

Posted by: XTC at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (6Uni8)

72
Oh, that's precious.

Considering that, just as I predicted, the church invaders were immediately bounced back onto the streets and Don Lemon is free as a bird, not a goddamn thing is going to happen.

Walz isn't giving up anyone and he is untouchable. Can we please stop Winston Wolfing around here?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 08:14 AM (ufSfZ)

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I was just wondering why we haven't seen a whole bunch more arrests for the church invasion. Is there a good reason? Are they from out of town and hard to identify?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (Mq47n)

73 Revoke his license. Then shut down his businesses for lack of license, Then he can "refuse service" to everyone.

Posted by: GWB at January 27, 2026 08:17 AM (5mJEl)

74 Oxford has a huge problem with that. I studied there for a year and completed seventeen doctorates and they don't have any of those records. It's a disgrace.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

What a coincidence… I completed 20 doctorates there but it’s gonna take me a minute to dig up those records. Stand by….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:17 AM (+kWhq)

75 There are, shockingly, a lot of very mentally unstable people in this country.

In part because we don't really treat mental illness. We're supposed to celebrate it.

But I'm sure he thought he was a heroic voice for the oppressed when he posted that and it never occurred to him that the reaction was going to be negative.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 27, 2026 08:18 AM (7xrfc)

76 Walz is done. He's either going to turn over Frey, the Lt. Governor and other, state/local politicians who've been involved in the insurrection or he's going down with them. Trump gave him an off-ramp yesterday to save his own skin.

Lots of reports of Antifa being shocked that the Minneapolis police, county police, and state police all showed up to round them up last night. Walz folded like a cheap suit.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 27, 2026 08:18 AM (Fp5al)

77 How does the anesthesiologist know who's a Republican?

The obligatory swastika tattoo on the forehead.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:18 AM (ExV1e)

78 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 08:14 A

Can't stop doing that, because I have no idea who Winston Wolfe is.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:19 AM (7RYym)

79 Our founding fathers gave us the right to bear arms for the preservation of life, liberty, and property against a tyrannical government.

It's cute the way their beliefs are all transactional.

Posted by: Delurker at January 27, 2026 08:19 AM (gtcuf)

80 "while climate is an average of temperatures"

There is nothing detectable or measurable in nature that can be identified as "climate". Thus, it's an abstraction, and is the result of subjective analysis, and can't cause anything.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 27, 2026 08:19 AM (MSlZp)

81 Sadly, I agree with you, MP3. I have yet to see anyone instrumental on the left being punished for anything. I'd like to believe there is still equal justice under the law in this country, but there isn't. There just isn't.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 27, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

82 May mercy and good fortune visit upon the fellow citizens who have been mauled by the storm

Posted by: H8 the haters of our Divine nation at January 27, 2026 08:20 AM (HeR4S)

83 PDT could have that force for almost free; just create a few hundred thousand deputy federal marshals, paid a dollar a year, with roving commissions to see right done and evil put down.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:20 AM (Cjt/F)

84 Surely we can vote a little harder, and make more compelling arguments on our own behalf. That ought to do the trick.

Posted by: weew at January 27, 2026 08:21 AM (S4IL1)

85 How does the anesthesiologist know who's a Republican?

I really should stop throwing bleach on people, hanging nooses around their necks and hollering "This is MAGA country!" every time I have surgery.

Posted by: Delurker at January 27, 2026 08:21 AM (gtcuf)

86 >>I was just wondering why we haven't seen a whole bunch more arrests for the church invasion. Is there a good reason? Are they from out of town and hard to identify?

No. It's because Democrat activists posing as judges are refusing to issue arrest warrants.

Again, only one side is following the law. We've been arguing for days over the righteousness of the Pretti shooting while the left does not care. They lie and pretend they can't see things and just double down.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 08:22 AM (viF8m)

87 How does the anesthesiologist know who's a Republican?

Absence of fishing tackle in the face, danger hair; for men, levels of testosterone...

there are signs.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)

88 Can't stop doing that, because I have no idea who Winston Wolfe is.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:19 AM (7RYym)

Here ya go:

https://youtu.be/yOZB6mNqhuA?t=399

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:22 AM (/HDaX)

89 Good morning all, thx for the report and all your efforts JJ.
I've always gotten a kick out of Muslims claiming the discovery if this or that . Algebra was being done by the Greeks, the Egyptians, and Babylonians before Islam appeared. A Muslim did produce an influential algebra text in the so called "Golden Age of Islam" from 800 - 1200 AD , but it's been downhill since then. The map of trademarks and inventions which used to be published every ten years shows the Islamic regions as devoid of any new ideas

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 27, 2026 08:23 AM (e4I2N)

90 “Convention centers are highly expensive operations, and most don’t make a profit,” the report adds, “particularly when considering the debt service payments involved in their construction.”

Austin's convention center expansion is particularly stupid given that Kalahari built a water park and convention center about 15 miles away.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

91 Can't stop doing that, because I have no idea who Winston Wolfe is.

Consider yourself blessed.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:23 AM (a4flb)

92 Wes Moore was confused. He owns several pairs of Oxford shoes, black and brown.

Posted by: Buster Brown Lives In a Shoe at January 27, 2026 08:24 AM (oftw2)

93 >>I was just wondering why we haven't seen a whole bunch more arrests for the church invasion. Is there a good reason? Are they from out of town and hard to identify?

No. It's because Democrat activists posing as judges are refusing to issue arrest warrants.

Again, only one side is following the law. We've been arguing for days over the righteousness of the Pretti shooting while the left does not care. They lie and pretend they can't see things and just double down.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 08:22 AM (viF8m)

Then, sooner or later, "other ways" of rectifying the problem will rear its ugly head. Unfortunately. For the left.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 27, 2026 08:24 AM (5xuJ/)

94 “Convention centers are highly expensive operations, and most don’t make a profit,” the report adds, “particularly when considering the debt service payments involved in their construction.”

Totally compatible with Austin's claim to promote "affordable housing" </sarc

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:24 AM (a4flb)

95
My opinion, FWIW, is that My Fair Lady is the perfect musical, but as far as Dolly is concerned, it has to be remembered that it's a Jerry Herman musical, and he had a weakness for big, brassy women who got big, brassy themes, such as Mame, Dear World or (the sexes being reversed0 La Cage Aux Folles.

I think the reason anyone would consider Dolly[ overdone is that they are only thinking of the title song and Carol Channing, whose Broadway career was almost entirely spent in that show.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 08:10 AM (ufSfZ)

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My Fair Lady -- no argument from me.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 08:25 AM (LYoK6)

96 Oh goodie, another investigation. *claps hands in glee* What does that make it now, 1 billion investigations going on simultaneously where nothing ever comes from it and nobody is arrested, charged, found guilty, sentenced and sent to prison?
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 27, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

Perhaps Minneapolis should be a good example. Perhaps every state should divorce itself from Washington DC and apply their own laws.

Why are we always looking toward a national capital that for all intents and purposes is itself without laws?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 27, 2026 08:25 AM (g8Ew8)

97 "I wonder if the administration oughta' look at propping up a J6 like committee to dig into the Minneapolis shit show. Put Trump loyalists on it and offer up a spot or two the weakest, most worthless Democrats imaginable.
Sure... it has zero chance of putting anyone in prison, but it has a good chance of smearing the Democrats involved.
Certainly doing more than the GOP is doing now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 08:09 AM (qwVdq) "

love to see that; I just wonder if there are as many as 10 or a dozen "Trump loyalists" available in congress.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:25 AM (Cjt/F)

98 The obligatory swastika tattoo on the forehead.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Sorry but my mom said that if I ever got a tattoo, she would shave it off with a butter knife. She's capable of doing it so I ain't pushing my luck.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (7xrfc)

99 Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:22 AM (/HDaX)

Sorry; i still don't get it. I guess I'll have to continue doing whatever it is I shouldn't do. Oh, well. Catch some of you guys on the art thread-maybe.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (7RYym)

100 In practice, U.S. wind turbines operate at capacity factors between 32-35 percent, meaning they produce far less energy than their maximum output most of the time.

I watch the Texas Board all the time.

Wind17,514 MW(23.5%)40,624 MW

Wind rarely get to 32% cap. In reality Tex Wind give you about one fourth of the investment.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

101 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (Zz0t1)

102 Daniel Greenfield gets totally gets it.

I think an adjustment is required here. Not that I'm proofreading or anything......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (Zz0t1)

103 love to see that; I just wonder if there are as many as 10 or a dozen "Trump loyalists" available in congress.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

Why bring in politicians? Let's get people who were persecuted over J6 to be part of the hearing.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (7xrfc)

104 93 Then, sooner or later, "other ways" of rectifying the problem will rear its ugly head. Unfortunately. For the left.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 27, 2026 08:24 AM (5xuJ/)

Only if they ever leave the protection of their deep blue cities.

Posted by: XTC at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (6Uni8)

105 Estimated as many as 36,000 dead so far.

Estimated is an important word here. 'Reportedly' would have worked as well.

The Iranian protesters want the US to intervene on their behalf. I'd go for that if the intervention could be both minimal and effective. The important thing is that reports out of Iran right now are suspect.

Just like reports that Russia blew up their own pipeline or keep crashing Ukrainian anti-air missiles into Poland. Or... or... or... lying to the public is not just a domestic thing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)

106 Then, sooner or later, "other ways" of rectifying the problem will rear its ugly head. Unfortunately. For the left.

Its what the foreign sponsors of this terror want. Do you really think that China cares anything at all about human life? About American lives?

And the foreign owned politicians and "judge"/activists have zero care about human life too.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (a4flb)

107 I haven’t read Orwell’s 1984 in years but I think Winston Wolfe was one of the clueless (optimistic?) characters in that novel?

It’s almost embarrassing I don’t have 1984 memorized at this point since the left obviously does and regularly do real life demos…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (5MZNC)

108 Lots of reports of Antifa being shocked that the Minneapolis police, county police, and state police all showed up to round them up last night. Walz folded like a cheap suit.

Posted by: Ian S.

I hope that doesn't mean that a deal was struck where he, the lt gov and other elected officials are not prosecuted for being admins on a Signal group that targeted ICE, or that they won't be put in jail for skimming the fraud money.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (0U5gm)

109 Good morning morons and happy birthday JJ

Winston Smith was the main character in 1984

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 27, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

110 @107 that's Winston Smith

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 27, 2026 08:28 AM (e4I2N)

111 Then, sooner or later, "other ways" of rectifying the problem will rear its ugly head. Unfortunately. For the left.

Yeah. AtC likes to point out that the law exists to protect criminals from the traditional methods of dealing with them, not to protect citizens from criminals.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 27, 2026 08:28 AM (Fp5al)

112 Well, it’s called intermittent energy for a reason.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 27, 2026 08:28 AM (YuNX7)

113 Then, sooner or later, "other ways" of rectifying the problem will rear its ugly head. Unfortunately. For the left.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 27, 2026 08:24 AM (5xuJ/)

And again, I'm not see even the slightest indication that this would happen.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 27, 2026 08:29 AM (g8Ew8)

114 They lie and pretend they can't see things and just double down.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 08:22 AM (viF8m)

And we have to come to grips with this and come up with a plan to deal with it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 27, 2026 08:29 AM (WHfpM)

115 We're still frozen, but it's supposed to approach 40 degrees today, so maybe some melt will happen.

Roads are quite shitty in lower traveled areas. I haven't ventured out past that. Don't want to. Everyone else sucks.

I was rolling around 25-30 at times, only to get blown by by trucks, light rear end, doing near 40.

Enjoy that insurance claim, asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

116 Winston Smith was the protagonist of 1984.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:29 AM (77rzZ)

117 Wind rarely get to 32% cap. In reality Tex Wind give you about one fourth of the investment.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

Obligatory:

https://tinyurl.com/nhzu83bj

Posted by: sal at January 27, 2026 08:30 AM (f+FmA)

118 In practice, U.S. wind turbines operate at capacity factors between 32-35 percent, meaning they produce far less energy than their maximum output most of the time.

I watch the Texas Board all the time.

Wind17,514 MW(23.5%)40,624 MW

Wind rarely get to 32% cap. In reality Tex Wind give you about one fourth of the investment.

Posted by: r hennigantx

I don't know of one windmill that would be economically feasible without a subsidy.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 27, 2026 08:30 AM (0U5gm)

119 I also get the feeling that there are people out there who aren't unstable yet, but they WANT to be unstable, as if it would be freeing to just lose their minds and let the crazy they've heretofore successfully held in check (or gaslit themselves into developing) run wild.

I think you are describing Burning Man.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:31 AM (a4flb)

120 “Convention centers are highly expensive operations, and most don’t make a profit,” the report adds, “particularly when considering the debt service payments involved in their construction.”

Totally compatible with Austin's claim to promote "affordable housing"
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:24 AM (a4flb)

About 10 years ago I participated in a technical conference held at the Austin convention center in August. I marveled at the air conditioning capability of that facility… it was 100+ degrees outside and almost cold inside… I’d open the door to go outside and a huge wind of cold air would follow me outside. I can’t imagine the amount of money it cost to cool that huge building! Carbon footprint the size of a fleet of jets…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:31 AM (5MZNC)

121 I try to put myself in their shoes. Would I fear this DOJ or any conservative regime to effectively, determinedly prosecute me? No, I would not. I would feel that in the medium to long term I could do anything I want short of murder and get away with it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 27, 2026 08:31 AM (WHfpM)

122 I own all of my own businesses and I can refuse anyone!
After the post went viral, Martindale conveniently claimed he was hacked on Facebook and Instagram

Also Martindale, "Bake the cake, hater!"

Posted by: Halfhand at January 27, 2026 08:31 AM (z0w8y)

123 Oh goodie, another investigation. *claps hands in glee* What does that make it now, 1 billion investigations going on simultaneously where nothing ever comes from it and nobody is arrested, charged, found guilty, sentenced and sent to prison?
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 27, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)

Who are you gonna arrest? You need evidence to support that. Yes, yes, the left can arrest people willy-nilly and throw them in prison for years without trial but we can't.

That's reality. You say that you know the Lt. Gov. is involved? Okay, what judge is gonna sign off on the arrest warrant?

That means you have to go through a grand jury and that both takes time and is secret.

Remember - the purpose of the judicial insurrection is to delay and make people on our side despondent. Don't surrender to despair. It only serves the enemy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

124 “I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA. It is my right, it is my ethical oath, and I stand behind my education,” Florida nurse Erik Martindale recently wrote on Facebook. “I own all of my own businesses and I can refuse anyone!
After the post went viral, Martindale conveniently claimed he was hacked on Facebook and Instagram. Sure you were.
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*points and laughs*

Haha! You're all joos now!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 27, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

125 Wes Moore Says He Won't Waste 'A Second' To Find His Missing Thesis as Oxford Refuses To Confirm He Was Ever a Doctoral Candidate

I told the witch doctor you didn't love me true
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me nice
And then the witch doctor, he gave me this advice
He said that

Ooh eee, ooh ah-ah, ting tang
Walla-walla, bing-bang
Ooh eee, ooh ah-ah, ting tang
Walla-walla, bing-bang
Ooh eee, ooh ah-ah, ting tang
Walla-walla, bing-bang
Ooh eee, ooh ah-ah, ting tang
Walla-walla, bing-bang

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:32 AM (gbOdA)

126 I have always understood that Jesus will return when everybody has been taught Christianity. If that is the case, I think it would explain the amazing large influx of Muslims in America. And Somalis are Muslim, and Walz is protecting them ( along with hiding his corruption)' so it's a microcosm of the struggle.

Posted by: Chillin the most at January 27, 2026 08:32 AM (Sv8TC)

127 14 "What will Homan do on arrival in MN?"

Arrest Walz and frogmarch ol' frogmouth thru the snow?
Posted by: I have a dream at January 27, 2026 07:41

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I expect a difficult conversation. Plain speaking Tom Homan versus lying Tim Walz

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 08:32 AM (0ghpI)

128 Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:29 AM (

I know who Winston Smith is, not Winston Wolfe. I have never seen or read "Pulp Fiction"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:33 AM (looXz)

129 Its what the foreign sponsors of this terror want. Do you really think that China cares anything at all about human life? About American lives?

And the foreign owned politicians and "judge"/activists have zero care about human life too.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (a4flb)

So, your solution is what, again? The game rules have been set. THEY made those rules. We continue to play by our rules. How's that working out for us? Maybe a few more investigations would do the trick. Yeah, that's the ticket. Sooner or later, something has to change.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 27, 2026 08:33 AM (5xuJ/)

130 I would have said, "let's not start punching each other's babies in the dick yet," but figured Winston Wolf would be the more understandable reference in these parts.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 08:33 AM (ufSfZ)

131 And again, I'm not see even the slightest indication that this would happen.

There's been a great deal of activity against Antifa, it just hasn't gotten to the part that CBD will ban you for saying. I'm about 95% sure whatever deal Walz made to finally let the police do their jobs was backed with threats based on the Signal chats.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 27, 2026 08:33 AM (Fp5al)

132 Nice thing about the Pretti Confetti shooting is he's dead and that lesbo broad who couldn't drive is all but forgotten now. Can't even remember the rug muncher's name. Oh well. I have more important things to do like trimming my nutsack hair than worrying about dead idiots.

Posted by: Stupid Is As Stupid Does at January 27, 2026 08:34 AM (R/m4+)

133 Apparently, MS NOW is using an altered photo of Alex Pretti. Not sure why.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 27, 2026 08:34 AM (Y1sOo)

134 I don't know of one windmill that would be economically feasible without a subsidy.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 27, 2026 08:30 AM (0U5gm)

Subsidy --> Contract --> Kickbacks --> Donations

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:34 AM (gbOdA)

135 Yeah. AtC likes to point out that the law exists to protect criminals from the traditional methods of dealing with them, not to protect citizens from criminals.

I have no intention of keeping a house burglar confined in my basement for a couple years while I feed, medicate, entertain and educate him with my own money.

Without the State, every crime is a capital crime

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:35 AM (a4flb)

136 Now that Ron Gvili's remains have been returned, gentlemen, you may fire when ready.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 27, 2026 08:35 AM (RIvkX)

137 I guess we're going to forget all about Iran.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 27, 2026 08:35 AM (Dv3i1)

138 So, the agent whose finger got bit off by the lesbo, his finger's in the dyke?

Posted by: Delurker at January 27, 2026 08:35 AM (gtcuf)

139 Tribalism and “vigilante justice” is the default in human history. Still is in some parts of the globe.

A permanent cadre of professional 24/7 duly sworn law enforcement and legal code and the rest of it are just a recent blip in human history.

In effect we as a society have outsourced justice, an agreement to stand down - so long as the legal system does their part. That’s the “social compact” part of the deal.

We’re in that weird in-between period where they have decided to stop upholding their end of the bargain. Recall the DEI hire declaring the rioters “just need room to destroy”. Yet businesses and home owners are expected to dutifully continue to pay property tax and Feed The Machine.

A broken machine. What happens next is anyone’s guess, but I suggest depending on your location learning how to put together a Duty Roster and DA form 6 for roving guard duty. Suburbia is not defendable, nor are rural areas frankly.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (idVke)

140 The reality is, Republicans, and sadly, that includes Donald Trump, are not serious about fixing America
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This person is a retard. Anyone who thinks Donald Trump, who had laid everything on the line to "fix" America isn't serious, is a fucking retard.

Posted by: ... at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (cxiKi)

141 Lots of reports of Antifa being shocked that the Minneapolis police, county police, and state police all showed up to round them up last night. Walz folded like a cheap suit.
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Even deployed the sound cannon.

Vids on X of the cockroaches scattering.

While ICE agents crack a beer and laugh while watching from the 3rd floor window.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (HXT0k)

142
Welp. Looks like Old Blighty, France, and Germany can get a glimpse of their future?/present?

https://tinyurl.com/3u96d4yv

I'm sure this in no way reflects the glorious cultural enrichment brought to us by all the unvetted Afghanis Biden let in.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (iJfKG)

143 I was just wondering why we haven't seen a whole bunch more arrests for the church invasion. Is there a good reason? Are they from out of town and hard to identify?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 08:16 AM (Mq47n)

The locals don't have a problem with it, the federal magistrate refused to sign the warrants. The appeals court, in Don Lemon's case, even said that he broke the law but they won't require the magistrate to sign the warrant.

So it's Pam Bondi's fault.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

144 Tim Walz has hijacked Holocaust Remembrance Day by equating it with the illegal criminals suffering in Minnesota.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)

145 “I will not perform anesthesia for any surgeries or procedures for MAGA. It is my right, it is my ethical oath, and I stand behind my education,” Florida nurse Erik Martindale recently wrote on Facebook. “I own all of my own businesses and I can refuse anyone!
After the post went viral, Martindale conveniently claimed he was hacked on Facebook and Instagram. Sure you were.
=====

Leftism means no consequence for your actions. FAFO is a way of life for them, only for them to deny the FO part and blame someone else. EVERYONE else.

They're petulant little children.

I pray for mercy on their misguided souls.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:37 AM (Zz0t1)

146 Can't stop doing that, because I have no idea who Winston Wolfe is.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:19 AM (7RYym)

Probably for the best.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)

147 "Twitchy" site has an article on it. They are making him more attractive , supposedly to elicit greater sympathy from leftist women, kind of like when they put the sixth grade photo of various crooks and thugs instead of how they look twenty years later

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (looXz)

148 The Left has achieved almost every goal they set themselves in Minneapolis

Martyr
Inflammatory video that will be endlessly used
Narrative reinforcement and expansion
More anti-deportation and amnesty voters
Force Trump to back-down

The only goal they haven't achieved - so far - in Minneapolis is a black martyr. Either Dead or severely beaten. Preferably dead. They will work very hard to get a black martyr in ICE or Border Patrol enforcement ops, as soon as possible.

I'm feeling sick.

Posted by: Gref at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (5rh/l)

149 Virginia Democrats Now Seeking to Double Their Own Pay as They Raise Taxes, After Running on ‘Affordability’

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)

150 >>And we have to come to grips with this and come up with a plan to deal with it.

Understanding and accepting the problem is the first step. Otherwise we are fighting the wrong battle.

Trump's team isn't perfect and they will make mistakes but I believe they do understand what we are up against. We are battling a communist insurgency. They ignore the rules and just keep pressing forward. Trump's legal team is facing unprecedented obstruction in the judicial system. Judges are making up rules or just ignoring them altogether. That's not Trump's team losing. That's corruption.

They are deporting orders of magnitude more illegals in state like TX and FL because those states are following the law. It's going to be a long fight but we have to keep at it and don't despair with setbacks. We can and will win if we keep fighting.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (viF8m)

151 So, the agent whose finger got bit off by the lesbo, his finger's in the dyke?
Posted by: Delurker at January 27, 2026 08:35 AM (gtcuf)

Not food. She spit it out.

https://youtu.be/9eYstJRZfTg

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

152 "133 Apparently, MS NOW is using an altered photo of Alex Pretti. Not sure why."

lying is pretty much a religious obligation to them.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (Cjt/F)

153 Perhaps Minneapolis should be a good example. Perhaps every state should divorce itself from Washington DC and apply their own laws.
Why are we always looking toward a national capital that for all intents and purposes is itself without laws?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 27, 2026 08:25 AM (g8Ew

Correct.

Posted by: Abolish The Federal Government Already at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (R/m4+)

154 Why is today Holocaust Remembrance Day? What is the significance of Jan. 27?

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (77rzZ)

155 121 I try to put myself in their shoes. Would I fear this DOJ or any conservative regime to effectively, determinedly prosecute me? No, I would not. I would feel that in the medium to long term I could do anything I want short of murder and get away with it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 27, 2026 08:31 AM

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Let's not forget the small victory of getting Judge Hannah Dugan off the bench. Prosecutor, judge, and jury did their jobs. It's still a victory

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (2g/fp)

156 Virginia Democrats Now Seeking to Double Their Own Pay as They Raise Taxes, After Running on ‘Affordability’
Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)

Democrats lie. About everything. It's in their DNA.

They are a broken people.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

157 The threat was reinforced by Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, who said the Iran-backed group would not remain on the sidelines if a conflict expanded to include Tehran.

Saree better sleep in a bunker about a mile underground.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:40 AM (gbOdA)

158 Keith Ellison Outraged That Minnesota Not Being Included in Shooting Investigations After Refusing to Cooperate With Feds

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

159 This person is a retard. Anyone who thinks Donald Trump, who had laid everything on the line to "fix" America isn't serious, is a fucking retard.

Posted by: ... at January 27, 2026 08:36 AM (cxiKi)

Who are you quoting?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:40 AM (/HDaX)

160 In other words, this is another hardware-poor NASA project. What they build is what they have. No time or money for testing of prototypes.

This mission is really pushing the envelope, possibly more than any NASA planetary probe in a half century. I just hope they get it right.
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There is plenty positive to say about starving the beast, too, so I will cross my fingers and wish the Titan unmanned mission Godspeed, but I have no problem forcing NASA to prioritize what they can afford and what they cannot. Inevitably, we can't do every single thing that we wish we could do.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 08:40 AM (28ov7)

161 Only if they ever leave the protection of their deep blue cities.
Posted by: XTC at January 27, 2026 08:27 AM (6Uni

Stop trucking in food and they'll leave eventually.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

162 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at January 27, 2026 08:41 AM (RoI99)

163 Keith Ellison Outraged That Minnesota Not Being Included in Shooting Investigations After Refusing to Cooperate With Feds
Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

Ellison should be the subject of a shooting investigation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)

164 Walz said he would like to talk to Trump about "turning down the heat" shortly after BPS shot and killed one of the left's operatives. BPS was in Minneapolis to bust heads.

When they did, Walz realized he was at risk. Not from BPS, but likely his career was in jeopardy. (I think he's toast anyway.)

Trump gave Walz an off ramp. Get the shit under control or you're out. I don't think Walz was the one holding the police back either... I think that's on Frey and the Lt Governor.

Walz is too stupid to be running this op.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 08:41 AM (jtM2q)

165 The Zapruder film of the JFK assassination was better quality than the video I saw of this Pretti shooting.

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

166 Apparently, MS NOW is using an altered photo of Alex Pretti. Not sure why.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 27, 2026 08:34 AM (Y1sOo)
******
Because he looks like your typical leftist and they want him to look better looking to get public sympathy.

https://tinyurl.com/sjrr9zsk

Posted by: redridinghood at January 27, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

167 147 "Twitchy" site has an article on it. They are making him more attractive , supposedly to elicit greater sympathy from leftist women, kind of like when they put the sixth grade photo of various crooks and thugs instead of how they look twenty years later
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (looXz)

Did we ever see a real photo of the Trump attp. assassin?

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:42 AM (gbOdA)

168 I don't know of one windmill that would be economically feasible without a subsidy.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 27, 2026 08:30 AM (0U5gm)

Subsidy → Contract → Kickbacks → Donations

Its a bit more complex than that. Being part of the grid, electrical providers can pass along the cost of the construction of windmills in the form of higher rates (this is why Texas had huge build-out of all kinds of power: nuclear, CCGT, coal, etc.).

There is also the lucrative business of selling carbon credits generated by the windmills (which is its real business, not providing electricity, but carbon credits that are sold to "dirty" industry - a diabolical form of extortion)

Big Tech, Walmart and other companies with strong profits can reduce their taxable income by gaining credits through solar/wind projects they underwrite.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:42 AM (a4flb)

169
About 10 years ago I participated in a technical conference held at the Austin convention center in August. I marveled at the air conditioning capability of that facility… it was 100+ degrees outside and almost cold inside…

The summer Houston dog shows are held at NRG Center. The temp outside will be in the 90s but you better wear a sweater inside.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 08:42 AM (tgvbd)

170 Neil Young says,

I’m honoured to give a free year’s access to neilyoungarchives.com to all of our friends in Greenland. I hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government.

It is my sincere wish for you to be able to enjoy all of my music in your beautiful Greenland home, in its highest quality. This is an offer of Peace and Love.
==================
See Greenland? Trump is already delivering for you.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (28ov7)

171 "133 Apparently, MS NOW is using an altered photo of Alex Pretti. Not sure why."

lying is pretty much a religious obligation to them.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (Cjt/F)

The same reason they didn't use the images of Trayvon Martin where he was flashing his grill while holding guns.

It's the narrative, my boy. It is to die for.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (Zz0t1)

172 There was a fake photo of the Pretti shooting out there.
You can tell it is fake because one of the ICE agents doesn't have a head.

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (RHGPo)

173 Sponge — While I was driving to work this morning it was slippery but drivable. I proceeded very cautiously… approached all stoplights very slowly. I was waiting to turn at a stoplight… it turned green for me but a pickup truck was ripping down not being cautious… it had to stop, jammed its brakes and did a 360 pirouette right in front of me… I waited until it finally stopped then completed my turn… no collision but that yahoo would’ve hit me in the middle of the intersection if I’d have gone when the light turned green… he was going too fast to stop… sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (/iXAp)

174 Covid broke a lot of people and norms. Conventions were completely dead for 2 years. Many never got back into the swing of it. Also the ease and proliferation of online seminars and learning makes people question the whole flight, hotel, Uber, taxi, regimen. I guess getting drunk with your peers is still somewhat popular, though. Every overpriced convention center is a taxpayer funded boondoggle. Too many crazies in cities will keep me out of convention centers for the remainder of my time on Earth.

Posted by: Happy Shut-in at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (oftw2)

175 Neil Young music sucks. Greenland will beg Trump to save them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (Zz0t1)

176 And again, I'm not see even the slightest indication that this would happen.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 27, 2026 08:29 AM (g8Ew

The people will never rise up. It's a fever dream. -- Nicolae Ceaușescu

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

177 "Remember - the purpose of the judicial insurrection is to delay and make people on our side despondent. Don't surrender to despair. It only serves the enemy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 27, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e) "

"It's going to be a long fight but we have to keep at it and don't despair with setbacks. We can and will win if we keep fighting.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 08:38 AM (viF8m) "

these are the only sentiments worth harboring at this point.

well, that, and "the aggressor sets the ROE"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:44 AM (Cjt/F)

178 Nothing is melting out there.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:44 AM (77rzZ)

179 The Left does not believe in or follow any laws or principles other than its own politics.

This is one of the most singularly important points if you want to understand modern politics.

On a regular basis the left flips their "core beliefs" in a way, that if you believe they are in fact core beliefs makes no sense.

Federal Agents can kill Ashli Babbitt or Roselyn Boys from protesting if that protesting interferes with a government function, but Pretti and Good have a right to assault federal agents if they disagree with what those agents are doing. Bill Clinton can send a swat team after Elian Gonzalez but sending illegals home is abducting them and on and on...

And that's because the only thing they actually care about here is power.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 27, 2026 08:44 AM (sKqQm)

180 I waited until it finally stopped then completed my turn… no collision but that yahoo would’ve hit me in the middle of the intersection if I’d have gone when the light turned green… he was going too fast to stop… sigh
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:43 AM (/iXAp)

Why I'm not getting out unless there's an emergency. Everyone is a selfish asshole idiot out there in most cases.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:45 AM (Zz0t1)

181 Report: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Now Living in Underground Bunker, Fears Trump Might Come for Him

... it's only Allah's will

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)

182 Damn it's cold out there. How much are they paying protesters today?

Posted by: Stoner living in his parent's basement at January 27, 2026 08:45 AM (2Ez/1)

183 Because he looks like your typical leftist and they want him to look better looking to get public sympathy.

AWFLs fantasize about "dating" GQ models, so with liberal application of AI and photo-shop all heroes of the revolution look like Hollywood leading men.

Another fine thing about AI is that if can also invent a totally different bio/legend of the perp transforming a dead-end meth head into a Nobel Prize winning philanthropist.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:45 AM (a4flb)

184 Apparently, MS NOW is using an altered photo of Alex Pretti. Not sure why.
Posted by: one hour sober
________

Did they turn him into a black trannie?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (XvL8K)

185 165, LOL! also true

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (Cjt/F)

186 “People underestimate how organized they are,” Mor said about Hamas. “Shifts. Guard rotations. Thousands of shafts. Even under siege, they have food supplies for a year. The only real weakness is water.”

I would give them water.
Put about a 3 foot pipe the the Sea and pump in water for the next few years.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (gbOdA)

187 Supposedly, carrying at a protest is illegal in Minnesota.

MN Attorney General Keith Ellison joined 16 other attorneys general from Democrat-led states in an amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2024, according to court records. The coalition argued states can ban firearms at political rallies and protests because such events attract violence.

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (RHGPo)

188 Know who else was living in an underground bunker?

Posted by: But it does rhyme at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

189 Why is today Holocaust Remembrance Day? What is the significance of Jan. 27?
Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (77rzZ)
*****
Marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)

190 11 deg. deg out, nothing melting here either.

Waiting for the HVAC tech to come install a replacement thermostat on the upstairs heat pump. It's a bit brisk in here.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:47 AM (/HDaX)

191 Virginia Democrats Now Seeking to Double Their Own Pay as They Raise Taxes, After Running on ‘Affordability’

I see Meghan McCain was angrily tweeting that the FNM claimed the VA Dems and their CIA agent leader were moderates. Well Ms Nepobaby there are no moderate democrats. None. Haven't been for 20 or more years.

But you are your ilk are worried about icky Republicans like Trump so blame yourself. Without the cover of people like you and especially your father the left would have a harder time winning elections.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 27, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

192 MSNOW:

This digitally enhanced portrait made its debut on the program hosted by Nicolle Wallace, where it was presented alongside a critique of former President Donald Trump’s influence over public perception. The incident has raised questions about media ethics and the integrity of visual representation.

During the segment, Wallace commented on how Trump encourages Americans to distrust their own observations, stating, “Donald Trump and his administration are demanding once again that you do not believe your eyes and ears.” The juxtaposition of this statement with the manipulated image has led to widespread criticism from viewers, who have expressed concerns about the authenticity of the portrayal.

Telling you to believe your eyes and ears as they lie and manipulate images seems, well...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

193 88-Year-Old Democrat Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Terminates Campaign For 19th Term due to “early stages of dementia.”

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

194 And that's because the only thing they actually care about here is power.

Walz and Frey care about power - the rest are fodder who are LARPing a lifestyle of freedom fighters and saints.

Mimetic Theory explains a ton of what is going on.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:48 AM (a4flb)

195 189 Thanks, RRH.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

196 I see Meghan McCain was angrily tweeting that the FNM claimed the VA Dems and their CIA agent leader were moderates. Well Ms Nepobaby there are no moderate democrats. None. Haven't been for 20 or more years.

But you are your ilk are worried about icky Republicans like Trump so blame yourself. Without the cover of people like you and especially your father the left would have a harder time winning elections.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 27, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

She'll post her big, fake tit cleavage in penance again soon.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (Zz0t1)

197 Supposedly, carrying at a protest is illegal in Minnesota.

Going to a protest armed is one thing.

Going to a protest armed where you plan to assault cops though is insanity.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (sKqQm)

198 Trump gave Walz an off ramp. Get the shit under control or you're out. I don't think Walz was the one holding the police back either... I think that's on Frey and the Lt Governor.

Walz is too stupid to be running this op.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 08:41 AM (jtM2q)

Agree.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew8)

199 Good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (JJ43P)

200 Waiting for the HVAC tech to come install a replacement thermostat on the upstairs heat pump. It's a bit brisk in here.

Open the inside doors, crank up the lower level heat and let convection punch through the thermocline?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (a4flb)

201 Virginia Democrats Now Seeking to Double Their Own Pay as They Raise Taxes, After Running on ‘Affordability’
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How's that scene in Animal Farm go?

The pigs explain they really don't want to drink all the cream, but they have to, are forced to, they must because the work of managing the farm for everyone is such difficult work?

I'll keep pointing out: They had all this legislation drafted, ready to go on day one and they moved on it before her speech even stopped echoing through the chamber.

But a year later, and Trump still--STILL--has nominees that can't get a vote languishing in the Senate.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 27, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)

202 Its a bit more complex than that. Being part of the grid, electrical providers can pass along the cost of the construction of windmills in the form of higher rates (this is why Texas had huge build-out of all kinds of power: nuclear, CCGT, coal, etc.).

There is also the lucrative business of selling carbon credits generated by the windmills (which is its real business, not providing electricity, but carbon credits that are sold to "dirty" industry - a diabolical form of extortion)

Big Tech, Walmart and other companies with strong profits can reduce their taxable income by gaining credits through solar/wind projects they underwrite.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

I did a deep dive into Texas' windmills a couple of years ago. $60 billion in spending over twenty years, of which over $20 billion was subsidies. One third of the cost was subsidy, and since the subsidy only covers building them, they don't maintain them.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 27, 2026 08:50 AM (0U5gm)

203 Walz and Frey care about power - the rest are fodder who are LARPing a lifestyle of freedom fighters and saints.

Most of those LARPers have a job drawing government dollars either directly or indirectly. That's why they do this - to keep the dollars going, not for whatever reason they claim.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 27, 2026 08:50 AM (sKqQm)

204 Happy New Day, JJ and Morning Morons. 🌞

As I started waking up, my wandering mind pondered:

As we lumber toward the 2026 election, I thought about that preponderance of voters who selected Trump. What was their motivation and how likely is it to work again?

Who voted Trump because of his rugged but elegant persona (or Melania)? Who voted because he was famous? an Outsider? Who voted for his policies ("I voted for this" as we say)? Who voted habitually Republican? Who voted because Not Democrat? And how do those categories break down for 2016, 2020, and 2024?

While someone not me does that polling, I'm going to have some coffee and read the Report.

Posted by: mindful webworker - It's too two to's day at January 27, 2026 08:50 AM (OJSFI)

205 I just looked outside and ICE is everywhere.
Hoping it will all melt before the next snow storm.

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

206 184 Did they turn him into a black trannie?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (XvL8K)

No AWFL would even pretend to be sexually attracted to that.

Posted by: XTC at January 27, 2026 08:51 AM (6Uni8)

207 Yeah, how about NO.

U.S. Senator John Fetterman
@SenFettermanPA

@POTUS
@realDonaldTrump: I make a direct appeal to immediately fire
@Sec_Noem
Americans have died.

She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy.

DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made for not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 27, 2026 08:52 AM (NpAcC)

208 "the issue is never the issue, the issue is always the revolution."

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 08:52 AM (Cjt/F)

209 DHS Investigating Whether Alex Pretti’s Gun Accidentally Discharged: Report

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)

210 Raise your hand if you ever attended a concealed carry course where part of the curriculum taught was that it was a good idea to arrive at a violent protest, with Law Enforcement present, and attempt to insert yourself, and physically interfere with Law Enforcement crowd control efforts....while you yourself are armed.

Anybody....?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2026 08:03 AM

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Almost everyone with concealed carry just knows better; unfortunately, we have the exception.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 08:52 AM (9sYIl)

211 Open the inside doors, crank up the lower level heat and let convection punch through the thermocline?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (a4flb)

I'm getting enough heat rising from downstairs to keep from completely freezing but the computer's upstairs and I'm not quite over the flu. And it's not helping that the house could be better insulated in places.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:52 AM (/HDaX)

212 187 Supposedly, carrying at a protest is illegal in Minnesota.

MN Attorney General Keith Ellison joined 16 other attorneys general from Democrat-led states in an amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2024, according to court records. The coalition argued states can ban firearms at political rallies and protests because such events attract violence.

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:46 AM (RHGPo)

I'll bet the definition of political rallies and protests in that lawsuit had more and larger loopholes that would favor the Left than the holes in a steel wire fence.

Posted by: Gref at January 27, 2026 08:52 AM (5rh/l)

213 Chuck Martel at January 27, 2026 08:35 AM (Dv3i1)
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I can say I have not forgotten about Iran and will never, ever forget about Iran.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 27, 2026 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

214 "Remember - the purpose of the judicial insurrection is to delay and make people on our side despondent. Don't surrender to despair. It only serves the enemy.

I use it for motivation on the heavy bag.

Nothing like bag work to strip body fat, add muscle, endurance and confidence.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:53 AM (a4flb)

215 @realDonaldTrump: I make a direct appeal to immediately fire
@Sec_Noem
Americans have died.

Back on J6, 2021 the government was giving awards to agents that murdered peacefully protesting US citizens. When those agents, and the people that gave them medals, are in jail, we can have a discussion about Noem and ICE. Until then FU.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 27, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)

216 I see Meghan McCain was angrily tweeting that the FNM claimed the VA Dems and their CIA agent leader were moderates. Well Ms Nepobaby there are no moderate democrats. None. Haven't been for 20 or more years.

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Rush Limbaugh reiterated this many times, even back in the nineties.

I miss Rush.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 27, 2026 08:53 AM (g8Ew8)

217 Virginia Democrats Now Seeking to Double Their Own Pay as They Raise Taxes, After Running on ‘Affordability’

Obama, Clinton Statements About Minneapolis Reveal Democrats’ Midterm Playbook

.. looks like ‘Affordability’ is out

Posted by: SMOD at January 27, 2026 08:54 AM (RHGPo)

218 Open the inside doors, crank up the lower level heat and let convection punch through the thermocline?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:49 AM (a4flb)

I was told there would be no Thermodynamics on this blog.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 08:54 AM (gbOdA)

219 U.S. Senator John Fetterman
@SenFettermanPA

@POTUS
@realDonaldTrump: I make a direct appeal to immediately fire
@Sec_Noem
Americans have died.

She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy.

DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made for not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary.

The lump has returned. Americans were dying in MUCH larger number BEFORE Noem took over.

F*cking moron.

Two idiot protestors got THEMSELVES killed by attacking ICE and BP agents and we're supposed to stop protecting the sovereignty of this nation?

F*ck off, retard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 27, 2026 08:54 AM (Zz0t1)

220 The Super Bowl this year is a rematch of SB 49, in which probably the biggest coaching blunder of all time was committed: Seattle on the 1-yard line at the end of the game with the best short yardage back in the league (Marshawn Lynch).. so Pete Carroll’s OC decides to pass… INT… end of game, Patriots win. A meme was born: Run the damn ball!!

As much success as Carroll has had as a coach (SB victory and college championship) he’s also been a part of two huge blunders… the one already mentioned and the 2006 Rose Bowl when he didn’t have his best running back (Reggie Bush) on the field for a crucial 4th down play.. the stuff of nightmares for coaches…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 27, 2026 08:55 AM (YobFY)

221 Your Mother sounds like a incredible woman, JJ. RIP.

I visited Dachau on a trip to Bavaria, years ago when I was in high School. My first thoughts were, how could this happen in the West and the Modern world at the time

Posted by: Jonah at January 27, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

222 I was told there would be no Thermodynamics on this blog.

You wuz told wrong.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 27, 2026 08:55 AM (/HDaX)

223 >Apparently, MS NOW is using an altered photo of Alex Pretti. Not sure why.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 27, 2026 08:34 AM (Y1sOo)
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they changed the aspect ratio so he doesn't look so much like a conehead

Posted by: Don Black at January 27, 2026 08:55 AM (ZxPkt)

224 Where is the real data about Ilhan Omar and her husband's net worth? There is info about a winery and some kind of finance company, but were is the info pointing to actual assets?

Tangible assets have value that can be verified, but it looks as if phony paper claims about assets exist, but no verification.

Pelosi's share holdings could be verified. Let's see some better investigating into Omar.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 27, 2026 08:55 AM (KiBMU)

225 Why is today Holocaust Remembrance Day? What is the significance of Jan. 27?
Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:39 AM (77rzZ)
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Auschwitz was liberated January 27, 1945

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 27, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)

226 I hope this doesn't sound like a silly request, but Our dog is very sick and if you could send good thoughts his way for a quick recovery it would be appreciated....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 27, 2026 08:57 AM (VE6XX)

227 I didn’t realize that Auschwitz was liberated that early on.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 08:58 AM (77rzZ)

228 This is creepier the more I ponder it:

https://m.youtube.com/
watch?v=NVd8zmjPGrg

She describes a phenomenon that astounds me --how different people can view the same situation and inhabit totally different realities. I've seen that in my own social circles and the people living in the leftist reality are finding it difficult to acknowledge the humanity of people in the other reality. But this YouTuber says "authoritarians" and "people who are uncomfortable with ambiguity and plurality" are rejecting reality and need to be dealt with (in a caring manner, of course) so they don't destroy democracy.

I bet she's thinking of -humane- camps.

Posted by: Emmie at January 27, 2026 08:58 AM (FMtrg)

229 I never fell for the Fetterman smoke screen. When he did not switch parties . At least we know for sure now

Posted by: Jonah at January 27, 2026 08:59 AM (YCxFk)

230 228 That video was posted by another commenter yesterday but I don't recall who.

Posted by: Emmie at January 27, 2026 08:59 AM (FMtrg)

231 Posted by: It's me donna at January 27, 2026 08:57 AM (VE6XX)
*****
Prayers sent 🐾

Posted by: redridinghood at January 27, 2026 08:59 AM (NpAcC)

232 I'm getting enough heat rising from downstairs to keep from completely freezing but the computer's upstairs and I'm not quite over the flu. And it's not helping that the house could be better insulated in places.

When you get desperate, you can always jump the red wire on the thermostat (you said you had a heat-pump) to the yellow wire (compressor), the green wire (the indoor blower) and the orange or blue wire (reversing the valve to "heat") if it is too cold for the heat-pump and it would use auxiliary heat, then add the white wire (auxiliary) to the mix and off you go.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 08:59 AM (a4flb)

233 . Remember back in the halcyon days of Barack Hussein Obama when he proposed the creation of some kind of a domestic national security force that was to have more funding, perhaps even double that of the Defense (now War) department.

Did somebody dig up footage of his Thug Bootcamp marching?

Posted by: Eromero at January 27, 2026 09:00 AM (LHPAg)

234 Done donna.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 27, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)

Daily Tech News 27 January 2026

Top Story

Intel's new B390 integrated graphics, featured in certain Panther Lake laptop processors, are genuinely a huge leap forward. (Notebook Check)

Previously the best mainstream integrated graphics were found in AMD chips, like the 780M and 890M units that are included in a three nominal generations of processors. Intel's latest graphics unit runs rings around them - 50% faster or more.

AMD still holds a convincing lead with its Ryzen AI Max family, but those are not cheap or widespread.

The one major catch here is that the B390 is only available in laptops with soldered memory. No exceptions. If you need user-upgradable RAM you get graphics running at one third the speed, half the speed of comparable AMD systems.

Tech News

Television is one hundred years old today. (Diamond Geezer)

Happy birthday, television!
After two years of vibe coding, I'm back to writing everything by hand. (Atmoio)
It's not until I opened up the full codebase and read its latest state cover to cover that I began to see what we theorized and hoped was only a diminishing artifact of earlier models: slop.

It was pure, unadulterated slop. I was bewildered. Had I not reviewed every line of code before admitting it? Where did all this... gunk.. come from?
Technical debt as a service.
In retrospect, it made sense. Agents write units of changes that look good in isolation. They are consistent with themselves and your prompt. But respect for the whole, there is not. Respect for structural integrity there is not. Respect even for neighboring patterns there was not.
What there is, is code spam.
We have met the enemy and he is slop: A new digital divide? Coder worldviews, the "Slop economy," and democracy in the age of AI. (TandFOnline)

Okay, one moment.

Ctrl-F "democracy"

54 hits. Never once do they specify what they mean, but it readily becomes apparent:
On one side are the 'digital elites' - those with the means, skills, or institutional support to obtain high-quality information and online experiences. This group enjoys reliable news sources, can afford ad-free subscriptions or premium content, and benefits from platforms and regulations that attempt to uphold standards of accuracy, privacy, and democratic values. Their internet experience includes credible journalism (e.g., The New York Times, BBC), fact-checked content, and fewer mis/disinformation traps.
Stalin or Mao. Those are your only options, apparently.
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, creators and operators of Claude AI, is a fuckwit. (Dario Amodei)
A country of geniuses in a datacenter could divide their efforts among software design, cyber operations, R&D for physical technologies, relationship building, and statecraft.
Yeah, "geniuses in datacenters" have a remarkable track record on relationship building and statecraft.

Just... Remarkable.
It is clear that, if for some reason it chose to do so, this country would have a fairly good shot at taking over the world (either militarily or in terms of influence and control) and imposing its will on everyone else - or doing any number of other things that the rest of the world doesn't want and can't stop.
Everyone has a plan until they get a Hellfire missile to the face.
Dell's 52" 6K ultra-widescreen monitor is a... 52" 6K ultra-widescreen monitor. (Hot Hardware)

And it has a 120Hz refresh rate, which is a bit of a surprise.

And it only costs as much as a dozen 27" 4K monitors.
Google Gemini can now help you find the best meeting time for all attendees. (Digital Trends)

All it needs to know is the full schedules of all of everyone, and then it becomes an easy task.

Of course, it already was if everyone's schedule is in a computer, so I'm not sure what problem AI is pretending to solve here.
Google is set to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it recorded private conversations. (BBC)

Oh, that problem. If no conversation is private, you can't sue Google for recording it.
The Trump administration is planning to use Google Gemini to draft transport regulations. (ProPublica)
The answer from the plan's boosters is simple: speed. Writing and revising complex federal regulations can take months, sometimes years. But, with DOT's version of Google Gemini, employees could generate a proposed rule in a matter of minutes or even seconds, two DOT staffers who attended the December demonstration remembered the presenter saying. In any case, most of what goes into the preambles of DOT regulatory documents is just "word salad," one staffer recalled the presenter saying. Google Gemini can do word salad.
Great. Now it's regulatory spam.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I lost my hairspray in a freak hurricane accident.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Good morning. If that's your thing.

Posted by: spug bugman's milquetoast morning greetings at January 27, 2026 04:03 AM (AqM0I)

2 Morning!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 27, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

3 G'Day
Its Monday already, isn't it?

Posted by: Skip at January 27, 2026 04:05 AM (Ia/+0)

4 G'Day
Its Monday already, isn't it?
Posted by: Skip

Actually it's Tuesday but who's counting.

Posted by: Tuna at January 27, 2026 04:11 AM (lJ0H4)

5 Good morning! Gonna be another chilly day here in Cowtown. The grandkids spent the night so we'll need to figure out how to keep them busy since there's no school today.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 27, 2026 04:16 AM (3Ope8)

6 Guten morgen, horde A♠

Posted by: clarence at January 27, 2026 04:17 AM (jgwdN)

7 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 27, 2026 04:21 AM (sAmhv)

8 If its Tuesday its a Bonus

Posted by: Skip at January 27, 2026 04:25 AM (Ia/+0)

9 There are two wolves inside you. One has a structured settlement. The other needs cash now.

Posted by: Chief J.G. Wentworth
Big Wampum at January 27, 2026 04:34 AM (iu6Qe)

10 "Their internet experience includes credible journalism (e.g., The New York Times, BBC) ..."

Haha, no.

G'morning, Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 27, 2026 04:54 AM (O7YUW)

11 Wolves?

youtu.be/9NKsIQYc2zs

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 27, 2026 04:56 AM (sAmhv)

12 At least a fairly close job today

Posted by: Skip at January 27, 2026 04:58 AM (Ia/+0)

13 @FenelonSpoke/96(yesterday's tech news): "Do you speak in a Scottish accent too? How much snow did you get?"

No on the accent. About a foot to a foot and a half. The piles of snow from people snowblowing and shoveling it are getting to quite the height. (I'm going to have to be very careful to watch for kids playing on those and sliding down those as I approach their stops on the bus.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 27, 2026 05:04 AM (O7YUW)

14 we'll need to figure out how to keep them busy since there's no school today.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 27, 2026 04:16 AM (3Ope

Shoveling snow!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 27, 2026 05:08 AM (Zv8bq)

15
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 27, 2026 05:10 AM (tljrc)

16 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 27, 2026 05:04 AM (O7YUW)

I think we got over a foot. I hadn't thought of being aware of kids sliding down the mountains of snow. I will tell spouse that. They have a two hour delay today.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:12 AM (Nx5jP)

17 This afternoon I will continue to chip away at the mini glacier the condo's snow removal folks left in front of my parking spot. I'm effectively trapped. I've been using old golf clubs I haven't gotten rid of to chip the ice. Glad I procastinated getting rid of them. The shovel is very good at SNOW, not small glaciers.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 27, 2026 05:13 AM (sAmhv)

18 As a teenager, made some extra money shoveling out driveways

Posted by: Skip at January 27, 2026 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)

19 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 27, 2026 05:13 AM (sAmhv)

Sorry about that. Can you complain to your condo or they won't do anything?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:17 AM (Nx5jP)

20 I shoveled yesterday, today we take to the streets

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 27, 2026 05:19 AM (jrgJz)

21 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 7 cold degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor.

About 2-3 feet of snow over Sunday and yesterday. I'm too old to do more than shovel out a path for the dogs, so I hired someone to do the front and side doors and the driveway for $100 bucks and a bottle of Bushmills. From a distance, it looks as if the weather is going to be a repeat of 2015, where we had snow every weekend through February.

I am so glad I transferred to working from home. I would have had to be up at 2sm yesterday in order to drive to work.

About 30-odd minutes of work ahead, so I will take care of that and see you on the Morning Report.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 27, 2026 05:23 AM (ufSfZ)

22 Neighbor’s kid got 150$ for shoveling about 400sqft of snow.

Posted by: Accomack at January 27, 2026 05:23 AM (T8bqm)

23 Psalm 117

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:24 AM (Nx5jP)

24 Owner is an older woman who lives in Jersey. He was out all Sunday and made bank.

Posted by: Accomack at January 27, 2026 05:24 AM (T8bqm)

25 Posted by: Accomack at January 27, 2026 05:24 AM (T8bqm)

Glad to hear some kids are still doing that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:26 AM (Nx5jP)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 27, 2026 05:26 AM (bQ4nt)

27 Evening and morning on this Tiu's Day in a bitter January (or perhaps an overheated one, in the case of Pixy). I'm seeing 29 F. this morning. When I headed to bed last night, I turned the central heat down a bit too much. It was 60 inside when I got up!

Last night on the ONT, I see, you were talking about "borrowing a cat" to handle a mouse problem. I've never done that. But my mother did. When she was living in an apartment with her cat Sparky a few years before I was born, she told me, her upstairs neighbor was a portrait photographer. He had mice. So she loaned him Sparky, who cleaned the rodent problem up quite neatly.

In return she got an excellent portrait of Sparky: a black shorthair cat with a small tuft of white on his chest. She kept that framed pic on a shelf in the house until she passed away more than thirty-five years later. I wish I'd kept it when I cleaned her apartment out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:27 AM (wzUl9)

28 Greetings from the Carolinas. Not the worst winter weather. Clear sky and bright sunshine for the rest of the week. Still cold.

I don’t pay much attention to the Moge on the Big Muddy. I have Walz derangement syndrome. Very detrimental to my quality of life.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 27, 2026 05:28 AM (zqeQL)

29 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:27 AM (wzUl9)

Nice story. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:29 AM (Nx5jP)

30 19 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 27, 2026 05:13 AM (sAmhv)

Sorry about that. Can you complain to your condo or they won't do anything?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

My responsibility. They clear the roads within the community, the parking space is mine. The fact that in the process of clearing the roads, they blocked my spot with a mini glacier, well, bummer. I'll just chip away at it later, and shovel them over a hill. (shrugs)

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 27, 2026 05:31 AM (sAmhv)

31 Good Morning all. Hope everyone is safe and warm. 15 degrees here in western NC, may break 40 today. Still iced in and no relief in site. Be careful shoveling that snow.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 27, 2026 05:31 AM (t7DqA)

32 Kindly people in Indiana crowdfund for a new truck for an elderly man with a broken down old truck:

https://tinyurl.com/43abkume

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:32 AM (Nx5jP)

33 Heatwave here today. Expected high of 32. Currently 8.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 27, 2026 05:34 AM (bQ4nt)

34 In low teens but still and clear
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at January 27, 2026 05:35 AM (Ia/+0)

35 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026
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Nice story. Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026

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I had lots of family and "when I was in nursing school" stories from Mom, but almost none from my father. Many times I heard the tale of how as a boy he had his bike stolen outside the movie theatre downtown and had to walk several miles to get home, but not much beyond that. He was a . . . secretive . . . sort of person. I knew he was an accountant (really a bookkeeper), but I had no idea where he worked. Though he did complain about the commute out along Hwy. 90 East to get to the NASA Michoud facility when he worked there for a time in the early Sixties. But that was not his longtime job.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9)

36 Kindly people in Indiana crowdfund for a new truck for an elderly man with a broken down old truck:

https://tinyurl.com/43abkume
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026

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That's the impression I got from Evansville area people when I was there, that they would do things like that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:36 AM (wzUl9)

37 Super belated BOING!

Too much shopping with Mrs. BD!

Partly cloudy and hazy in Jerusalem, comfortable at around 59F

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 05:38 AM (UUvzi)

38 Best tool I had for scraping and chipping ice was a floor scraper from HD.
NYC is a great place for people who work for money and can live cheaply or scammers looking for marks.
It is a jungle.

Posted by: Accomack at January 27, 2026 05:41 AM (T8bqm)

39 Partly cloudy and hazy in Jerusalem, comfortable at around 59F

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 05:38 AM (UUvzi)

And snowing and -20 in Gaza!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 27, 2026 05:42 AM (Zv8bq)

40 27 Evening and morning on this Tiu's Day in a bitter January (or perhaps an overheated one, in the case of Pixy).

Not so bad today. A scorcher yesterday though.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 27, 2026 05:44 AM (BLOW1)

41 Can't shovel ice here. Probably break out the weed torch though and clear the driveway to make it accessible for the kids to come pick up the grandkids.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 27, 2026 05:45 AM (3Ope8)

42 “ Praise the Lord.[a]
Praise the Lord, my soul.
I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Psalm 146:1-2

Posted by: Marcus T at January 27, 2026 05:45 AM (zfkPG)

43 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:36 AM (wzUl9

Is that where you are thinking of relocating to-Indiana?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 05:46 AM (ix8EF)

44 High today is expected to be around 48 and sunny; freezing again tonight, then 50s as highs until Saturday. Maybe I can go work out tomorrow afternoon and Friday.

Today I need to venture out for some dry chow for the cats, and a few other things. Perhaps I'll be smart this time, buy the big bag (close to $20), then put about six scoops -- two meals' worth -- into a plastic bag as an emergency reserve.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

45 And snowing and -20 in Gaza!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 27, 2026 05:42 AM (Zv8bq)

You know, the circles actually do get colder the farther down you go.

Posted by: John Milton at January 27, 2026 05:49 AM (06Hmj)

46 Is that where you are thinking of relocating to-Indiana?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026

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Near there, Fen; possibly Owensboro, KY, which is a few miles west of it and on the southern bank of the Ohio river. Stories I was told indicate that IN's electricity rates have gotten ridiculously high thanks to a new power company. Owensboro people had no such complaints.

I expect houses in both places, and farther north in places like Terre Haute, are built to handle cold weather, unlike houses in Da Swamp.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:50 AM (wzUl9)

47 You know, the circles actually do get colder the farther down you go.
Posted by: John Milton at January 27, 2026

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Better to reign in hell and all that, you know.
( -- A certain big-time fallen angel)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

48 Oops; Owensboro, KY, is a few miles *east* of Evansville. If you go west, you are in Illinois before you know it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

49 Better to reign in hell and all that, you know.
( -- A certain big-time fallen angel)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

I didn't vote for 'im!

Posted by: Random Demon # 5,347,103 at January 27, 2026 05:54 AM (06Hmj)

50 Better to reign in hell and all that, you know.
( -- A certain big-time fallen angel)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026
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I didn't vote for 'im!
Posted by: Random Demon # 5,347,103 at January 27, 2026

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"Democracy"? What in all of my home is *that*?
( -- A certain big-time fallen angel)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)

51 "Democracy"? What in all of my home is *that*?
( -- A certain big-time fallen angel)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 05:55 AM (wzUl9)

Democracy is Cerberus and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

Posted by: Larry Flint's Shade, regretting his fondness for certain vices at January 27, 2026 05:57 AM (06Hmj)

52 G'morning, all!

21.2 degrees out.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2026 05:59 AM (iMotb)

53 Lovely pictures and a very nice version of "Amazing Grace" sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:

https://tinyurl.com/2btm8d5h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 06:00 AM (ix8EF)

54 And it's almost time to slop the feline hogs.

I hope the little gray shorthair who stops by my front door for handouts found a warm place to sleep. We suspect he has a human home, but he was out last night. I was low on the dry food I give my two -- so he got the good stuff, some Friskies canned.

I can't understand people who "put the cat out" at night. Maybe in a small community and in good weather, but here there are too many feral hoomans -- and coyotes have been seen too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)

55 "Writing and revising complex federal regulations can take months, sometimes years. But, with DOT's version of Google Gemini, employees could generate a proposed rule in a matter of minutes or even seconds, two DOT staffers who attended the December demonstration remembered the presenter saying."

My opinion about this shifts back and forth, but since I believe that a lot of Federal workers are biological LLMs, I don't think you can end up with something much worse than the status quo.

I'd offer the option of reducing the size, scope, and power of the federal government as a counter-balance where you might actually be able to obtain and only use the "best of the best of the best" (whatever that actually means in reality) to steer the federal ship, but I cannot perceive a reality where that could actually happen.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 06:03 AM (A/zT2)

56 Interesting conversation with a family friend up in B'More, yesterday.

It's very cold up there, and after Maryland shut down many electrical generation plants, folks are shocked to find out that their electric bills are going up.

Yup...nobody saw that coming.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2026 06:06 AM (iMotb)

57 It's interesting about the vibe coding.
Around here, we sometimes look at code we wrote 10 years ago and comment how horrible it is.
With AI we can get horrible unreadable code right now!

Posted by: QT3.14159 at January 27, 2026 06:06 AM (mPXLU)

58 It's not only the feral govt. which is infested with "biological LLMs." I've discovered when I call to order something or get in touch with tech support, if the call center is located in Lousy-ana or a lot of the Deep South states, I often get a mush-mouthed "Whatchoo want?" attitude. If I call some place in the Midwest or the northern plains, the staffers actually speak English, are pleasant to talk to, and know their jobs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:07 AM (wzUl9)

59 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)

Pynchon went out for possibly three seconds yesterday and got hit with snowflakes and came right back in. Today it's 7 degrees and he was out for a shorter time. He the peripatetic cat- in the evening moving around from our room, to son's room to arm of a chair downstairs.

Today we're supposed to feed fixed stray cats. I don't even know if that guy has cleaned out his driveway.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 06:10 AM (ix8EF)

60 My current book about the private lives of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh is swiftly degenerating into trash. I'll stick with it until the Gone With the Wind anecdotes are over.

The publisher, Blood Moon, even announces at the back of the book that they are applying "today's tabloid standards to classic old-time Hollywood."

I was not aware that tabloids had standards.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:12 AM (wzUl9)

61 I bought one of those propane weed burners thinking it would be just the thing for melting small icy patches. It didn’t seem to do anything.. And I wasn’t impressed with its weed killer roasting abilities. Impressive flame, but a more useless tool I can’t think of.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026 06:13 AM (tE2Wy)

62 Pynchon went out for possibly three seconds yesterday and got hit with snowflakes and came right back in. Today it's 7 degrees and he was out for a shorter time. He the peripatetic cat- in the evening moving around from our room, to son's room to arm of a chair downstairs.

Today we're supposed to feed fixed stray cats. I don't even know if that guy has cleaned out his driveway.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026

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This gray fellow, who knows us by sight and comes running for his handout, is not fixed as far as I can tell. His short coat makes it clear he's still equipped. He's not a big cat, so I hope he doesn't get into any fights with anything bigger and meaner than he is.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

63 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 27, 2026 06:26 AM (2Ez/1)

64 Vibe coding doesn't get out from having to deal with unanticipated edge-cases which are going to crop up whether you wrote it or the AI did. You're better off dealing with it in code you wrote and understand.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 27, 2026 06:28 AM (z0w8y)

65 "I've discovered when I call to order something or get in touch with tech support, if the call center is located in Lousy-ana or a lot of the Deep South states, I often get a mush-mouthed "Whatchoo want?" attitude."

A lot of that is a result of DEI hiring, IMO. (The feds have a lot of that as well, TBH, with similar results.) In the case of a company, they probably got some type of kickback from some governmental agency to hire disadvantaged people to provide the support they would like to provide in the cheapest possible manner because that ain't new sales.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 06:31 AM (A/zT2)

66 The local Fox outlet is warning us ice may be possible on your windshield this morning, and you should use the defroster plus an ice scraper. I don't think I've ever seen anybody here using an ice scraper except yours truly. Do Walmart or the auto parts stores here even carry them? Maybe Home Depot or Lowes would.

I bought mine years ago from a co-worker's spouse who handled Avon products. They actually had ice scrapers in their catalog.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

67 "I've discovered when I call to order something or get in touch with tech support, if the call center is located in Lousy-ana or a lot of the Deep South states, I often get a mush-mouthed "Whatchoo want?" attitude."

A lot of that is a result of DEI hiring, IMO. (The feds have a lot of that as well, TBH, with similar results.) In the case of a company, they probably got some type of kickback from some governmental agency to hire disadvantaged people to provide the support they would like to provide in the cheapest possible manner because that ain't new sales.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026

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True, RC. It also depends on the type of company. A product sales company often has the IQ-challenged (or at least English-challenged). An investment firm like Fidelity should do better, and in my experience they do.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:37 AM (wzUl9)

68 That’s the punchline of an old joke about deciding suitable locations for retirement “I’m gonna keep driving south to the point where nobody knows what that thing is”

Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026 06:39 AM (ayI3s)

69 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 06:40 AM (Cjt/F)

70 "It also depends on the type of company. A product sales company often has the IQ-challenged (or at least English-challenged). An investment firm like Fidelity should do better, and in my experience they do."

Well, investment firms skim off the top, so you hanging around is important.

A company that sells you a product doesn't view you as an income stream; it views you as something that could convince others to not buy their product.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 06:41 AM (A/zT2)

71 That’s the punchline of an old joke about deciding suitable locations for retirement “I’m gonna keep driving south to the point where nobody knows what that thing is”
Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026

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In my case, it'll be north until nobody knows what a crawfish is, or at least doesn't think they are worth fooling with as food.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)

72 In my case, it'll be north until nobody knows what a crawfish is, or at least doesn't think they are worth fooling with as food.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026

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Me: * Shows pic of crawfish *

Local: What the hell IS that thing?

Me: How are house prices around here?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 06:48 AM (wzUl9)

73 "In my case, it'll be north until nobody knows what a crawfish is, or at least doesn't think they are worth fooling with as food."

I pretty much grew up in Giles County, TN. The only reason I didn't think that crawfish were not worth fooling around with as food was that I couldn't get enough of them.

Frog legs and snapping turtles were a different story.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 06:51 AM (A/zT2)

74 Dell's 52" 6K ultra-widescreen monitor is a... 52" 6K ultra-widescreen monitor.

I do like the monitor specs, and it is a Dell.

Currently running the Dell 43" with a pair of 30"s all in 4k, native resolution, no scaling.

The dedicated monitors are good for clear demarcation of interests. That is, the center 43" is for arranging all things IDE, the satellites are for running processes in a portrait mode, and for documentation. With a single 52", one is messing around with ratios of screen to split and Windows aren't good enough with their suggested apportionment.

Also, the 30"s are at angles because even on the 43" the corners are far away and older eyes need to adjust focus.

Few desks are as clean as the advert photo since people stash their phones, beverages, rubber ducks, whatever on the desk surface which obscures bottom portions of low hovering screens.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 06:55 AM (a4flb)

75 it's kinda too bad, in a way; I think I might find vibe coding fun, (once, maybe), but it's been decades since I've done more than a hundred or so lines for an Arduino project here & there.

seems like going after flies with a 1911

lol, talk about first world problems, non-vibe-coding angst, amirite?

maybe a cup of coffee ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 27, 2026 06:55 AM (Cjt/F)

76 Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 06:51 AM (A/zT2)

Crawfish are fun! And a crawfish boil is a delightful social event.

As for frog legs? Tasty! But I have never tried snapping turtle...what is it like?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 27, 2026 06:55 AM (Zv8bq)

77 Morning peeps

7 degrees this morning. Wind chill's in the negatives. Cat's are unhappy. Wasn't that long ago the temperatures wouldn't have bothered me as much.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 06:57 AM (qwVdq)

78 My FIL was mainland Chinese, from Sichuan. When we visited his home province in 1998, his family tried to shock the white guy with local delicacies. When they offered frog legs, they were astonished when I mentioned that I had eaten them as a young lad and would enjoy doing that again.

I ate a lot of frog legs on the trip until we left Sichuan province.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 06:58 AM (A/zT2)

79 The U.S. Attorney’s Office in L.A. has lost every case it brought to trial against a protester who allegedly attacked a federal LEO last year. A number of other cases were dismissed or rejected by grand juries.

Historically, fed prosecutors do not lose at this rate.
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Steven Miller reposted this tweet, originally from a right side reporter in LA, condemning the massively underreported jury nullification going on.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 06:59 AM (//n4s)

80 "I've discovered when I call to order something or get in touch with tech support, if the call center is located in Lousy-ana or a lot of the Deep South states, I often get a mush-mouthed "Whatchoo want?" attitude."

I'm more intrigued by customer support via AI. Voice reco is improving to the point where one can ask Gemini, Siri or CoPilot to help with a problem and the AI agent searches company manuals, FAQs and reddits for solutions and returns a more coherent and patient experience.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 06:59 AM (a4flb)

81 Frogs legs? My old man loves those, I think mainly for the shock value.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:01 AM (//n4s)

82 Food! I found an incredibly delicious bread in the grocery. Caramelized onion. Gruyere with a dash of thyme. This could become addictive.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:01 AM (0KSrI)

83 The U.S. Attorney’s Office in L.A. has lost every case it brought to trial against a protester who allegedly attacked a federal LEO last year. A number of other cases were dismissed or rejected by grand juries.

TBH, many of us fantasize about the exact same thing when it comes to street justice as it was handled back in the day.

Peeping Tom spying on your daughter? The men in the neighborhood would give the pervert a tune-up in such a manner where today the ministers of such street justice would be bankrupt in civil court a/o jailed.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 07:02 AM (a4flb)

84
25 outside, 36 in the attic, 45 in the garage, 46 in the kennel. I think we may survive.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:03 AM (tgvbd)

85 > he U.S. Attorney’s Office in L.A. has lost every case it brought to trial against a protester who allegedly attacked a federal LEO last year. A number of other cases were dismissed or rejected by grand juries.

Historically, fed prosecutors do not lose at this rate.
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Steven Miller reposted this tweet, originally from a right side reporter in LA, condemning the massively underreported jury nullification going on.
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The judicial coup continues apace.

This is going to be a really big problem for the administration moving forward. Zero consequences for the left.

They've got to make an effort to get the judiciary under control. SCOTUS ain't gonna do it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 07:04 AM (qwVdq)

86 Frog legs are delicious. I have a source for domestic production and not the crap that comes from China.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:04 AM (0KSrI)

87 7 degrees this morning. Wind chill's in the negatives. Cat's are unhappy. Wasn't that long ago the temperatures wouldn't have bothered me as much.

Unless you have a heat-pump, in which cases all you can think about is the utility bill as the "auxiliary heating" kicks in.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 07:04 AM (a4flb)

88 7 degrees this morning and the forecast says we have shot at hitting a high today of 16 degrees. Winter.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:04 AM (//n4s)

89 Little Big Man from 1970 with Dustin Hoffman is on Movies! I've read the novel, but never seen the film. In it, Chief Dan George (whom we would know later from Outlaw Josey Wales) has the line "Today is a good day to die." That and "There is iron in the words of . . ." from OJW are pretty good film legacies to leave.

Richard Mulligan, later to play Burt on Soap, plays Gen. Custer in this film, and character actor Jeff Corey ("Tom Chaney" in the original True Grit) is Wild Bill Hickok.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:09 AM (wzUl9)

90 mornin yall. You know what's missing from the Minneapolis protests? Somalians. It appears that they are smarter that the domestic leftys defending their sorry skinny butts.

Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)

91 This is going to be a really big problem for the administration moving forward. Zero consequences for the left.

They've got to make an effort to get the judiciary under control. SCOTUS ain't gonna do it.

The country crashes if the illegals and the Left are not removed. Full Stop.

Balkanization doesn't work, nor fully funding breakaway regions via Babylon DC managed wealth transfers.

Sad to say, but it might just be true that the people of this nation are largely incompatible with a Constitutional Republic and the duties of both citizens and public officials are beyond the ability to perform.

Remove God from society, you get what billions of people in all cultures, places and times have had to deal with - tyranny, misery and poverty.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 07:10 AM (a4flb)

92 Thus far the leftist assassins have targeted an conservative influencer (Charlie Kirk) and an officer of a big bad health insurance company.

And in both those cases, we have prosecutions in the works right now that are total tossups, in that jury nullification might come about to acquit the men charged with murder.

If the left ups their game and goes into a phase they view as yankee minutemen guerillas going up against the redcoat oppressors, and starts sniper murders of ICE agents from hidey holes 200 yards out, we could see a lot of leftist heroes getting freed by juries of their whistle-blowing peers.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 27, 2026 07:11 AM (KiBMU)

93
You know what's missing from the Minneapolis protests? Somalians. It appears that they are smarter that the domestic leftys defending their sorry skinny butts.
Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)

Bad: dying for your cause

Better: making some poor bastard die for his cause

Best: making some poor bastard die for your cause

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:11 AM (tgvbd)

94 Wolfus, you mentioned Olivier. He and Joan Plowright were married for 21 years.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:12 AM (0KSrI)

95 Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:01 AM

That bread does sound delicious!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 27, 2026 07:15 AM (Nx5jP)

96 What actions have been taken against the gubmint officials involved in the Signal chat that was organized to interfere with ICE agents?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 27, 2026 07:15 AM (2Ez/1)

97 Wolfus, i recall Little Big Man (film version) because after his BIL is killed Dustin Hoffman required to service both his wife and her sister. Hey, it's their culture!

As a teenager I thought that seemed a good otcome.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:15 AM (C2m2z)

98 I'd offer the option of reducing the size, scope, and power of the federal government as a counter-balance where you might actually be able to obtain and only use the "best of the best of the best" (whatever that actually means in reality) to steer the federal ship, but I cannot perceive a reality where that could actually happen.

I dunno. For a while there, it seemed that the Globalists were seeking Plato's Republic and they envisioned rule through Philosopher Kings.

Then they insisted on rule through DEI.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 27, 2026 07:18 AM (a4flb)

99 Frog legs are delicious. I have a source for domestic production and not the crap that comes from China.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:04 AM (0KSrI)
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I'm no expert on frogs legs but I imagine your domestic source is what we would call "a pond"?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:18 AM (Gj7Fw)

100 Huck, have had plenty from a pond but now I buy them from Citarella in NYC.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:20 AM (0KSrI)

101 This might be your last chance to wine and dine with Ilhan Omar:

https://tinyurl.com/57jy4xza

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 07:20 AM (UUvzi)

102 "I'm no expert on frogs legs but I imagine your domestic source is what we would call "a pond"?"

'Free Range' Frog Legs?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2026 07:21 AM (iMotb)

103 "But I have never tried snapping turtle...what is it like?"

Well, they have multiple flavor profiles and I haven't eaten it since 1975 or 1976. My memory should be assumed to be faulty when discussing personal details; I'll write what I believe to be the case, but those words could be factually wrong even in context. I.E., I'm not trying to lie.

I've eaten 2 snapping turtles that I've caught; both were in my youth. The first turtle was decapitated and hung on a clothesline to bleed out. Even after an hour (I think), the decapitated body's arms tried to push the knife used to remove the belly plate away. There's meat on the inside of the shell which is difficult to get without contamination from the intestines; a skilled person could do it, but that wasn't me.

So, they are reptiles and cousins of chickens. There's dark meat and light meat. I don't remember thinking there was anything special about turtle meat. I live near several ponds; maybe I should harvest a turtle and see what I can do now that I have some idea how to cook food....

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 07:22 AM (A/zT2)

104 Minnesota and the insurrections are turning into Trump's new Covid. Incredible to me that he's allowed this to get to this stage. Who is he listening to?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 27, 2026 07:23 AM (WHfpM)

105 Citarella ships nationwide? How about that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:24 AM (QTJr9)

106 Wolfus, you mentioned Olivier. He and Joan Plowright were married for 21 years.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026

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Pics of her on IMDb from 1960's The Entertainer, where she starred with Olivier, show her to have been attractive rather than conventionally beautiful, with a good deal of character in her face.

She won, and was also nominated once for, the acting award called the "Laurence Olivier" award. Imagine how odd it would be to win an award named for your own husband --!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:24 AM (wzUl9)

107 Now down to 19.8 degrees out.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 27, 2026 07:25 AM (iMotb)

108 82 Food! I found an incredibly delicious bread in the grocery. Caramelized onion. Gruyere with a dash of thyme. This could become addictive.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 27, 2026 07:01 AM (0KSrI)

That sounds like it would be great toasted!

Posted by: blaster at January 27, 2026 07:26 AM (NlEaG)

109 Take another bong hit. Illegal migration en masse has been an ongoing project for 50 years. Mr. Trump hasn’t “allowed” anything.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026 07:26 AM (idVke)

110 Breakfast and coffee have been consumed. I s'pose it's time I shaved and showered.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:26 AM (wzUl9)

111 I've always wondered if there is any actual turtle in turtle soup. Philly long ago had a restaurant called "Bookbinders" that served great turtle soup

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:26 AM (QTJr9)

112 Won’t you think of all the poor frogs confined to wheelchairs as a result of your culinary obsession

Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026 07:28 AM (idVke)

113 "Soup of the evening! Beautiful soup!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:28 AM (wzUl9)

114

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 27, 2026 07:30 AM (DDJSl)

115 Won’t you think of all the poor frogs confined to wheelchairs as a result of your culinary obsession
Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026

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I recall an ancient magazine cartoon showing a legless frog wheeling himself in a little cart out of the back door of a restaurant, a sign on which proclaimed "Fresh Frogs' Legs!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:30 AM (wzUl9)

116 Oh yeah, the second snapping turtle was parboiled after decapitation. That stopped the attempts to prevent removal of the belly plate by the front legs, but did not improve the flavor.

Honestly, it seemed like a lot of work that you wouldn't do if you weren't starving.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 07:30 AM (A/zT2)

117 Some lady tried to take a picture of a Snow Leopard and it in turn tried to rip her face off. People aint got no sense.

Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

118 Honestly, it seemed like a lot of work that you wouldn't do if you weren't starving.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026

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Which pretty much describes my attitude toward crawfish boils.

My DNA includes plates and silverware, and sitting indoors in comfortable temperatures. To me, being outside in savagely hot weather to peel little red-black insectoids for a flake of meat smaller than your fingernail is not worth it. I think crawfish boils are merely a socially-sanctioned way for adults to play with their food.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:33 AM (wzUl9)

119
Philly long ago had a restaurant called "Bookbinders" that served great turtle soup
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:26 AM (QTJr9)

There were two. Old Original Bookbinder's (established by Samuel Bookbinder and later bought by the Taxin family) and Bookbinder's Seafood House (established by Bookbinder's grandsons).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:33 AM (tgvbd)

120 "Honestly, it seemed like a lot of work that you wouldn't do if you weren't starving.

My dad tells of eating turtles and squirrels and such. His dad knew how to hunt and fish for their dinner. Otherwise they would have starved.

Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)

121 Some lady tried to take a picture of a Snow Leopard and it in turn tried to rip her face off. People aint got no sense.
Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026

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Miss Linda always asks me, "Wouldn't you like to see a mountain lion out in the wild?" I say, "Sure, if he's on the other side of a canyon and can't reach me!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)

122 Steven Miller reposted this tweet, originally from a right side reporter in LA, condemning the massively underreported jury nullification going on.
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The judicial coup continues

This is going to be a really big problem for the administration moving forward. Zero consequences for the left.

They've got to make an effort to get the judiciary under control. SCOTUS ain't gonna do it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 27, 2026 07:04 AM aware

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Jury nullification can come from sympathetic people on the jury or from intimidation of the people on the jury.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (k4dYt)

123
JJS
is here

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (gbOdA)

124 JJS is here!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 27, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)

125 "Honestly, it seemed like a lot of work that you wouldn't do if you weren't starving."

That applies to frog legs as well; although in either case, you'd make soup out of you didn't consume.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 07:35 AM (A/zT2)

126
Honestly, it seemed like a lot of work that you wouldn't do if you weren't starving.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026

That's my attitude to lobster and crab. Anything where you have to wear a bib to eat it isn't likely worth the effort.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:35 AM (tgvbd)

127 I’ve read the stories. Dad hands son a single.22 cal Short.. “Go git dinner, boy!”

Posted by: Common Tater at January 27, 2026 07:36 AM (idVke)

128 There were two. Old Original Bookbinder's (established by Samuel Bookbinder and later bought by the Taxin family) and Bookbinder's Seafood House (established by Bookbinder's grandsons).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 27, 2026 07:33 AM (tgvbd)
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Horde Knowledge (TM) is truly amazing!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:38 AM (gDbHk)

129 "My DNA includes plates and silverware, and sitting indoors in comfortable temperatures."

A google search of "Razzoo's Cajun Cafe" may square that circle for you after you leave Louisiana. (I assume THAT search while you are in Louisiana would result in a "WTF is wrong with you, bitch?" response.)

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 07:43 AM (A/zT2)

130 The Brits are regretting approval of China's new "super embassy", with more floors underground than above.

They just discovered China has been hacking and recording all their leaders cell phone calls for years and the new embassy runs right alongside the buried cables carrying data and landline calls for The City and Canary Wharf, the two main business sections of London.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 07:48 AM (A5m1a)

131 "My dad tells of eating turtles and squirrels and such. His dad knew how to hunt and fish for their dinner. Otherwise they would have starved."

My grandparents didn't come from rich folks. And they predated the current "let mommy government present her teats while daddy government fucks what he finds pleasurable" thing we have.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 07:49 AM (A/zT2)

132 93
You know what's missing from the Minneapolis protests? Somalians. It appears that they are smarter that the domestic leftys defending their sorry skinny butts.
Posted by: fd at January 27, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)

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Minneapolis police are also missing the protests.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 07:55 AM (ZNcI8)

133 [blockquote]The Brits are regretting approval of China's new "super embassy", with more floors underground than above.
[/blockquote]

Almost anyone who wasn't royalty and was competent left Britain at least a century ago.

I hope there are those who took an oath and believed that it was binding on both sides realize that they were the only ones that viewed that oath as binding that will be willing to leave their homeland to the occupying vermin for now.

Not sure where they will go, since there is a lot of occupying vermin everywhere.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 08:00 AM (A/zT2)

134 "You know what's missing from the Minneapolis protests? Somalians"

Too cold, man.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 27, 2026 08:05 AM (A/zT2)

135 In retrospect, it made sense. Agents write units of changes that look good in isolation. They are consistent with themselves and your prompt. But respect for the whole, there is not. Respect for structural integrity there is not. Respect even for neighboring patterns there was not.

AI writes code like H1B Indians do: terribly.

Posted by: Naqamel at January 27, 2026 08:40 AM (lG+7p)

Overnight Open Thread [01/12/2026]

Gazing up into the night sky seems elemental, for reasons I do not understand. Perhaps it is the wonder of the vastness of the universe that attracts us, or maybe just that it is simply beautiful!

We have a fair amount of light pollution (what a silly phrase), so while we can see the beauty of the heavens, it is nothing like looking up during a cold dark night, far from the lights of a metropolitan area.

Sadly, our fixation with modern phones and the admittedly impressive cameras built into them have made photos such as the one above a rarity for most people. I am sure many of you have tried to take photos of the moon with your phones, and it simply does not work!

******
I love the South!

[Hat Tip: TC]
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Once upon a time, there was a marine biologist who absolutely loved dolphins. He'd been fascinated with them since childhood, so marine biology was a natural field for him, and he spent almost all of his time researching, swimming with, and playing with dolphins. He grew to love many of his dolphins and consider them his family. But there was a problem.
Dolphins, like humans, are subject to the ravages of aging, growing feeble and infirm as they get older, until they inevitably died. But dolphin lifespans are much shorter than human lifespans, so as the years went by, the biologist saw dolphins that were very dear to him grow old, become too weak to frolic, and die, and it broke his heart every single time. He never got used to seeing one of his beloved dolphins pass away and leave forever, and he determined to do something about it. His research became increasingly focused on finding a way to keep dolphins from aging. And finally, after decades of experimentation, he achieved a major breakthrough. But again, there was a problem.
He developed a serum that could completely halt the effects of aging in dolphins, allowing them to theoretically live forever in perfect health. But the major ingredient of his formula was a paste made from the ground-up bodies of baby hatchlings of a certain rare species of seagull. In fact, that particular species of seagull was so rare that it was considered critically endangered and had the strongest level of protection. Interfering with these birds, especially their chicks, was strictly forbidden and heavily punishable. So there was nothing he could do to help his dolphins.
Until one fateful day.
On that day, one of his dearest, most beloved dolphins (a female with whom he had a very special and unique relationship) died of old age. Grief-stricken, the marine biologist decided that the law could go to hell, and that saving his dolphins was much more important than some stupid endangered seagull. He loaded a truck with empty cages and, in the dead of night, drove to a beach that had a nesting colony of these seagulls.
He worked through most of the night, going from nest to nest, grabbing any baby birds he could find, and locking them in cages in the back of his truck. Just about an hour before sunrise, he had loaded up his truck with all he could carry and started the long drive back to his laboratory where he could grind up the chicks and make his serum.
Unfortunately, it was late, and after working through most of the night he was tired and unfocused, and by the time he saw the animal lying in the road, it was too late. The biologist caught a glimpse in his headlights, and to his surprise it was a lion, who had been relaxing peacefully in the road before the biologist ran him over.
A state trooper saw the whole thing. He pulled the marine biologist over, and arrested him for transporting underage gulls across a staid lion for immortal porpoises.

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Take 'Em Away, by Old Crow Medicine Show.
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It's almost certainly fake, but still extremely funny.

What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?

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Ah yes...the Brylcream addict who would be president. And that is his handler, the younger Soros ghoul.The sh*t-show that is California is accelerating into the abyss, and Newsom seems to relish its image as the crackpot capital of the country. Is his political bubble so all-encompassing that he simply does not see reality? Hell, he went to Davos last week and was bitterly critical of America. And he thinks that is going to resonate outside of the wealthy blue enclaves?

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I am not a Dead-Head...I saw enough of them while living in Berkeley! They would invade for several days while The Dead played The Greek Theater, and the behavior of those lunatics was a powerful impression of how not to love a band! But I do like some of their songs, and Ripple is my favorite.

If JackStraw is around, he can tell you why The Dead are popular in his neck of the woods.

Here is John Mayer's version that he sang at some memorial to Bob Weir. I apologize for the vile people in the background!

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[Hat Tip: TC]
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This is fascinating, both as a glimpse into the complexities of building high-quality barrels, and the skill and attention to detail of a master craftsman.

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The Far Side

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1 foist

Posted by: morigu at January 26, 2026 10:00 PM (gInLa)

2 536yb35y56

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 10:01 PM (n2vmh)

3
morigu? I don't believe I've seen you in these parts previously. Let me tell you about a little tradition...

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 10:01 PM (n2vmh)

4 I coulda been a contenduh!

Posted by: buddhaha at January 26, 2026 10:01 PM (IMmiQ)

5 Ball Of Fire

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:01 PM (m24qK)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:02 PM (cYBz/)

7 Wait wait, don't start without me.....

Oh, darn.

Posted by: mindful webworker - classic style at January 26, 2026 10:02 PM (OJSFI)

8 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 26, 2026 10:03 PM (lUFok)

9 Good evening morons w grazie CBD

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)

10 Bojangles is awesome.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 10:03 PM (lpTXP)

11 So, we stood down in Minny? Not sure what Trump's doing, but he must have something planned.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:03 PM (uQesX)

12 Gavin Newsom is the avatar for the modern Democrat party.

Unaccomplished. Dull. Excellent at rote memorization.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 10:05 PM (RIvkX)

13
So, we stood down in Minny? Not sure what Trump's doing, but he must have something planned.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

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Way down in the willow section of the cafe thread, 8th Circuit tells DHS they can pepper spray protestors to their heart's content. I imagine that may have entered the conversation with Walz and Frey.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 10:05 PM (n2vmh)

14 What does the T in T-shirt stand for?

The shape? No, but good guess.

Tyrannosaurus, because of the short arms.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:06 PM (S/Y4j)

15 I just found out that "Atrocity Exhibition" was flipped. Bernard Sumner played bass; Peter Hook played guitar.
Sumner was competent; Hook wasn't, lol. Martin Hannett the producer made Hook's crashing noise on guitar to form an atmospheric background.
This is a Stephen Morris track. The drum makes this one work. Well that and Ian Curtis' poetry.

Closer really was an album for the eternal.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 10:06 PM (gKWVE)

16 "Good evening good people."

Hey, what about the rest of us???

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 10:06 PM (pXTL4)

17
What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?

I have two Dodge Charger R/T cars, a red one and a blue one. I long conned an asshole at workmfor 18 months that I had two grey ones and was color blind. The week the asshole was rotating out was Christmas party week, and he asked if there was anything he could do. I handed him my key fob and asked him to get the plates and cups out of my blue one. The look of betrayal on his face was priceless.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 10:06 PM (QVmho)

18 So, we stood down in Minny? Not sure what Trump's doing, but he must have something planned.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

PDJT, like the Russians, doesn't take a dump without a plan.
-- Zombie Admiral Josh Painter

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:07 PM (cYBz/)

19 Gazing up into the night sky seems elemental, for reasons I do not understand. Perhaps it is the wonder of the vastness of the universe that attracts us, or maybe just that it is simply beautiful!
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The scope and beauty of the heavens teaches us something about the nature of our Creator.

Posted by: Methos at January 26, 2026 10:07 PM (vSvIl)

20 Gavin Newsom is the avatar for the modern Democrat party.

Unaccomplished. Dull. Excellent at rote memorization.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 10:05 PM (RIvkX)

Inept, Incapable. Queer adjacent?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 10:07 PM (lpTXP)

21 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️🥶

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 26, 2026 10:08 PM (SRRAx)

22 Way down in the willow section of the cafe thread, 8th Circuit tells DHS they can pepper spray protestors to their heart's content. I imagine that may have entered the conversation with Walz and Frey.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 10:05 PM (n2vmh)

Usually not around for the cafe thread. Only thing I've seen is the guy in charge has been pulled out and Trump talked to Swish One and Swish Two and we're backing off. I don't think anything else is going to happen. If this Signal thing is true, a lot of people should be getting rounded up right now.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:08 PM (uQesX)

23 What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?

I'd prefer to not go into specifics but let's just say a set of twins were involved.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:08 PM (cYBz/)

24 11 So, we stood down in Minny? Not sure what Trump's doing, but he must have something planned.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:03 PM (uQesX)

You don't send Tom Homan when you want to stand down. You send him when you want someone you trust to tell you exactly where and how you should be applying your forces, and then make it happen.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 10:09 PM (7DKa5)

25 Thanks for the dandy Monday Night ONT, CBD!

That moon shot up top is bewitching. We're in a dark skies neighborhood and the stars are spectacular.

Loved the Far Side!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 26, 2026 10:09 PM (kB9dk)

26 If those dingoes were next to Quality Learing Center, they'd be pretty bored.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 26, 2026 10:09 PM (h/O4U)

27 Did Newsom actually pose for a photo while wearing those knee pads? Or is that AI?

If that's a real photo, he sure did make a fool of himself at Davos.

Posted by: Emmie at January 26, 2026 10:09 PM (FMtrg)

28 Nice, punny dolphin joke!

Hahahahaha!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 26, 2026 10:09 PM (kB9dk)

29 CBD,

If you have certain of the more recent vinatge iPhones Pro, you have the ability to use a Zoom function that allows for lunar photos that are damn close to what you posted.

You need a tripod, but I've had some good results ... not Ansel Adams quality, but good enough.

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at January 26, 2026 10:10 PM (3sXRv)

30 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 10:10 PM (sAmhv)

31 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

32 Nice, punny dolphin joke!

Hahahahaha!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 26, 2026 10:09 PM (kB9dk)

So, you're saying it was posted on porpoise?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:10 PM (uQesX)

33 Nice, punny dolphin joke!

Hahahahaha!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient

Long, shaggy-dog setup. Very Norm MacDonald.

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov)

34 Having now taken a look at pictures of Sparkle Beach Ken and Patrick Bateman, I now think Scott Bessent is a genius. That was not some casual insult. It was a perfect capture of Newsom's soul.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (7DKa5)

35 Happy-ish Monday Evening, all y'all . . .

Posted by: Adriane the Time . . . May Not Be On Your Side Critic . . . at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (3ZUWJ)

36 The photo is real, the knee pads are just metaphorical.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (zZu0s)

37
So, you're saying it was posted on porpoise?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Why I otter....

Posted by: nyuk nyuk nyuk- at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (QVmho)

38 Gazing up into the night sky seems elemental, for reasons I do not understand. Perhaps it is the wonder of the vastness of the universe that attracts us, or maybe just that it is simply beautiful!

It reminds us that, no matter how much we know, or how much we've seen, there is always more to learn, to explore, to experience, and to do, both out among the stars and within ourselves.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (S/Y4j)

39 [Obligatory]

That's no moon.

Posted by: Obi Wan Baloney at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (fhCge)

40 What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?

There was some snipe hunting. A friend and her pillowcase to save the snipes. She is still my friend.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (lpTXP)

41 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Trump admin allowing ICE agents to arrest, detain, pepper-spray or retaliate against violent anti-ICE rioters, in Minneapolis, without probable cause — Fox

Thus the phone call.
Posted by: davidt

Fix Bayonets

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (/lPRQ)

42 AoSHQ may trigger convulsions and projectile vomiting in some new readers.
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I never stopped.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)

43 If you are talking about the Border Patrol guy, Bovino?, he has not been relieved of duties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (8zz6B)

One story said yes, another said no.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (uQesX)

44 Gazing up into the night sky only started seeming elemental after I moved away from the Pacific Northwest. Sky-spanning cloud layers are no more interesting at night than they are during the day.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 10:13 PM (7DKa5)

45 So, you're saying it was posted on porpoise?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Why I otter....
Posted by: nyuk nyuk nyuk- at January 26, 2026 10:11 PM (QVmho)

Calm down, or you'll have to resolve this on a log in a lake with fresh caught pike.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:14 PM (S/Y4j)

46 If you are talking about the Border Patrol guy, Bovino?, he has not been relieved of duties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

One story said yes, another said no.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Schroedinger's Cop.

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

47 "Please use vomit bag in seat pocket."

I checked the seat pocket. What I found was a baggie with the corner ripped off and a package of crumbled Captain's Wafers.

Stewardess, I'd like an upgrade to first class, please?

Posted by: mindful webworker - and you'll like it at January 26, 2026 10:14 PM (OJSFI)

48 SPONGE!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 10:14 PM (ULPxl)

49 26 If those dingoes were next to Quality Learing Center, they'd be pretty bored.
Posted by: PA Dutchman
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The Somalis would eat them.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 10:15 PM (sAmhv)

50 Fix Bayonets
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (/lPRQ)

They should. Facing cold steel would make these assaulter think before acting. I nice, long WWI era bayonet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:15 PM (uQesX)

51 Disabling ShowerCamTM is a violation of the terms of use.
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My shower cam came off the mount and landed in the toilet face up. You are free to watch the new perspective.

Posted by: clarence at January 26, 2026 10:16 PM (jgwdN)

52 536yb35y56
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

* gets out Super Secret AOSHQ code breaker ring*

I'm no Alan Turing, so this may take me awhile.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 10:16 PM (uaYsl)

53 The Far Side was great.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:16 PM (snZF9)

54 The best night sky viewing I ever did was at Ayers Rock, Australia. Second best was Big Bend State Park, TX. It used to be dark out at Scary Acres. We could see the Milky Way. But the light pollution of Austin metro has made that harder. We have to sit in the field and look south.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 10:18 PM (lpTXP)

55 @zerohedge . 12m

"Sleep Tight, America. We Got This": NatGas And Coal Power Plants Prevented Grid Collapse During Historic Winter Blast

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:18 PM (m24qK)

56 CBD, what the heck are you doing up at this hour?

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 10:18 PM (30Gj0)

57 That Soros person/thing is evil personified.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 26, 2026 10:18 PM (fhCge)

58 That's no moon.
Posted by: Obi Wan Baloney

Sorry but I'm pretty sure this trumps:

https://tinyurl.com/234sppss

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 10:18 PM (ciYHQ)

59 It was good marine mammal pun, but I bet you can't do it again. It was just a fluke.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 10:18 PM (w/O5Q)

60 536yb35y56
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

* gets out Super Secret AOSHQ code breaker ring*
I'm no Alan Turing, so this may take me awhile.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

I think she's playing 3D Battleship.

Posted by: it's submarines, all the way down at January 26, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

61 Regarding the reveals of the Signal comms, I was wondering when we would start to hear of the management/leadership levels being exposed of the riots.

During anti-riot training exercises back in the day, the instructors stressed that the front ranks are simply lumps and not really too important in the overall scheme of things. If it went hot, we were taught to fire into the 3rd or 4th ranks to cripple the NCO levels, and even further back to take out the officer levels of the mob. Overall battlefield command is off site.

I imagine it's still the same today.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:19 PM (cYBz/)

62 If those dingoes were next to Quality Learing Center, they'd be pretty bored.
Posted by: PA Dutchman

The Somalis would eat them.
Posted by: Puddleglum

It is a dingo "farm."

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

63 I imagine it's still the same today.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:19 PM (cYBz/)

I was wondering why the hell we would announce it? Now, they'll just use some other method.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:21 PM (uQesX)

64 the front ranks are simply lumps and not really too important in the overall scheme of things.
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That is what the water cannon is for.

Posted by: clarence at January 26, 2026 10:21 PM (jgwdN)

65 It's my understanding that taking a photo of the Moon on a Samsung Galaxy S21/S22/S23 Ultra phone is a breeze. Perfect shot every single time. (some of you will get this reference).

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)

66 54 The Far Side was great.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:16 PM

Gary Larson has clearly been to the house of TRex and Grateful.

This was today's Far Side:

https://tinyurl.com/3hrk9292

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (HlyYF)

67 "Overproduced by Martin Hannett take 4"

Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (KAi1n)

68 I actually did take a really good moon pic with my phone. Its a new phone with a good camera. I had to change a million settings through trial and error, but it finally worked. It was in the past September. It was a reddish color moon. It came out with great surface details and caught the reddish color perfectly. A couple months later there was another great moon, but I couldn't duplicate what I did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (snZF9)

69 We emerged from the worst of this winter weather today, warmed up a bit and a good deal of the accumulated snow and ice melted. It'd going to be cold again tonight, but we should be on a path to slightly warmer and dryer.

Watching the illegal, not 1A protected assembly of pot-banging, mother-banging pot smokers imbeciles scrèeching at motels. Stupid. But dangerous.

Celebrating 24,178 consecutive days of largely minding my own business and not getting shot by the cops.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (4b7CV)

70 I read that Trump has ordered all the federal authorities out of Minneapolis and a twenty-mile radius of the city.

It's the only way to be sure. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: mindful webworker - desperate times, desperate measures at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (OJSFI)

71 Overnight Open Thread [01/12/2026]

Really?? I am travelling back in time!!

Posted by: Joemarine at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (y171U)

72 536yb35y56
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

* gets out Super Secret AOSHQ code breaker ring*
I'm no Alan Turing, so this may take me awhile.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
+++
It just says Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.
A crummy commercial.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 26, 2026 10:23 PM (Lo97M)

73 Ha! Someone in one of the upper windows of this targeted motel just mooned the "protestors." And glipped 'em off. Pretty funny stuff.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 10:24 PM (4b7CV)

74
One of Andrew McCarthy's Mineral Moon shots:

https://is.gd/UoGCUk

Those colors are there, they're just too faint for the naked eye.

Scroll through his X feed there. Lots of beautiful stuff.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 10:25 PM (w6EFb)

75 Regarding the reveals of the Signal comms, I was wondering when we would start to hear of the management/leadership levels being exposed of the riots.

During anti-riot training exercises back in the day, the instructors stressed that the front ranks are simply lumps and not really too important in the overall scheme of things. If it went hot, we were taught to fire into the 3rd or 4th ranks to cripple the NCO levels, and even further back to take out the officer levels of the mob. Overall battlefield command is off site.

I imagine it's still the same today.
Posted by: Tonypete

The front-liners we've seen haven't exactly been management material.

Posted by: pointy-haired mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

76 Richard Grenell retweeted
TraderJill (Leigh)@RealTraderJill

Here Are 5 Uncomfortable Facts Showing How Bad Europe is compared to America:

1. Mississippi, which is the poorest state in the entire country is now wealthier than Europe's top economies - Wealthier than the UK, Italy, France, Germany and Spain.

2. European spending power is collapsing. Disposable income for the average American is now 80% higher than UK or French citizens, and 50% higher than German citizens.

3. European counties have stagnated. Nvidia alone is worth more than Germany, France and UK stock markets combined. In a fun and zippy twist, Nvidia is worth more than the entire Canadian economy.

4. Europe has the lowest fertility rate of any continent. Using the current trajectory Europe will cease to exist in 100 years due to the failing fertility rate.

5. Europe is not competitive in anything related to high tech. Not blockchain, crypto, robotics, AI, space technology or drones. Absolutely nothing.

So, when Europeans say that the United States thinks we're better than they are, they're right. We do.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:25 PM (m24qK)

77 Not aware of any "standing down" of any sort. Detention operations continue. If past examples are a guide, Bovino has made brief appearances in "surge" cities (LA for sure, I think also NOLA) but doesn't stay for the duration.

The spokesblonde at the WH today laid out very clearly the (obvious) requirements that will be enforced on the vile and farcical "leadership" in MN. Full (normal) cooperation in detaining criminal aliens, whether in custody or when they're collared.

Don't have ICE's master plan but much can be discerned from the pattern so far. They have a priority list of targets in each major metro. They go after them first. They don't get all the criminal aliens in the area (LA, obviously, was fully cleaned out before surge resources moved elsewhere (NOLA, Memphis, etc).

(cont)

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:26 PM (U/Byj)

78 What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?

It was in the computer lab at junior college but it was so context-specific that even if I could describe it adequately it still wouldn't be funny to anyone else. It was literally one of those "you had to be there" things.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 10:26 PM (Fs0KI)

79 54 The Far Side was great.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:16 PM (snZF9)

________________________________

That's the Australian version. The Netherlands version has the Stek Oost School housing next to a Syrian refugee camp.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 10:26 PM (dIske)

80 It's my understanding that taking a photo of the Moon on a Samsung Galaxy S21/S22/S23 Ultra phone is a breeze. Perfect shot every single time. (some of you will get this reference).

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)

Mine is an S25+. It took a great picture, but I don't remember how I did it. I went through a lot of settings, some were counter intuitive, but it worked.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:27 PM (snZF9)

81 What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?
A cow-orker had, shall we say, a delicate stomach. A bunch of us were sitting around a table at lunch. There's lull in the conversation, and one guy slides his finger into a small.plastic bag filled with peanut butter in his pocket, says, "Damn, I stepped in something ." He bends over under the table, stretches his hand toward his shoe, and comes up with the peanut butter on his finger. Looks at it, says, "Hmmm, that looks like dog shit." Sticks it under his nose, sniffs, and says, "Smells like it, too." Sticks his finger in his mouth, says, "Yeah, tastes like it."

Gary didn't make it out of the lunchroom before he left his lunch on the floor.
Explained the joke to him later.
He was not amused.
We were.
If you wanted to needle him, just say, "Peanut butter."

Posted by: buddhaha at January 26, 2026 10:27 PM (IMmiQ)

82 Gary Larson has clearly been to the house of TRex and Grateful.

This was today's Far Side:

https://tinyurl.com/3hrk9292
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
*************
Today I wished I was a dino, spent far too many hours chopping 3-4inches of ice - the result of 12+ hours of nonstop sleet. I'm sure dino's had a better way of addressing this - weren't they fire breathing?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 26, 2026 10:27 PM (IQ6Gq)

83 Once a permissive (normal, with local PD/sheriff support for security) environment is returned, operations continue, but with zero public attention (or nearly zero). LAPD/Sheriffs AFAIK now react normally to threats to federal facilities. Ditto IL - an unremarked but to me big development a few weeks ago was when IL state police shut down the idiots besieging the regional fed facility - which constituted a near total surrender by Pritzker, by definition.

Related, DOD announced DHS would have use of Ft. Snelling in Mpls for housing and support. Why this wasn't done earlier, or at least plans ready to do it instantly if needed, I find disappointing. C-, bros.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:28 PM (U/Byj)

84
I'm too lazy too scroll through enough to find, but Andrew McCarthy has taken some pretty good shots with just his cell phone camera. The trick is knowing all the complex settings to override the default behavior.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 10:28 PM (w6EFb)

85 74 Overnight Open Thread [01/12/2026]

Really?? I am travelling back in time!!
Posted by: Joemarine at January 26, 2026 10:22 PM (y171U)

Soundtrack?
https://youtu.be/R4xf50aUxaE

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:28 PM (S/Y4j)

86 Repost from earlier....
--------
- Here's what's going down in Minneapolis;
ICE goes in and does their job arresting/processing and deporting illegals. Local leftists get torqued, gin up anti-ICE protests and get national/international monetary support for it. The situation degrades.

Call in Border Patrol Service. The proverbial mounted calvary. Ride in, break some shit, kill a few leftists. Be the stick.

Local politicos, especially one governor who's a weirdo, gets a sternly worderd memo about FAFO. A couple days later the BPS is pulled from Minneapolis and the governor would like to talk to Trump about "turning down the heat."

Walz caved. Minneapolis is restored to order by the end of the week.

Else it keeps up and the retards in Minneapolis are going to hate life.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 10:28 PM (qwVdq)

87 A message from
_ The United States Department of War

https://tinyurl.com/383v4ccz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (m24qK)

88 73 I read that Trump has ordered all the federal authorities out of Minneapolis and a twenty-mile radius of the city.

It's the only way to be sure. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: mindful webworker
.................................
Finally!!

youtu.be/k8EURBL53_k

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (sAmhv)

89 A great many Leftists need to simply disappear without a trace. Make sure that when their computers or phones are eventually found, there are recent searches for "non-extradtion countries".

Totally unrelated yet out of curiosity, how deep do feral hogs dig if they sense something to eat?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (a4flb)

90 I like to buy a dingo jacket. Do any furriers carry that item?

Posted by: What's A Dingo Pelt Sell For? at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)

91 Celebrating 24,178 consecutive days of largely minding my own business and not getting shot by the cops.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Heh, gotcha beat by 297 days. Instead of telling you to get off my lawn, I'd say, pull up a chair and sit a spell. We can make fun of the yungsters.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (uaYsl)

92 "It's not a moon."

Well, it is a moon. It just looks like the Death Star.
https://youtu.be/aKC1cfBGnFk

Posted by: mindful webworker - space ocean satellites of Saturn at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (OJSFI)

93 I have really had it with these "we hate America" types. Where, pray tell, is life any better than here?

Get it in your head, they don’t really “Hate America”. I mean, they don’t hate the dirt, right?

They hate *you*

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (tE2Wy)

94 During anti-riot training exercises back in the day, the instructors stressed that the front ranks are simply lumps and not really too important in the overall scheme of things. If it went hot, we were taught to fire into the 3rd or 4th ranks to cripple the NCO levels, and even further back to take out the officer levels of the mob. Overall battlefield command is off site.

I imagine it's still the same today.
Posted by: Tonypete

Been a lot of articles by observers, some amateurs, some professional, noting just that.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 10:30 PM (/lPRQ)

95 The front-liners we've seen haven't exactly been management material.

Posted by: pointy-haired mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:25 PM

To be fair, the managerial class of the Democrat Party isn't exactly management material either.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:30 PM (HlyYF)

96 If it went hot, we were taught to fire into the 3rd or 4th ranks to cripple the NCO levels
Posted by: Tonypete

Good tactics. There's an aphorism that NCOs are the backbone of the Marine Corps. Probably because the Cpl/Sgt ranks are the sweet spot re the intersection of #troops with leadership skills.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 10:30 PM (ciYHQ)

97 What's the best practical joke you have been involved with, either the culprit or the victim?
********8
Working the overnight shift in a psych hospital on March 31-April 1, we "created" a patient, chart and all. Even reported on him the next morning. Pure panic when they were unable to find him. For some reason, staff didn't find this nearly as humorous as we did.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (IQ6Gq)

98 Thanks for the ONT, CBD. That was a looooong trip to the punch line!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (47diA)

99
A timelapse of a setting thin waxing crescent Moon:
https://is.gd/WVdsrT

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (w6EFb)

100 Portland seems to be in a hybrid zone. PD is mostly useless, but does eventually react to attacks on fed facilities, such as the one a few nights ago. If only to catch/release a few of the worst perps. Guessing they're trying to avoid making it to the top of the ICE whiteboard. Though there surely far fewer high priority targets there than in other major metros now being addressed.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (U/Byj)

101 Overnight Open Thread [01/12/2026]
Really?? I am travelling back in time!!
Posted by: Joemarine

🎷🎶Does anybody really know what day it is?
Does anybody really care?

Posted by: mindful webworker - as I was floating through the park one day at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (OJSFI)

102 One of the far side cartoons that I always remember, and I'm not sure why it hit me as funny as it did, was about some science award presentation. There was an auditorium, and a stage, and 2 dudes at the podium up on stage. The presenter and the scientist getting the award. the presenter says something like "And this years award goes to professor Melvin Fenwick, who in 1953 coined the phrase "Fools, I'll destroy you all".

Shit, i'm laughing just typing this. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:32 PM (snZF9)

103 Related, DOD announced DHS would have use of Ft. Snelling in Mpls for housing and support.

I was asking this question when Pajeet wasn't allowing ICE to stay at their Hilton/Hampton Inn franchise.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 10:32 PM (a4flb)

104 A great many Leftists need to simply disappear without a trace. Make sure that when their computers or phones are eventually found, there are recent searches for "non-extradtion countries".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Maybe a more random liquidation would be more artful - gas explosion at home takes out whole family, falling out windows, passes out on dumpster and compacted by garbage truck, stabbed by crackhead during robbery...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ)

105 January 2026 snow/ice armageddon.

One star. Do not recommend.

Posted by: TRex - dino review at January 26, 2026 10:32 PM (IQ6Gq)

106 @73. Trump ordered all Feds out of Minneapolis with a 20 mile radius.

Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (E7+ue)

107 Get it in your head, they don’t really “Hate America”. I mean, they don’t hate the dirt, right?

They hate *you*

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (tE2Wy)

Of course. But mostly they hate God. That is a commonality I see with lefties I know. They hate God.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (lpTXP)

108 That's a Reader's Digest joke.

I say that in admiration, not accusation.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (jYRYu)

109 Thanks for the ONT, CBD. That was a looooong trip to the punch line!
Posted by: LRob in OK
+++
Around the world and back. Three times.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (Lo97M)

110 Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:28 PM (U/Byj)

My 2nd eldest brother has said much the same. He's a Marine (retired) and has been following all this fairly closely. He calms me down when I lose my shite! So do you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (Vvh2V)

111 …more recent vinatge iPhones Pro, … allows for lunar photos that are damn close to what you posted.

While the zoom on my iPhone 13 isn’t quite up to the task, it does take great photos of the moon through a telescope. Sadly not up to photos of Saturn or Jupiter, at least with my skills with this much light pollution.

Got a decent photo of the comet going by two TxMoMes back, that I couldn’t see without binoculars. I forget how long the exposure was to get it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (EXyHK)

112 Heh, gotcha beat by 297 days. Instead of telling you to get off my lawn, I'd say, pull up a chair and sit a spell. We can make fun of the yungsters.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 10:29 PM (uaYsl)

I'll bring the beer.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (4b7CV)

113 If you wanted to needle him, just say, "Peanut butter."
Posted by: buddhaha
--------

Ooooh, lunchrooms at work... ew.

There was this one guy, kinda creepy backwoods type-- zapped *something* reeeealllly rank in the department's microwave.

I was sitting with a friend when the stank wafted over, as creepy guy sat near us. Whooo... smelled like rotten fish, looked like raw beef. So I asked him: "Hey, whatcha got there?"

He says: "Chicken."

***BARF!***

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (rdVOm)

114 Today I wished I was a dino, spent far too many hours chopping 3-4inches of ice - the result of 12+ hours of nonstop sleet. I'm sure dino's had a better way of addressing this - weren't they fire breathing?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 26, 2026 10:27 PM

In my paleontology class, we learned that the tail spikes on a stegosaurus were used primarily to sweep crusty packed snow off of Late Jurassic driveways!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (HlyYF)

115 LIVE: Demonstration Outside Hotel Protesters Suspect Greg Bovino Is Staying At
BG On The Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1E781HJg0k
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at January 26, 2026 10:28 PM (9aVck)

The whistles annoy me. I know I would be guilty of cramming one down a throat. Therefore I would have the sense to stay home by the warm fireplace.

I liked how the police swarmed onto the cockroaches. Suddenly! There they were!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (WONhk)

116 how deep do feral hogs dig if they sense something to eat?
——

I dunno, but one time somebody on a field exercise left a sealed case of MREs out in the open overnight and a hog ate a hole right through the center of the heavy duty outer sleeve, the box itself, the heavy plastic wrap, the entrée cardboard box, and the mylar pouches of the meal itself. A big muddy hole in the box, and looked like it exploded with all that packaging crap everywhere.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:35 PM (tE2Wy)

117 In high school our chemistry teacher would often leave the classroom while we worked on assignments. One day he left class and we opened the lab bench gas valves enough so the room smelled like gas. The lookout person said, here he comes, and we all pretended like we were passed out with our heads on our desks. The teacher freaked out when he smelled gas and saw us passed out. He initially freaked out but quickly knew we pranked him and he never left us alone in class again.

Posted by: Mark in SC at January 26, 2026 10:36 PM (1rSMD)

118
* gets out Super Secret AOSHQ code breaker ring*
I'm no Alan Turing, so this may take me awhile.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

Drink more Ovaltine.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 10:37 PM (QVmho)

119 We emerged from the worst of this winter weather today, warmed up a bit and a good deal of the accumulated snow and ice melted..
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Dallas here. Native but we recently moved back after 20 years in DC. I went outside this morning, noticed that NO snow removal in the 24 hours after the storm, not even the main roads. I started on a little rant on how this was unacceptable - and then stopped cold when I realized I sounded like That Yankee Guy everyone hates.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 10:37 PM (ciYHQ)

120 Still haven't found what I'm looking for but

Good News

NiedermeyersDeadHorse aka NDH@NiedsG . Jan 26

At 815pm, mom received her new heart. ❤️

Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:38 PM (m24qK)

121 The front-liners we've seen haven't exactly been management material.

Posted by: pointy-haired mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:25 PM

To be fair, the managerial class of the Democrat Party isn't exactly management material either.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:30 PM (HlyYF)

They exemplify the Peter Principle, with little competence outside of lying and following orders. The GOPe only requires lying.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:38 PM (S/Y4j)

122 Don't think BP presence was any sort of special pressure on the idiots. The idiot mobilization, its intensity, and the utter disgrace/absence of local LE to maintain order forced a surge of personnel for security, including Bureau of Prisons guys.

Haven't seen BORTAC (BP SWAT) there, or mentioned.

The level of ICE operations will naturally decline as they work down their known target list. Probably already happening.

What's distinctive here of course is the mobilization of idiots - specifically the extensive involvement (not just dereliction) of local govt. types, of course the external $$ and organization, and most disturbing (for me) the apparent misuse of license-plate database access and FLOCK (traffic) cams.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:38 PM (U/Byj)

123 Jeez, everyone I know seems to think Pretti was a noble martyr instead of an idiot who shouldn't have been there. "But he was just trying to help!" The local broadcasts have been awful.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Kxi0p)

124 But mostly they hate God. That is a commonality I see with lefties I know.
——

I think you’re correct, now that I think about it. Same experience. Their hatred of God doesn’t affect me directly though, from a practical standpoint.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:39 PM (tE2Wy)

125 Still haven't found what I'm looking for but
Posted by: Braenyard

Have you scaled these city walls?

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 10:39 PM (gKWVE)

126 I witnessed one of the best practical jokes. But, had nothing to do with it. There was a woman in our office who was a menace. She was one of those holistic hippie types. That was fine. But, she annoyed everyone by scolding us about our unhealthy lifesyles. Critizing lunch selections, not having a crystal with us at all times. Really strange gripes overall, but incessant and persistent in her badgering.

One of my coworkers had enough and finally confronted her. He very seriously told her that crystals cloud the mind and damage neural activiity. Then he said he could prove it and proceeded to walk her around the office. He'd stop at an employee and tell them to think of a color, or animals, or number. Then he would correctly tell them what it is. He had gone around to all of us and just told us to affirm anything he said. We all did. Right every time.

She was much more quiet after that.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 10:39 PM (dIske)

127 Jeez, everyone I know seems to think Pretti was a noble martyr instead of an idiot who shouldn't have been there. "But he was just trying to help!" The local broadcasts have been awful.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Kxi0p)

I think Pretti was Pretti Stupid.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:40 PM (S/Y4j)

128 The whistles annoy me. I know I would be guilty of cramming one down a throat. Therefore I would have the sense to stay home by the warm fireplace.

I liked how the police swarmed onto the cockroaches. Suddenly! There they were!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM

I also hate the whistles.

I suspect the noise level of the protestors is well above the OSHA limit for a workplace.

Causing deafness results in a serious disability. I would love to see some federal marshals grab up about 20 whistle-blowing AWFLs and charge them with THAT level of battery!

Seeing a few of their ditzy friends get 10 year sentences would calm down the ardor of most of the non-insane protestors.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM (HlyYF)

129 Posted by: Mark in SC at January 26, 2026 10:36 PM (1rSMD)

Thst was epic!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM (Vvh2V)

130 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (E7+ue)

Enhanced radiation warhead?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:41 PM (8zz6B)

250,000 feral hogs for the Somalis?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM (S/Y4j)

131 120 In my paleontology class, we learned that the tail spikes on a stegosaurus were used primarily to sweep crusty packed snow off of Late Jurassic driveways!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM
***
You would think that tail spikes and spinal plates would guarantee survival but they were gone by the time the T-Rex arrived on the scene.

Posted by: TRex - late crustaceous dino at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

132 My favorite harmless prank started when the Lidl chain of grocery stores arrived in the USA. They originated in Germany and now have locations throughout Europe. Whenever I have a business trip taking me to Europe (Köln, Budapest, Prague), I bring back some flyers from the local Lidl and surreptitiously leave them in the US stores. I used to do the same thing with the free Metro newspaper which also is published in multiple cities and languages.

Posted by: Otto Zilch at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM (Ws2ua)

133 Fen, our little county roads couldn't handle snow removal. It scrapes away the thin layer of gravel covering the much-beloved washboard effect.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM (4b7CV)

134 I was assuming the ICE would expand and continue their LA surge, massively - since it's probably got more high value targets than the next 2-3 cities combined.

And to support this was assuming/hoping they'd set up an "Alligator Alcatraz" at Pendleton. Good practice for the engineers - and plenty of room. Last time something this was done, AFAIK, was back in mid-70s for Vietnamese refugees (real refugees). But I guess they've addressed their detention capacity issue enough to support expected pace of operations. And the LA surge came to an end - not operations, just at that level.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:43 PM (U/Byj)

135 Deport them all:

https://tinyurl.com/5n87k28x

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:44 PM (m24qK)

136 Another take from randos on Twitter

Another display of Trumps incredible capacity for restraint in the service of strategy. Made more powerful by his ability to keep his enemies convinced that he has the emotional control of a toddler.

I would guess they have Walz dead to rights and he doesn’t strike me as the kind of man to die for his principles.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)

137 I would love to live in a place where I had a view of the sky uncontaminated by city lights. I recently started trying to memorize the names and locations of the 57 navigational stars for the northern hemisphere. I'm working on Orion and the Big Dipper right now. Why? I dunno... I'm easily distracted and get focused on weird things for no particular reason.

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 10:44 PM (pXTL4)

138 8th Circuit tells DHS they can pepper spray protestors to their heart's content.
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Well no, they can’t spray protesters. We have to be extremely careful not to use leftist euphemisms. Pepper spray, tear gas, hickory shampoo - that stuff gets deployed in a Riot as far as I’m concerned.

There is no need, after all, to hit protesters with pepper spray (or anything else). It’s easy to slip into silliness on these phrases. Sometimes you’ll hear someone on “our side” talking about “violent rioters”

Is there any other kind?

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:44 PM (tE2Wy)

139 You would think that tail spikes and spinal plates would guarantee survival but they were gone by the time the T-Rex arrived on the scene.

Posted by: TRex - late crustaceous dino at January 26, 2026 10:42 PM

They knew you were so terrifying that they preemptively surrendered!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:46 PM (HlyYF)

140 The brightest Star (planet??) in the sky by far is always just a bit “north” of the constellation Orion. What is that?

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:47 PM (tE2Wy)

141 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (E7+ue)

Enhanced radiation warhead?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:41 PM (8zz6B)

One can dream...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:47 PM (snZF9)

142 Maybe a more random liquidation would be more artful - gas explosion at home takes out whole family, falling out windows, passes out on dumpster and compacted by garbage truck, stabbed by crackhead during robbery...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 10:32 PM (/lPRQ)

Private jet accidents?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 10:48 PM (uQesX)

143 >>> 148 The brightest Star (planet??) in the sky by far is always just a bit “north” of the constellation Orion. What is that?
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:47 PM (tE2Wy)

Because once you get past us things move really fcking slow around the Sun.

Jupiter will be there for a while...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 10:48 PM (ULPxl)

144 The brightest Star (planet??) in the sky by far is always just a bit “north” of the constellation Orion. What is that?

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:47 PM (tE2Wy)

Brightest star is Sirius. Follow the belt of orion south and you'll see it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:48 PM (snZF9)

145 Jeez, everyone I know seems to think Pretti was a noble martyr instead of an idiot who shouldn't have been there. "But he was just trying to help!" The local broadcasts have been awful.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Kxi0p)

He was a useful idiot they will forget after the next outrage, whoever that is.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 10:48 PM (lpTXP)

146 Oh my gosh Grateful, that was a great practical joke at work, I am still chuckling. Good to see you, I am usually here way too late to say hi.

As to the top photo, the only place in New England that allows one to view a beautiful night sky is way up in Maine, such a beautiful state. The Somalis have established a foothold there.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 10:48 PM (0nHVk)

147 The teacher freaked out when he smelled gas and saw us passed out. He initially freaked out but quickly knew we pranked him and he never left us alone in class again.
Posted by: Mark in SC

Been funnier if he puled out a zippo, lit it, tossed it in, and closed the door

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 10:49 PM (/lPRQ)

148 147 They knew you were so terrifying that they preemptively surrendered!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:46 PM
***
Common misconception. Mostly peaceful dino.

Posted by: TRex - historical dino at January 26, 2026 10:49 PM (IQ6Gq)

149 I think Pretti was Pretti Stupid.

As they say:
How is it going in Minnisomalia?
Pretti Good.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 10:49 PM (a4flb)

150 Because once you get past us things move really fcking slow around the Sun.
Jupiter will be there for a while...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

T2-a3=0

Posted by: Johnny Kepler at January 26, 2026 10:50 PM (gKWVE)

151 Evening, folken,

It took me a minute to "get" the Far Side cartoon. Sometimes the best ones are like that.

Still chilly here for one more night and day, then we'll have a few days of warmup, and then another freeze this weekend. Howzabout you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:51 PM (wzUl9)

152 149 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (E7+ue)

__________________________

I'm guessing quality over quanity. They likely have a clandestine apparatus that can just fit in with the crowd, can pass any inquiries from the locals, locate their target, grab them and depart. A more precise deployment under the radar. People will just start disappearing.

That's going to lead to ANTIFA doing something really stupid. It would, also, be entertaining as the press falls all over themselves to try and figure out what's going on.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 10:51 PM (dIske)

153
The brightest star is Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris, the Alpha Big Dawg of the sky. It's moved a bit since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but over our lifetime, it's fixed relative to Orion.

Jupiter is up there close as well right now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 10:52 PM (w6EFb)

154 Because once you get past us things move really fcking slow around the Sun.

Jupiter will be there for a while...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 10:48 PM (ULPxl)

The sun has only made 20 laps around our galaxy since its birth. Thats some shit. It takes something like 250 million years for one lap. Better not miss that bus. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 10:52 PM (snZF9)

155
[Gavin Newsom] “I think he may be in over his hairdo. Being on the national stage is very different than being governor—with no signature achievements…he brought kneepads, maybe that was for his meeting with Alex Soros.”
_Scott Bessent

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:53 PM (m24qK)

156 Pretti is now a good commie, but Good isn't pretty any more.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 10:53 PM (ULPxl)

157 ...and we all pretended like we were passed out with our heads on our desks.

OK, now that's frickin' funny! Even more so for the scale and coordination involved.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 10:53 PM (Fs0KI)

158 Friend sent a WSJ slug that claims this is in fact a collapse by Trump, that the always-wrong and idiotic concern about "optics" - of course screeched by the idiotic GOP - has led him to back down.

I doubt it. Oh - not the bit about the GOP. The GOP governor of OK (OK!!!) and that congressthing Comer publicly mewled about how icky it all was, and there was a need to reconsider. OK governor - not makin this up - even talked about the need for "immigration reform". In 2026. In this context. Stunning.

If there's any backing down, Trump will regret it, as will unfortunately the entire country. If a lawless state can shut down *removals of violent criminal aliens*, chances of effectively addressing 95% of the problem (non-criminal illegal aliens) drop to near zero. And that prospect already looks dim, based on tea leaves and policies.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:55 PM (U/Byj)

159 I like to buy a dingo jacket. Do any furriers carry that item?
Posted by: What's A Dingo Pelt Sell For?
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A few(!) years back, there was some woman who.was spinning dog fire into yarn and knitting sweaters out if it. Evidently, they were very warm,but has a major problem.
When they got wet, you smelled like wet dog.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 26, 2026 10:55 PM (IMmiQ)

160 My best prank in high school was filling our little concrete pond with about twenty-five 8# carp.

There were perfectly happy in there and drew a big crowd on Monday morning before school started.

Unfortunately, somebody dropped a dime on me and I got called into the principal's office at lunch.

His 2nd-floor office had a huge set of windows and looked out over the front of the school. As he was reading me the riot act, I could see lots of activity over his shoulder.

It turned out that a bunch of Vietnamese boys were in the pond with their pants rolled up. They would catch a carp and hand it to their sister in a jacket, and they were all running up the street towards home.

The principal finished with, "I want all of those fish out of there by the end of the day."

I replied, "Yes Dr. Roberts, I guarantee all of those fish will be gone by the end of the day!"

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 10:55 PM (HlyYF)

161 Since it came up, I took some decent photos of the moon a while ago:

https://is.gd/cPT329

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 10:56 PM (E0p3T)

162 to paraphrase Mathers "Rabbit" in 8 Mile, Bessent may be gay but Newsom is a faggit

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 10:56 PM (gKWVE)

163 Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 10:44 PM (pXTL4)

Have you thought about seeing if you have ADHD? No need to medicate oe anything, but that's a pretty common tell.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 10:57 PM (Vvh2V)

164 Portland seems to be in a hybrid zone. PD is mostly useless, but does eventually react to attacks on fed facilities, such as the one a few nights ago. If only to catch/release a few of the worst perps. Guessing they're trying to avoid making it to the top of the ICE whiteboard. Though there surely far fewer high priority targets there than in other major metros now being addressed.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (U/Byj)

I am told but cannot verify that the Portland Cops have a list of people they are not to contact or speak to, and should they come into contact with them they are instructed to list the encounter as something like "suspicious car" or "loose dog"

the cops are reputed to not be happy about this sort of thing.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 10:57 PM (rbvCR)

165 >>>If the protesters are nice and polite and respectful of others, leave them be. If they are obnoxious and nasty, provoke them into rioting, and then bring the hammer down hard.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
--

BlueBird Busses and C-17s.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 10:58 PM (m24qK)

166 Agents (Bureau of Prisons, I think) only pointed rifles at the idiots after one idiot threw a big object and almost seriously injured one of them. Idiots scattered/ran. Hotel had already been vandalized.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:58 PM (U/Byj)

167 My two large volumes of Dave Larson's comics kept me sane (sort of) during the last two weeks of the election of President Trump One. As he beat the Hag like a rented mule in 2016.

I would be reading & snickering. Some bring me to tears that are my favorites.

I love the way he draws cows. Well, & people & everything about him.

On today's subject, I think MN is in for a big surprise. They don't know yet, but it's coming. I believe that Trump & Co. have it all in hand. With plans to use the information gathered against them. Other sanctuary cities should be on notice. I am also an eternal optimist.

They've reached The End of The Road.

I also love Alison Krauss and wth, here's one of my favorites off her new album. I had the privilege of seeing her live under the stars this past summer with my husband. One of the highlights of my year, and the first concert in decades.

Her voice is every bit as strong as it was when I first heard her over 20yrs ago. Pitch perfect & effortless. Incredibly talented musicians who love each other and what they do. It shows,y'all.

We were enthralled & the most polite 3k people to be together one summer night.

https://tinyurl.com/5843d7kz

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 10:58 PM (WONhk)

168 Somewhere around 1998 type to text audio was kind of a new software package that was bundled with my PC. Fun to mess around with. Had a selection of different voices, male and female. What to do with it?

It took a long time, a couple hours, but I crafted a fictitious “United States Army Automated Information Systems” cold calling program and spoofed my neighbor. He was really wondering where his next duty assignment would be. Let’s fuck with him!

Each oeriod after a phrase added a few seconds of time, I guessed how long it would be, spoofing how phone banks worked. “Press 1 if you wish to continue” etc. sure enough, I would hear him press the keys! Beeep. It was great.

So I had dial his number, he answers. It went like: (robotic computer voice)

“Welcome to the United States Army Automated Information System.

Important Career Information Follows For (pause)
(His full rank and name)

If you wish to continue please press 1 - beep!
Please enter your 9 digit social security #
He does!! He’s totally thinking this is legit

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:00 PM (tE2Wy)

169 That's a Reader's Digest joke.

I say that in admiration, not accusation.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at January 26, 2026 10:33 PM (jYRYu)

It was in Bennett Cerf's Treasury of Atrocious Puns. I think Mom bought her copy brand new in 1968

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 11:00 PM (rbvCR)

170 >>> 175 Portland seems to be in a hybrid zone. PD is mostly useless, but does eventually react to attacks on fed facilities, such as the one a few nights ago. If only to catch/release a few of the worst perps. Guessing they're trying to avoid making it to the top of the ICE whiteboard. Though there surely far fewer high priority targets there than in other major metros now being addressed.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 10:31 PM (U/Byj)

I am told but cannot verify that the Portland Cops have a list of people they are not to contact or speak to, and should they come into contact with them they are instructed to list the encounter as something like "suspicious car" or "loose dog"

the cops are reputed to not be happy about this sort of thing.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 10:57 PM (rbvCR)

Who would have the authority to provide such a list?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 11:00 PM (ULPxl)

171 Wolfus, have you talked with Avery yet?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 11:01 PM (uQesX)

172 Tammy al-Thor - I don't think I have ADHD; I can focus if needed. One of my friends described me as "intellectually curious," in that I tend to want to know everything about everything. You'd think that would apply to useful things, but no, I usually get distracted by the most random things imaginable.

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 11:02 PM (pXTL4)

173 Bessent. He is more than competent for his job and that's what I care about. He makes people crazy and that makes me happy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 11:02 PM (lpTXP)

174 Wolfus, have you talked with Avery yet?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026

***
I was going to ask you about that. I sent an email over a week ago. No reply yet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:03 PM (wzUl9)

175 Hey there DDS, great to see you in the ONT. Please tell whomever the bartender is tonight to put all of your drinks on my tab!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 26, 2026 11:03 PM (IQ6Gq)

176 You'd think that would apply to useful things, but no, I usually get distracted by the most random things imaginable.
Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 11:02 PM (pXTL4)

Hi!

Posted by: Squirrel! at January 26, 2026 11:03 PM (uQesX)

177 : PabloD at January 26, 2026 11:02 PM (pXTL4)

Random things ate usually the most interesting!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 11:03 PM (Vvh2V)

178 pepper spray protestors to their heart's content. I imagine that may have entered the conversation with Walz and Frey.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 10:05 PM (n2vmh)

Load up the water bombers with pepper spray and low level passes...please?

Posted by: a dude in MI at January 26, 2026 11:04 PM (+I6Y/)

179 For Gary Larson fans, he still posts a couple of his old cartoons every day.

https://tinyurl.com/4w5spmzv

If you follow the link, you can then put the correct url in your favorites.

I go to AOS and The Far Side every day. I think I may be a double-Moron!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 11:04 PM (HlyYF)

180 While the zoom on my iPhone 13 isn’t quite up to the task, it does take great photos of the moon through a telescope. Sadly not up to photos of Saturn or Jupiter, at least with my skills with this much light pollution.

Got a decent photo of the comet going by two TxMoMes back, that I couldn’t see without binoculars. I forget how long the exposure was to get it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 10:34 PM (EXyHK)

Yeah, I had a 13, and upgraded to a 17 Pro when my battery died this summer.

Now I have the ability to go to 15x, and supposedly there is a way to go to 40x, but I haven't found that function yet

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at January 26, 2026 11:05 PM (TTAGa)

181 I was going to ask you about that. I sent an email over a week ago. No reply yet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:03 PM (wzUl9)

Hm. Usually get an answer the next day or so. I have half, so I was going to email her soon. I'll check if your email was received.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 11:05 PM (uQesX)

182 >> It takes something like 250 million years for one lap. Better not miss that bus. lol

The error bars on that "Galactic year" are a bit wide, IIRC the range is 225 - 250 million.

Since the galactic gravitational field is far from spherical and pure inverse square, that motion is not a simple Keplerian ellipse. There's is also an up and down motion, bobbing up and down through the galactic plane as it goes around. The Sun moves at 100 parsecs above or below the plane with a period of about 60 - 70 million years. And the error bars on that are even wider, I think.

We're currently on the upswing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb)

183 Sometimes you’ll hear someone on “our side” talking about “violent rioters”

Is there any other kind?
Posted by: Common Tater

Oi!

Posted by: Quiet Riot at January 26, 2026 11:06 PM (VHUov)

184 The investment company who has some XPO Pension funds for me from my 1978-87 job has still not sent any paperwork about it. I called them today, almost two months since I first got in touch, and they say they are still calculating it up. I have no idea how much or little this might be. Apparently I need to call them in a couple of weeks as they suggested, and otherwise let it go for now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:06 PM (wzUl9)

185 Since it came up, I took some decent photos of the moon a while ago:

https://is.gd/cPT329
Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 10:56 PM (E0p3T)

I saw a moon awhile ago.
Another fraternity brother thinking he's 19 again.
Very sad. But funny as hell.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2026 11:06 PM (2WIwB)

186 Someone called in sick for the night shift at the truck stop glory hole and is hanging out here instead....

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 11:06 PM (pXTL4)

187 I'm guessing quality over quanity. They likely have a clandestine apparatus that can just fit in with the crowd, can pass any inquiries from the locals, locate their target, grab them and depart. A more precise deployment under the radar. People will just start disappearing.

That's going to lead to ANTIFA doing something really stupid. It would, also, be entertaining as the press falls all over themselves to try and figure out what's going on.
Posted by: Orson

Disappear the leaders of Antifa. Put out word that they were government agents and took their money and ran after dropping dimes.

Sit back and watch Antifa eat each other as trust drops to zero.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:07 PM (zILP0)

188 We're currently on the upswing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:05 PM

Only as long as we still have Trump and not the normal RINOs running the GOP.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 11:08 PM (HlyYF)

189 >>omeone called in sick for the night shift at the truck stop glory hole and is hanging out here instead....
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Yep:

(8umiS)

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

190 Time to take a break. Don't y'all say anything I'd want to read while I'm gone.
🙄

Posted by: mindful webworker - wants to read everything at January 26, 2026 11:08 PM (OJSFI)

191 A state trooper saw the whole thing. He pulled the marine biologist over, and arrested him for transporting underage gulls across a staid lion for immortal porpoises.

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I can even hear Muldoon groaning from here ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 11:09 PM (V+K+8)

192 186 Bessent. He is more than competent for his job and that's what I care about. He makes people crazy and that makes me happy.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Yeah, he pulled kneepads on Newsom.
What's Newsom going to do?
Call him a bigot, a homophobe?
hahahahaha

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 11:10 PM (m24qK)

193 OK, time to go muck around with one of my useless distractions. Be well, Hordelings; keep your powder dry.

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 11:10 PM (pXTL4)

194 TACO (8umiS)

there's always someone who can't hold it in at the bathhouse hot tub

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 11:10 PM (gKWVE)

195 Time to light the oven for a while.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 11:10 PM (m24qK)

196 The Sun moves at 100 parsecs above or below the plane with a period of about 60 - 70 million years. And the error bars on that are even wider, I think.

We're currently on the upswing.
Posted by: publius

I know a guy who can do it in 12.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:10 PM (zILP0)

197 Who would have the authority to provide such a list?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 11:00 PM (ULPxl)

The cops and the chief work for the city. So that is where you start.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 11:11 PM (rbvCR)

198 I wonder if it would have been wiser for the administration to bring charges against Tampon Timmy and Frey first, before ramping up ICE in MN. Nobody is even talking about the damned fraud, which is exactly what the Dems want.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 11:11 PM (Kxi0p)

199 Happy hour snacks tonight are: potstickers (with spicy dipping sauce!) and "pork & seeds"....

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:11 PM (rdVOm)

200 Just sent an email, Wolfus.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 26, 2026 11:12 PM (uQesX)

201 Tammy al-Thor - I don't think I have ADHD; I can focus if needed. One of my friends described me as "intellectually curious," in that I tend to want to know everything about everything. You'd think that would apply to useful things, but no, I usually get distracted by the most random things imaginable.
Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 11:02 PM (pXTL4)

The classic definition of a "dullard" is someone who goes to look up something in the encyclopedia, pulls out the volume, finds the correct article, reads it and makes notes, and then puts it back.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 11:12 PM (rbvCR)

202 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case

Who would notice?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 10:59 PM (pkeXY)

Perhaps an enema is in order.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 11:13 PM (S/Y4j)

203 >>> 216 I wonder if it would have been wiser for the administration to bring charges against Tampon Timmy and Frey first, before ramping up ICE in MN. Nobody is even talking about the damned fraud, which is exactly what the Dems want.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 11:11 PM (Kxi0p)

Think of it this way: the little twats have shown even many LIVs how far they'll go to cover their own asses.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 11:13 PM (ULPxl)

204 Hope there are some spicy Margaritas, JQ. But none for the pendejo.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 11:13 PM (lpTXP)

205 I wonder how many ELINT and observation drones they have had circling Minneapolis during the riots, this time?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 11:14 PM (rbvCR)

206 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case
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A massive dose of RU486 in the water supply?

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)

207 JQ, did everything work out the other night with your family member? Is he safe?

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 11:15 PM (Kxi0p)

208 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case

Who would notice?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

You might notice this time of year. A lot of the fermentation and rot slows down at -8 F.

Posted by: mikeski, chillingly at January 26, 2026 11:16 PM (VHUov)

209 OK, proposal:

I would have preferred 2 feet of snow and 20 degrees to this snow and ice and 3 degrees.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 26, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)

210
I'm guessing quality over quanity. They likely have a clandestine apparatus that can just fit in with the crowd, can pass any inquiries from the locals, locate their target, grab them and depart. A more precise deployment under the radar. People will just start disappearing.

That's going to lead to ANTIFA doing something really stupid. It would, also, be entertaining as the press falls all over themselves to try and figure out what's going on.
Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 10:51 PM (dIske)

I hope so.
I used to train on how to do this.
If not, you can bet your ass local towns like mine won't tolerate this bullshit. Vigilante time is looming.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2026 11:16 PM (2WIwB)

211 Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 11:11 PM (Kxi0p)

I was asking about you not long back. Nice to see you around!

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 11:16 PM (E0p3T)

212 Hope there are some spicy Margaritas, JQ. But none for the pendejo.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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¡Sí!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:16 PM (rdVOm)

213
Sit back and watch Antifa eat each other as trust drops to zero.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:07 PM (zILP0)

What do you think of the possibility that Don Lemon didn't earn an arrest warrant because he is an FBI snitch?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rbvCR)

214 Nice to see you too!

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 11:17 PM (Kxi0p)

215 The brightest Star (planet??) in the sky by far is always just a bit “north” of the constellation Orion. What is that?
Posted by: Common Tater
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Are you serious?😁

Posted by: buddhaha at January 26, 2026 11:17 PM (IMmiQ)

216 A massive dose of RU486 in the water supply?
Posted by: JQ

Be careful trying to poison us Minnesotans..... Minneapolis' used water supply winds up going down the Mississippi River.

Posted by: mikeski, abortively at January 26, 2026 11:18 PM (VHUov)

217 JQ, did everything work out the other night with your family member? Is he safe?
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v
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He was alive, in CA, as of last week. Waiting for him to be "found" again & contact me.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)

218 So it's a bit icy here In CenTex. My car's hood, windshield, and roof is covered in snow that turned into ice and is parked in my driveway that gets very little sun in the winter. Husband tells me I need to go clear my wipers/ windshield so I can get to work tomorrow morning. So I go start my car and run the defroster then start working on the outside scraping the ice off with a very soft spatula. I clear most of the ice off and jump into the car and take it around the block and park it back in the driveway. About 3 hours later my husband asks me why I parked so far back, almost in the street and blocking the sidewalk. I said I wouldn't park like that, I thought he was yanking my chain. My spawn pulled up the driveway camera and sure enough my car had slid backwards about 8 feet. I didn't park exactly when I was before and apparently was on ice... that could have ended very badly.
Oh, and my windshield is cracked from the temperature extremes of ice, heat from the defroster. And did I mention my pipes froze for a while on one side of my house last night and I woke up to no hot water???

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 26, 2026 11:18 PM (VCgbV)

219 What do you think of the possibility that Don Lemon didn't earn an arrest warrant because he is an FBI snitch?
Posted by: Kindltot

That is probably only the 17th-craziest thing I've read today.

Posted by: mikeski, adjusting tinfoil hat at January 26, 2026 11:19 PM (VHUov)

220 I can't recall a practical joke, which may be weird, all things considered in my life.

I'd say some random frat boys pulled the best one on me and my then bf/now husband. I've told it before, but wth.

My mother flew out for my December college graduation and finishing nursing school.

It was the first time she met my future husband and visited. We were on our best behavior and picked her up at her hotel for breakfast. Then toured a bit of the city and drove to my college to show where my parent's money had been going for 2.5yrs.

We rounded a corner and there it was! A 10' anatomically correct erect snow sculpture in front of a boy's dorm!!!

My bf and I locked eyes in the rear view mirror (I was in the backseat; and my proper Southern mother in the front passenger seat). It was RIGHT THERE on her side of the car.

I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing hysterically. He had tears in his eyes. There was dead silence for about a block.

I asked her decades later what she thought and she claims she does not remember! Maybe she somehow thought a large snowman (who was circumcised).

We will never forget. I almost died right there on the back seat suppressing laughter.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 11:19 PM (WONhk)

221 Posted by: mikeski, abortively at January 26, 2026 11:18 PM
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Sorry. You know I'd want it to *only* affect the bad actors there.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:20 PM (rdVOm)

222 OK, proposal:

I would have preferred 2 feet of snow and 20 degrees to this snow and ice and 3 degrees.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 26, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)

But you'll get this and be glad.
https://tinyurl.com/yz8pc5xs

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 11:21 PM (lpTXP)

223 What do you think of the possibility that Don Lemon didn't earn an arrest warrant because he is an FBI snitch?
Posted by: Kindltot

LOL but not a chance in fuck. He likely went in knowing he is protected. Kind of a thing among Democrats.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 11:21 PM (E0p3T)

224 I don't even want to take the dog out to pee, its so damn cold out. To stand in the cold to protect gangbangers and fraudsters means you're a special sort of idiot.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 26, 2026 11:21 PM (Kxi0p)

225 When and if the indictments for fraud come for the vile buffoon Walz et al, there will be plenty of attention. This week's festivities will have no effect on that.

Meanwhile, local PD deployed to protect two different Mpls hotels - a first in this disgraceful episode.

Contra the idiot GOP and the WSJ, I don't think there's any backing down by the WH. Spokesblonde laid it out clearly this morning.

If locals cooperate normally with ICE, then - of course - things will change. The whole reason for the scope and size of the operation in Mpls is *because of its aggressive insane "sanctuary" idiocy*. If the relevant parts of that are gone, so is the need for a "surge".

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 11:21 PM (U/Byj)

226 Christy, a friend of mine lived in the first floor of the dorms, overlooking one of the main walkways to the dorm cafeteria. One day I wrote "Frogs in Bondage" on his window in green crayon, which he was not so pissed about, except that the college president and some important alumni wandered by that afternoon and gave it a serious side-eye.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 11:23 PM (rbvCR)

227 In outdoor cat news, the slim gray shorthair who knows us by sight and runs to my door to get his dry food handout showed up just now. It's right at freezing out there. We suspect he has a regular home -- but if so, what are they doing letting him out on such a cold night???

I've got just enough dry food for my monsters for tomorrow morning. So I gave him the good stuff, wet Friskies. If I had a garage or a shed I'd be glad to let him shelter from the weather, but I don't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:23 PM (wzUl9)

228 Oh, and my windshield is cracked from the temperature extremes of ice, heat from the defroster.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended

Weird. If that were typical, there wouldn't be an un-cracked windshield north of Illinois. Heater/defroster full blast to melt the bottom layer of the ice is how it's done. And we do it when it's -25 F out.

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 11:24 PM (VHUov)

229 To the tune of Fiddler on the Roof's "Match Maker":

Playing with flashbangs
A girl can get burned....

https://tinyurl.com/5n6jdfrx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 11:24 PM (oI05U)

230
Path of Jupiter in the sky over the next 4 years:
https://is.gd/qT3IIB

Note the retrograde motion, back and forth. That's due to the Erf whipping around the Sun about 12 times for Jupiter's once. That's parallax afoot.

And that's where parsec comes from. Parsec = parallax arcsecond. One parsec is the distance (heliocentric) of an object with a parallax of one arcsecond (you see how much an object moves 6 months apart when the earth is on the opposite side of the sun.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:25 PM (w6EFb)

231 What do you think of the possibility that Don Lemon didn't earn an arrest warrant because he is an FBI snitch?
Posted by: Kindltot

That's a hard call. If he was, they could have faked the arrest and let him go later, quietly.

If he wasn't, they were truly scared of arresting a reporter. I know he's not, but the optics are truly sub optimal.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:26 PM (zILP0)

232 Oh - and now reports of stepped up ICE activity in Phoenix tonight.

More than a week ago, either an insanely stupid, or authorized (and stlll insanely stupid) leak came out that Phoenix was soon to be the target of an ICE "surge". So maybe here it is.

Cannot figure out the value of telegraphing ICE's next punch like this. But it keeps happening.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 11:26 PM (U/Byj)

233 mikeski,
I had several dings already so it was bound to happen...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 26, 2026 11:27 PM (VCgbV)

234 >>>up something in the encyclopedia, pulls out the volume, finds the correct article, reads it and makes notes, and then puts it back.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Your talking about a card catalog at the library, aren't you?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 11:27 PM (m24qK)

235 One of my coworkers had enough and finally confronted her. He very seriously told her that crystals cloud the mind and damage neural activiity.
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Ha! Reminds me of a whack job eBay seller I knew of, she didn’t know my handle, but I knew hers. She had some good items, she was a good “picker” but she had a few goofy items, crystals and such that “improve your feelings of calmness and well being” and that kind of bullshit.

So I write to her “Ask Seller A Question” about an item, one of the crystals. “Hey, if I don’t feel any better or one with the universe after communing with one of your crystals, can I get a refund?”

“Absolutely not” was the reply. LOL! Well I had fun with her! eBay has screwy rules that do not favor the sellers, and I knew all the right buttons to push.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:27 PM (tE2Wy)

236 The guy with no social media in the Cafe thread sounds like me. I'm here or nowhere ... And the name of the place is "I Like It Like That" (Dave Clark Five)

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 11:28 PM (igRTw)

237 Hot Sake, for those who dare, LOL... Take your breath away in cold weather!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:28 PM (rdVOm)

238
17F here at 30 minutes before midnight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

239 😂😂😂

You want Civil War..

but can't handle entry level explosives. 🤦‍♂️

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:30 PM (zILP0)

240 Oh, and after all that...the boss decided to have everyone WFH again tomorrow since the schools are closed again. Still lots of ice around and another sub 20 night.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 26, 2026 11:30 PM (VCgbV)

241 lin-duh, look into freeze mizers on Amazon. You put them on outdoor faucets to drip. They are useful and made in TX.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 11:30 PM (lpTXP)

242 Oh, and after all that...the boss decided to have everyone WFH again tomorrow since the schools are closed again. Still lots of ice around and another sub 20 night.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended

Our did the same. I think sometime tomorrow after lunch is when we finally get above freezing.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:32 PM (zILP0)

243 We suspect he has a regular home -- but if so, what are they doing letting him out on such a cold night???
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That’s easy. They know you’re a softie, and will feed him

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:33 PM (tE2Wy)

244 The troll decided to speak some truth.

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 11:34 PM (ZdhjE)

245 Tortilla
Nachos
Amigos
Que pasa
Posted by: TACO at January 26, 2026

***
Paso Por Aqui

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:34 PM (wzUl9)

246 Shirley Bassey sings "Blown Finger!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:28 PM (8zz6B)
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Theme song to the movie "Digits Blow Up."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 11:35 PM (oI05U)

247 Has anyone else noticed that Trace Gallagher (LA Fox guy) is wearing a SeaHawks themed tie?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2026 11:35 PM (2WIwB)

248 Weird. If that were typical, there wouldn't be an un-cracked windshield north of Illinois. Heater/defroster full blast to melt the bottom layer of the ice is how it's done. And we do it when it's -25 F out.
Posted by: mikeski
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My windshield has a rock-chip that's starting to grow a "spider leg". I keep washer fluid in a spray bottle, out in the car, to spray ice/frost before starting up, and then keep the defrost temp fairly low. Don't want to replace that windshield *again*-- takes all day due to radar re-calibration.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

249 17F here at 30 minutes before midnight.
Posted by: publius
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7.7 deg. in A'ville

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:36 PM (XeU6L)

250 BarelyScaryMary,
My outside faucets are fine. It has something to do with the one tankless hot water heater and the water line feeding it. I'm just running a faucet connected to that system on a low stream so it doesn't freeze again. Doesn't seem to happen when there is a lighter freeze but it was in the teens last night.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 26, 2026 11:37 PM (VCgbV)

251 Watching "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" which is an Iranian horror movie made and produced in the US. It's really good so far, with an amazing sound design (among other things).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 26, 2026 11:41 PM (CHHv1)

252 Popping back in for a mo

In Mark Dice's latest, he does a fair job of pointing out that the Republicans and the Administration are mischaracterizing the suicide-by-ICE incident almost as badly as the Democraps and the propaganda media, which ill-serves the Truth and ICE's work. Ends with a good clip from Andrew Branca about it.

https://youtu.be/gTLFPQZOnMY

(This may be the first Dice video in a while where he didn't somehow skew into his tiresome anti-Israel hangup.)

Okay, ducking back out again.

Posted by: mindful webworker - relatively absolute at January 26, 2026 11:42 PM (OJSFI)

253 >> 7.7 deg. in A'ville

You need to get one of the weather stations so you can put it up on Wunderground. I'd love to see and compare.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

254 The second in Clifton Webb's "Mr. Belvedere" movie series is on Movies! now. As far as I know, this character, the waspish schoolteacher, is the source for the '80s TV series, though they softened him considerably for television. Webb was an unlikely movie star -- but in the late '40s and early '50s he was quite the box-office draw. This flick has a teenage or young adult Shirley Temple in it as well. No idea why the movie-going public didn't take to her as an adult; she was lovely.

Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck are up next in Meet John Doe. I wish Movies! would schedule the major classic flicks like that one in prime time more often.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:42 PM (wzUl9)

255
Check out "Wundermap" (just put that right in the search bar). Zoom in and you'll see the network of personal weather stations. You can see what it looks like in your neck of the woods.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:45 PM (w6EFb)

256
Goodnight Morons. Tomorrow do something I wanted to this year with my grands...blow some bubbles onto the frozen snow in below freezing temps. Fern like designs apppear on the bubbles. But it was (so far) not to be this year. We normally have snow on the ground for December and January.

We tried it once last year and our toddler girl kept stomping the bubbles.

The voice of an angel Alison has.

And I remember someone I also cannot forget in this song.

Life has been good to me.

https://tinyurl.com/smsfrhak

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 11:46 PM (WONhk)

257 Oh, and my windshield is cracked from the temperature extremes of ice, heat from the defroster.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended
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Weird. If that were typical, there wouldn't be an un-cracked windshield north of Illinois. Heater/defroster full blast to melt the bottom layer of the ice is how it's done. And we do it when it's -25 F out.
Posted by: mikeski
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I watched it happen in real time as I was driving down the freeway. BUT...
I had a small crack (about an inch long) at the bottom.of the windshield. It extended up.about 5 inches, then made a right turn and ran over to the edge. Total time was about 20 seconds.
I suspect that an intact windshield should be immune, but any flaw would trigger it.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 26, 2026 11:46 PM (IMmiQ)

258 My windshield has a rock-chip that's starting to grow a "spider leg". I keep washer fluid in a spray bottle, out in the car, to spray ice/frost before starting up, and then keep the defrost temp fairly low. Don't want to replace that windshield *again*-- takes all day due to radar re-calibration.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

safelite repairs safelite replace. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 11:47 PM (snZF9)

259 I dozed off during the episode of Deep Space Nine's fifth season we were watching on DVD. This was the second one tonight. One is apparently all I can handle at a time. The series had a lot to recommend it, but when they start gabbling about religions on the local planet and mysticism centering on Sisko, my brain drifts off.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:49 PM (wzUl9)

260
Well shit fire, now 15F.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:49 PM (w6EFb)

261 It's forty degrees in Big Timber Montana.
What's up with that?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 11:49 PM (m24qK)

262
Since it came up, I took some decent photos of the moon a while ago:

https://is.gd/cPT329
Posted by: ...

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Those are neat!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 11:50 PM (T8f42)

263 It's forty degrees in Big Timber Montana.
What's up with that?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026

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The entire country's heat rose and drifted up there?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:51 PM (wzUl9)

264 safelite repairs safelite replace. lol
Posted by: Berserker
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Already had "chip repair" but it's not staying repaired, LOL.

Replaced windshield once already-- had a chip, got chip repair... and then sun came out on a frigid day... CRACK!

When it finally grows across my viewing area, I will get it replaced. Again. Sh@tty thin glass, grrrrrr..........

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 11:52 PM (rdVOm)

265 23 degrees in BFE, TX. Faucets dripping.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 11:52 PM (lpTXP)

266 If I were a Medical student at the University of Minnesota, and it was demanded of me to support “Indigenous Ways of Healing” I’d simply demand the hottest babe on campus be presented to me, and we need to fuck right now to ensure a bountiful harvest, a good hunt and keep the evil spirits away, etc.

Every day several times a day, for at least a week or so should be most efficacious.

Posted by: Just Sayin at January 26, 2026 11:53 PM (tE2Wy)

267 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 11:50 PM (T8f42)

Thanks Blondie. I was hoping someone would like...

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 11:54 PM (E0p3T)

268
That seems to check out for Big Timber. Every so often, you'll notice a station that is obviously way off, malfunction, or someone doing something stupid. If a station looks odd, compare to the all the closest stations you can find on the map there. Expect some local variation, but not something ridiculous.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:54 PM (w6EFb)

269 S'pose it's time for me to head off to bed. The big black cat will probably wake me in time for the Tech Thread, darn him.

Cold or no cold, I need to run out tomorrow for some dry chow for the cats and maybe to grab a few other items for me. Maybe get a hot coffee and a croissant at a coffee shop while I'm out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:55 PM (wzUl9)

270 Tortilla
Nachos
Amigos
Que pasa
Posted by: TACO at January 26, 2026
***
Paso Por Aqui
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
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Cerveza por favor.
Donde es banos?

Posted by: buddhaha at January 26, 2026 11:55 PM (IMmiQ)

271 Evening all.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 26, 2026 11:55 PM (2F0/Y)

272 >> I took some decent photos of the moon a while ago:

Very nice. And you can see the subtle hints of the colors there, too. The "mineral moon" colors.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

273 Mpls PD/Hennepin Sheriff apparently actually doing their job tonight, protecting at least one hotel - but not sure where it is.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 11:56 PM (U/Byj)

274
536yb35y56
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Let's see... carry the 2, check what the 'y' operation is...

D.R.I.N.K.M.O.R.E.O.V.A.L.T.I.N.E

...a crummy commercial!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 11:57 PM (xG4kz)

275 Turns out while my snowbower was living in the shed for the last 2 years some bastard mouse built a nest in the airbox. Didn't think about it. I test fired it a few days before the storm and it fired up. Today while digging out it dies at the end of my frigging driveway and I had to drag it back up to the garage. I figured let me check the spark plug and see if it gets spark. I had to pull the cover on the airbox to get to the spark plug which also holds the on/off switch. I see the nest, and the little fuck ate the insulation off the wires going to the on/off switch, so during vibration they touched and killed the frigging motor. I had to vacume out the airbox, then take the plug off the switch and shrink tube the wires and it fired right back up. My brother thinks I'm Caligula because I lay waste to mice instead of trapping them and releasing them. This is why. Fuck them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 11:59 PM (snZF9)

276 DogeDesigner@cb_doge . 5h

Meta Whistleblowers say WhatsApp private chats can be read by the company, despite promises of end to end encryption.

A lawsuit filed in US court claims Meta misled billions of users worldwide into believing their messages were fully private.
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No, this can't be. Meta nee Zuckerberg can't be trusted, shocked to the core I am.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 12:01 AM (m24qK)

277 My brother thinks I'm Caligula because I lay waste to mice instead of trapping them and releasing them. This is why. Fuck them.
Posted by: Berserker
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Hail, Caligula!

If you can't have a cat, snap traps are the next best thing...

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

278 Well shit fire, now 15F.
Posted by: publius
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7 deg. even now.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2026 12:03 AM (XeU6L)

279 Wonder what he is planning to drop on Minneapolis?
A big stink bomb?
Posted by: Case

Well, here's one thing:
@WomanDefiner
State police are bringing in LRAD's now to clear the protesters. All the agencies from Minnesota are here. Trump absolutely won.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 27, 2026 12:03 AM (mlg/3)

280 Private chats aren't private? Next you'll be saying it's bad idea to get violent with LEOs .

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 27, 2026 12:05 AM (lpTXP)

281 Hail, Caligula!

If you can't have a cat, snap traps are the next best thing...

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

Snap traps kick ass. I mod them to make them super sensitive. None shall pass, lol. My neighbor's cat takes great interest in patrolling my yard. I don't ever see mice around here. The shed is in a far corner of the yard. Once I do a pole barn that shed is getting detonated.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)

282 Turns out while my snowbower was living in the shed for the last 2 years some bastard mouse built a nest in the airbox.
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Heh. Hauled my generator out post-Helen. After previous use I had run/drained carb dry,drained the tank,and left the fill cap off. Discovered (before filling!) that mouse had constructed a shoebox sized nest inside. The inside was gummy with rodent urine/feces.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)

283 The series had a lot to recommend it, but when they start gabbling about religions on the local planet and mysticism centering on Sisko, my brain drifts off.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 11:49 PM (wzUl9)“

I enjoyed those episodes, because they were ST going in a direction the previous series never explored much, and they did a decent job with it.

Fun trivia: the Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn was previously Nurse Ratchett.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 27, 2026 12:07 AM (Sxl5b)

284 jon del arroz is claiming that Paramount is not renewing StarFleet Academy.
But they already have season 1 in the can and season 2 is in production so, I dunno.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 27, 2026 12:08 AM (gKWVE)

285 Here is the best version of Ripple I have ever heard by far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=705xVHMgBZA

Posted by: Ripley at January 27, 2026 12:08 AM (PTDkx)

286 Louise Fletcher was a brilliant actress.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 27, 2026 12:09 AM (gKWVE)

287 Garak was my favorite DS9 character. And then Morn. He was a man of few words but I enjoyed his presence.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 27, 2026 12:09 AM (lpTXP)

288 Prank: a sales manager from corporate was visiting a branch back east. The local salesmen meet him at his hotel the next morning. They saw he had a white rental car so they told him a local radio runs a daiIy promotion with the toll roads in town. White is the car that day, so he wouldn't have to pay anything.

As they drove to visit customers the manager followed the salesmen. At each booth they told the person in the booth that they were also paying for the car behind them. Until the last one!

Of course police chased him down and asked what the hell he thought he was doing. All he could say was "But I have the car of the day!"

Posted by: 496 at January 27, 2026 12:10 AM (WeJ8p)

289 We had a dog, until 2019... She was so good, she would catch mice too! But she was so nosy, LOL. Got into the shop one day & nosed a mousetrap. *Ouch!*

It was a couple of months before she'd set foot into the shop again. Poor baby. So smart.

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm)

290 Heh. Hauled my generator out post-Helen. After previous use I had run/drained carb dry,drained the tank,and left the fill cap off. Discovered (before filling!) that mouse had constructed a shoebox sized nest inside. The inside was gummy with rodent urine/feces.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)

I stuff rags into the exhaust pipes on the harley. I had a customer one time where a mouse ran up the drag pipe and the exhaust valve was open. The little bastard packed his cylinder with shit. Ended up redoing the whole top end.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)

291
I spent on the order of four hours this afternoon running the snowblower to clear off our driveway and front sidewalk. I was grateful for its electric starter, as I started up right away after having not been used for probably four years. I'm tired, but not (yet) aching, and glad to have put the task vehind me.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 27, 2026 12:11 AM (xG4kz)

292 Very nice. And you can see the subtle hints of the colors there, too. The "mineral moon" colors.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

Yes I always liked that about that one - didn't know what it was - just learned something and now wondering if I have my old RAW files of that night to play

Posted by: ... at January 27, 2026 12:12 AM (E0p3T)

293 Yeah at one location they lined up snow-plow trucks bumper to bumper to form a wall. Arrested a few of the small crowd of idiot noisemakers. Didn't see the LRAD on the video stream, but did see a still of it earlier. Nice.

Tomorrow might tell, but this a yuuuge change in local LE posture from the beginning of this episode.

If ICE operations continue tomorrow with local LE keeping order, it will smell like victory.

Though the big question on immigration will remain unanswered, likely for some time.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 27, 2026 12:13 AM (U/Byj)

294 I spent on the order of four hours this afternoon running the snowblower to clear off our driveway and front sidewalk. I was grateful for its electric starter, as I started up right away after having not been used for probably four years. I'm tired, but not (yet) aching, and glad to have put the task vehind me.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 27, 2026 12:11 AM (xG4kz)

Mine has an electric start. Good thing, because that damn thing will not start with the pull cord, warm or not.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 12:13 AM (snZF9)

295 But they already have season 1 in the can and season 2 is in production so, I dunno.
Posted by: gKWVE

Between 6 to 9 million an episode I can see why. Woof.

Garak was my favorite DS9 character. And then Morn. He was a man of few words but I enjoyed his presence.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Apparently Morn only had one line of dialog, but it was in a German dub.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 27, 2026 12:13 AM (mlg/3)

296 >> now wondering if I have my old RAW files of that night to play

That would be fun to see if you can pull those colors out, indeed.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 27, 2026 12:15 AM (w6EFb)

297 The best part, after I get 3/4 done with my driveway, which is 30X100, my neighbor cruises over with his Kubota. Says hey I can clear the heavy shit if you need. argh.....

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9)

298
N E S T L E S, Nestles makes the very best
......chocolate

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 12:17 AM (m24qK)

299 My brother thinks I'm Caligula because I lay waste to mice instead of trapping them and releasing them. This is why. Fuck them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 11:59 PM (snZF9)

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I'm with you.
The little monsters did $2,000 worth of damage under to my engine wiring. I couldn't use the garage one winter when the house was remodeled. Love that warm engine.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 12:17 AM (9RvnV)

300 Mine has an electric start. Good thing, because that damn thing will not start with the pull cord, warm or not.
Posted by: Berserker
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I am reminded that the old Maytag gas-engined washing machines had a kickstarter. Not sure what brought that to mind...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 27, 2026 12:17 AM (XeU6L)

301 Fun trivia: the Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn was previously Nurse Ratchett.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 27, 2026 12:07 AM (Sxl5b)

There was no character in the history of star trek I wanted to see shoved out of an airlock more than Kai Winn.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 12:18 AM (snZF9)

302 That would be fun to see if you can pull those colors out, indeed.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 27, 2026 12:15 AM (w6EFb)

Watch this space...... eventually

Posted by: ... at January 27, 2026 12:19 AM (E0p3T)

303 I'm with you.
The little monsters did $2,000 worth of damage under to my engine wiring. I couldn't use the garage one winter when the house was remodeled. Love that warm engine.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 12:17 AM (9RvnV)

Those little bastards will burn your frigging house down.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 12:20 AM (snZF9)

304 A woman named Claire Louise Feng has been charged with biting the finger off of a border patrol agent in Minneapolis.
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Is she kin to Fang?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 12:22 AM (m24qK)

305 What are we sposed to do when the AI agent is drunk off its ass? I may have missed that in the safety meeting that I totally attended.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 27, 2026 12:22 AM (w/O5Q)

306 I swear, that Soros spawn is a kiddy-diddler. And a sociopath. The boy just oozes "ick".

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 27, 2026 12:28 AM (SRRAx)

307 Saw three of them run across my living room floor one sub-zero night, years ago. Stuffed copper mesh/caulk in some gaps in the boards under the siding. Worked until I saw one tiny mouse this year; SNAP!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 12:31 AM (fKTed)

308 319 Saw three of them run across my living room floor one sub-zero night, years ago. Stuffed copper mesh/caulk in some gaps in the boards under the siding. Worked until I saw one tiny mouse this year; SNAP!
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 12:31 AM (fKTed)

You need to borrow a terrier.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 27, 2026 12:33 AM (6Bc88)

309 316 A woman named Claire Louise Feng has been charged with biting the finger off of a border patrol agent in Minneapolis.
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Is she kin to Fang?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 12:22 AM (m24qK)

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If you need a hanging Judge, look me up.

Posted by: Judge Isaac Parker at January 27, 2026 12:35 AM (L5n1N)

310 Just One Bite
Wish I knew about that before the rat ate its way from the garage through the double sheetrock wall and took up residence in the living room couch.

Friend mailed me some (banned in California). Dying rat in hallway less than 24 hours later.

Posted by: torabora at January 27, 2026 12:35 AM (mTmKa)

311 What are we sposed to do when the AI agent is drunk off its ass? I may have missed that in the safety meeting that I totally attended.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 27, 2026 12:22 AM (w/O5Q)

Draw a penis on its forehead and dip his hand in a basin of warm water.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 27, 2026 12:36 AM (rbvCR)

312 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 12:37 AM (77rzZ)

313 The trouble with rodent poisons, is that the lil bastards like to crawl into their hidey-holes to die. Your walls, attic, basement, crawl spaces.... and then rot and stink.

Lucky if they pass where you can reach their carcasses easily!

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 12:38 AM (rdVOm)

314 It’s probably obvious, but Morn was a play on Norm from Cheers. All he ever did was sit at the bar and drink.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 27, 2026 12:39 AM (Sxl5b)

315 310 Mmmmmm…Jan Smithers…mmmmm…

Posted by: Bulg at January 27, 2026 12:40 AM (77rzZ)

316 Blue cities won't let you do the obvious thing -- take the illegals into custody while they're in the jails. Because they're part of the Democrat voting pool.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 12:40 AM (L5n1N)

317 Friend mailed me some (banned in California). Dying rat in hallway less than 24 hours later.
Posted by: torabora at January 27, 2026 12:35 AM (mTmKa)

Yeah, yeah, I read enough Agatha Christie. The killer always has some excuse for getting it and keeping it around.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 27, 2026 12:42 AM (Sxl5b)

318 ICE protesters stop US citizens, demand ID to prove you're not ICE.

Minneapolis cops not worth a damn.

https://tinyurl.com/yc5 cvf87

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 27, 2026 12:48 AM (tntiz)

319 James O'Keefe@JamesOKeefeIII . 10h

SURROUNDED: O’Keefe & the OMG team under attack in Minneapolis. Frozen projectiles hurled at us. We barely made it out.

We go LIVE tomorrow at 1 PM with our full video report of hidden camera footage from inside the mob.

Watch live on our channels:

YouTube: youtu.be/@okeefemedia

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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 12:52 AM (m24qK)

320 JQ, yep, many years ago, I was living in an apt building next to a vacant field. When they started to dig up the field for construction, suddenly everyone in my building had mice coming up through the pipes. I put out poison and found out dying mice liked to crawl in my laundry hamper to die. I used old fashioned traps after that. The building didn't allow pets, but more than a few tenants borrowed friends' kittehs for the duration. I ate off disposible plates for a while because I found mice droppings on my dishes. It was disgusting.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 27, 2026 12:54 AM (Kxi0p)

321
I read the first chapter of "The Wind in the Willows" to the gKids tonight. gDaughter had read it; gSon had not.

I think that I will try to record me reading the whole thing, augment that with the illustrations, and then present it to the two of them, as I likely won't have the opportunity to do it live with them clear out to its conclusion (not that I won't try to do so).

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 27, 2026 12:57 AM (xG4kz)

322 Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at January 27, 2026 12:54 AM
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Ew. I borrowed my parents' cat one time-- my first apartment had mice-- good kitteh was busy allllll night! She couldn't get all of them in 2 nights, though.

Was so happy to move!

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

323 The trouble with rodent poisons, is that the lil bastards like to crawl into their hidey-holes to die. Your walls, attic, basement, crawl spaces.... and then rot and stink.

Lucky if they pass where you can reach their carcasses easily!

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 12:38 AM (rdVOm)

That happened one time in my old house in the basement. I kept smelling something weird and I could figure out what it was. I had poison but never used it, because on the very rare occasions I ever saw a mouse in the basement he was dead in a matter of hours with a snap trap. Well some time later I found the box of poison, which were in little bars, and still wrapped in a bag. Yup, something ate a hole in it, so thats probably the weird thing I smelled a year or so before. When I went to sell the house the basement was partially paneled from the dude before me, and I gutted the entire basement back to like it was when the house was built and painted the walls and floors. I never found anything, so who knows where that thing died.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 01:00 AM (snZF9)

324
It looks like there are two glory holes missing their hoovering devices this evening.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 27, 2026 01:00 AM (xG4kz)

325
Ew. I borrowed my parents' cat one time-- my first apartment had mice-- good kitteh was busy allllll night! She couldn't get all of them in 2 nights, though.

Was so happy to move!
Posted by: JQ

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That's funny, borrowing a cat to get mice. I saw an X tweet once about a guy who runs out to the street, grabs a known stray cat, and brings it up and shuts it into a room with a mouse.

~Fin~

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 27, 2026 01:03 AM (rCdCn)

326
The Sun is somewhere between 17 and 20 parsecs above the galactic plane now. We're currently headed up, with 40 - 50 left to go before we turn down on the downswing.

At one time, there was some interesting correlation with that z-axis/plane crossing motion and long term climate and extinction events. But then better data came and that correlation seemed to go away. But it may be back, I'm not sure.

Anyway, it's an open question if the sun's motion through the galaxy may have something to do with those very long term cycles.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 27, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)

327 I never found anything, so who knows where that thing died.
Posted by: Berserker
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When I started cleaning out Dad's house, there was a bunch of stuff packed under the stairway to basement. In between some boxes, I found... a desiccated rodent carcass, just a skeleton. Probably that hamster that we lost in the late '70s but figured it escaped the house. I felt bad for the lil guy.

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

328
The trouble with rodent poisons, is that the lil bastards like to crawl into their hidey-holes to die. Your walls, attic, basement, crawl spaces.... and then rot and stink.

Lucky if they pass where you can reach their carcasses easily!

Posted by: JQ

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Had that in a school I taught at once. Little corpse (or possibly a big one) was somewhere in the wall of the teachers' lounge.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 27, 2026 01:08 AM (rCdCn)

329 I mentioned earlier today the time I found a rat in the ceiling crawlspace of an old house.

It apparently decided that the knob and tube wiring looked tasty and tried to chow down.

Bad mistake, Mickey.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 27, 2026 01:12 AM (IG3/x)

330 Glue boards work well, but not if you're squeamish. I've used the lightweight glue boards intended for bugs, but they work well on mice (won't hold a rat.). The trick is to punch a hole an inch or two from the edge and use wire to keep it from being dragged off. I have one just inside the door into the studio from the garage, along the wall out of the way. That for gets left open for long periods carrying stuff in and out, and the little buggers will sneak in. I've caught two on that since October. One was still alive while the other had flopped around enough that he/she got its snout into the glue and suffocated. Snip.the wire, pick up the board, into a plastic bag and into the garbage can. Our mouse problem gets worse in cold weather, because the local.neighborhood gopher snakes are hibernating.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 27, 2026 01:12 AM (IMmiQ)

331 In his book "Tales of a Bushrat Governor", former Alaska Governor Jay Hammond told the tale of going out to check on an old timer when he was working for the territorial police (or whatever the State Trooper equivalent was before Alaska was a state -- I forget).

Sadly, the old fella had passed on.

He decided to come back later with some help to haul the body out. He put the corpse in a small room in the cabin, and put the cat in there with it to keep the shrews off him.

Then the weather turned to shit, as only Alaska winter weather can do, and he wasn't able to get back out there for a couple of weeks.

Yeah, you know where this is going, dontcha?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 27, 2026 01:17 AM (IG3/x)

332
Well, it's warming up. Dropped to 13.8F, then bounced back to 15.1F.

This was interesting. There wasn't any little burst of wind when it happened, which is usually the case, some mixing warming up the surface inversion layer a bit. There was however a little pressure drop and bounce back.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 27, 2026 01:19 AM (w6EFb)

333 Snap traps are quick & clean. No sticky glue and the creatures don't suffer.

I like plain in-shell sunflower seeds as bait, in the plastic TomCat traps. That one time I used peanut butter, it attracted ants! (It was too hot to use butter or bacon fat, which probably also would've drawn ants.)

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

334
Yeah, you know where this is going, dontcha?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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In fact, David Sedaris wrote a twee column once about your death. Your pets aren't as respectful as you might think.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 27, 2026 01:21 AM (rCdCn)

335 Yeah, you know where this is going, dontcha?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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Yeah. Doesn't mean the cat was *bad* though. I hope it survived.

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

336 If Cat is trapped inside the house when I die, I don't expect him to "be respectful"-- I expect him to do what he must to survive.

Not as if I'd need my body at that point anyway, right? And I'd surely like my little buddy to carry on!

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

337 47F at 10:30 p.m. I don't think we've dipped below 40 all Winter.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 27, 2026 01:29 AM (KAi1n)

338 I have been fortunate not to have mice or rats for the most part. I think my dogs help with that. They occasionally have produced a corpse for inspection. What I have had plenty of are scorpions (small, harmless ones) at the last place and now, here, mediterranean house geckos. They've come in from the cold this winter. I like 'em. Slay, my little bug hunters.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 27, 2026 01:35 AM (zUe/H)

339 I mentioned earlier today the time I found a rat in the ceiling crawlspace of an old house.

It apparently decided that the knob and tube wiring looked tasty and tried to chow down.

Bad mistake, Mickey.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 27, 2026 01:12 AM (IG3/x)

Knob and tubing was some crazy ass shit. I still have a coffee can of the frankenstein looking porcelain insulators I yanked out of the walls of ancient houses we renovated. That was some primitive shit. The electricians would freak if we did a kitchen in a house with that stuff.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 01:36 AM (snZF9)

340 Today, the U.S. confirmed the 4-ship Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group chopped into U.S. 5th Fleet-CENTCOM AOR.

The “most advanced air wing in the fleet” joins forward-deployed squadrons of USAF F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons, & A-10 Warthogs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 01:37 AM (m24qK)

341 Geckos are cute. But they will keep you awake at night with their little 'kissy noises' chirping. And then there's the poo they leave on window sills...

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:37 AM (rdVOm)

342 by: raimondo at January 27, 2026 12:56 AM

Hey, there! Have I missed any girl racer updates? I don't check in every night, depends on how my mom is doing.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 27, 2026 01:42 AM (Vvh2V)

343 Rons and Ettes, without further introduction, I present to you.................

Mike Pence:

https://tinyurl.com/2eb49zps

Worth scrolling through the comments.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 01:47 AM (UUvzi)

344 Nothing like a Dead show!

Posted by: Jerry Saves at January 27, 2026 01:50 AM (J4jS5)

345 >>Mike Pence:
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Wishy-washy. Neither side GAF what he has to say.

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)

346 >>Mike Pence:
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Wishy-washy. Neither side GAF what he has to say.
Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)

Walter Mondale was a more memorable VP - and most people forgot he existed in the Carter Administration.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 27, 2026 01:59 AM (S/Y4j)

347 @libsoftiktok
15h
A man was walking his dog in Washington.

Some lunatic walked up to him and asked what religion he was.

He said Christian and the lunatic stabbed him & his dog who are now both in the hospital.

https://tinyurl.com/3rfzr3zv

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 02:03 AM (m24qK)

348 'Night, Horde.. sleep beckons.

Stay safe & warm!

Posted by: JQ at January 27, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

349 Rons and Ettes, without further introduction, I present to you.................

Mike Pence:

https://tinyurl.com/2eb49zps

Worth scrolling through the comments.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 01:47 AM (UUvzi)

Dude is a such a frigging ball bag. I can't read the comments though. I'm a non social media dude. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 02:19 AM (snZF9)

350 @libsoftiktok
15h
A man was walking his dog in Washington.

Some lunatic walked up to him and asked what religion he was.

He said Christian and the lunatic stabbed him & his dog who are now both in the hospital.

https://tinyurl.com/3rfzr3zv

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 27, 2026 02:03 AM (m24qK)

Has the happy ending though, the asshole was shot by multiple cops.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 02:21 AM (snZF9)

351 Grok says this news is true:

DHS has locked Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino out of his official social media accounts.

And yet, Nick Sortor says something else:

https://tinyurl.com/mp63pbhn

Stay tuned, people. Nowadays, often nothing is as it appears.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 02:23 AM (UUvzi)

352 I'm melllllltinnng…

https://youtu.be/zAWe8oBIRtY

G'nite at last, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - so many different people to be at January 27, 2026 02:24 AM (OJSFI)

353 Has the happy ending though, the asshole was shot by multiple cops.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 02:21 AM (snZF9)
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For those not aware of it, that was a Muslim asshole.

And I said "was."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 02:24 AM (UUvzi)

354 Who would have the authority to provide such a list?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 11:00 PM (ULPxl)

The mayor. In Portland's unusual bureau system, there's a five-person city council with the mayor at the head of it, and he typically reserves the Police bureau for his own portfolio. The rest of the bureaus get split up among himself and the other four by some arcane negotiations, but that one's just too important to let out of his control. As you can imagine, a natural result of this system is that while big-city police chiefs are useless figureheads in general, that goes double for Portland.

Posted by: SciVo at January 27, 2026 02:38 AM (Sy6m/)

355 Has the happy ending though, the asshole was shot by multiple cops.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 02:21 AM (snZF9)
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For those not aware of it, that was a Muslim asshole.

And I said "was."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 02:24 AM (UUvzi)

Damn, an even happier ending.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 27, 2026 02:45 AM (snZF9)

356 Anyone want to play catch with a live flash/bang grenade?

Spoldey fun for all!

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 27, 2026 03:00 AM (ZdhjE)

357 Anyone want to play catch with a live flash/bang grenade?

Spoldey fun for all!

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 27, 2026 03:00 AM (ZdhjE)
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Mild alternative for fun with the kiddies at home:

https://tinyurl.com/44b44wym

Bought this for our pups many years ago. Mrs. BD was not amused.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 03:07 AM (UUvzi)

358 I was enjoying the John Mayer video from Weir's memorial concert, right up until the camera panned over Nazi Pelosi mouthing along to song different from Ripple, one only she could hear. And who wears an electric pink suit to a funeral anyway?!?!

Disturbing. Very disturbing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 03:08 AM (j/wwM)

359 What a shocking thing to give as a gift! Tell me, how did you pay for it? charge?

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 27, 2026 03:09 AM (ZdhjE)

360 But I love the adoption of the Morton Salt logo to evoke the literal destruction and salting over the remains of Carthage after Cato's wish was fulfilled and the Senate and People Of Rome reined supreme.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 03:17 AM (SxOcO)

361 What a shocking thing to give as a gift!

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 27, 2026 03:09 AM (ZdhjE)
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I couldn't.... resist.

>> Tell me, how did you pay for it? charge?

Promissory note. I still ohm the money.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 27, 2026 03:25 AM (UUvzi)

362 Disturbing. Very disturbing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 27, 2026 03:08 AM (j/wwM)

I warned you!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 27, 2026 03:32 AM (Zv8bq)

363 The legacy media narrative has been set for the 2026 midterm elections. Now, the marxist need their st floyd moment. Hopefully, the Republicans won’t give it to them.

Posted by: Unkaren at January 27, 2026 03:55 AM (zDIG9)

364 I don't want to get up

Posted by: Skip at January 27, 2026 03:56 AM (Ia/+0)

365 Philadelphia Police Scanner Version!

Moron HQ: Caller does not want to get up. This is somehow our problem.

Posted by: SciVo at January 27, 2026 04:02 AM (Sy6m/)

No Digital Footprint Cafe

Cotswold, England

From @ComradeArthur, a horror story about a man with no presence on social media.

This dog's motivations are inscrutable.

Dachshund tests the stairs for safety.

You: I'll spend $30 on a cat toy and be a real hero!

Your Cat: Go *** yourself, asshole.

When your dog escapes but he's still a good boy.

The toy they really want? The box the toy came in.

GAINZZZ.

The bird says "I'm in too."

Cuteness squared.

A beautiful glitch in the Matrix:

Same same, but different.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/GbW0JYpJJ3
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) January 26, 2026

Poor dog.. pic.twitter.com/jf1LedocXe
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) January 25, 2026

Snow fun.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/pF5p0VtxNx
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) January 24, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 07:25 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:25 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Nice cottage picture. Looks like Abdul is home, roasting a goat.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:27 PM (pDt9x)

3 Cotswold, England

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Awww, looks like a nice place to park 1500 swarthy muzzies.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:27 PM (j9K6i)

4 Like the top photo, but it has a Pakistani living there now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:27 PM (zZu0s)

5 Damn. Same joke three comments in a row.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:28 PM (zZu0s)

6 Should have gone with a rape gang.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:28 PM (zZu0s)

7 You: I'll spend $30 on a cat toy and be a real hero!

Your Cat: Go *** yourself, asshole.

---

We had one just like that. My cats loved it. They would catch the "mouse" though, and the machine couldn't handle the strain.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (j9K6i)

8 A debate point:
============
- Here's what's going down in Minneapolis;
ICE goes in and does their job arresting/processing and deporting illegals. Local leftists get torqued, gin up anti-ICE protests and get national/international monetary support for it. The situation degrades.

Call in Border Patrol Service. The proverbial mounted calvary. Ride in, break some shit, kill a few leftists. Be the stick.

Local politicos, especially one governor who's a weirdo, gets a sternly worderd memo about FAFO. A couple days later the BPS is pulled from Minneapolis and the governor would like to talk to Trump about "turning down the heat."

The plot to nearly every fucking Western. Ever.

Walz caved. Minneapolis is restored to order by the end of the week.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (qwVdq)

9 Should have gone with a rape gang.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

An apprenticeship would have been enough for me.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (cYBz/)

10 I fear that's an England whose time has passed.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (cxFcK)

11 Should have gone with a rape gang.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

An apprenticeship would have been enough for me.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (cYBz/)

I went with a rape gang once.

You'll never guess what happened.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (j9K6i)

12 >Awww, looks like a nice place to park 1500 swarthy muzzies.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:27 PM (j9K6i)

Just add a minaret or two and Bob's your uncle, ye olde pub is now is now a mosque.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (GTqXr)

13 Would we could all have so much fun in the snow as that dog. And on another happy note, I saw about 25 kids and their parents who were having fun sledding at the park today. It made me glad to see they were not in front of their electronic devices on a day off from school.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (ix8EF)

14 Cats are such assholes.

I love them.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (kpS4V)

15 FML. Serious FWP. Picked up 2 lbs bacon last Thursday. Half pound for each day, Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday.

That's about 10 half strips (5 full strips) of Kroger butcher case thick slice hickory smoked bacon.
Then I would pick up two lbs more on Thursday.

Due to frozen/icy roads, we're WFH tomorrow. So now I'm out of bacon.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:33 PM (zILP0)

16 I fear that's an England whose time has passed.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (cxFcK)

Find a copy of "I Vow To Thee, My Country" by Holst. Preferably with a big freakin' chorus.

I dare anyone to not feel the swell of pride, followed by the crushing sadness of what has come.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:34 PM (db2L3)

17 That cat and dog could fit in that bed together

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

18 >>>The toy they really want? The box the toy came in.

The hire some real geniuses to be drivers for Amazon.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (syz1S)

19 There's a plaque hanging in the Minnesomalia capital from Satanists to Walz. He let them put up some exhibit.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (cxFcK)

20 So now I'm out of bacon.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:33 PM (zILP0)

—————

I recognize these words as English, but…

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (u73oe)

21 14 Cats are such assholes.

I love them.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (kpS4V)
_-_
Of course, my cat's a jerk...but he's a barn cat, and he kills rats and mice a lot, so I keep putting out feed for him. A contract's a contract!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (vd6bO)

22 Pet squirrel? Hope you like salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and, very rarely, rabies. They also harbor parasites like fleas, ticks, and mites.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (UjdFS)

23 That cat and dog could fit in that bed together
Posted by: Skip

Yeah, but that would require the cat to share when it's obviously in the mood to rassle

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (a+4eV)

24 Due to frozen/icy roads, we're WFH tomorrow. So now I'm out of bacon.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:33 PM (zILP0)
----

Call 911.

"I'm out of bacon!"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (kpS4V)

25 I am pretty sure I can scrute out that dog's motivation.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 07:36 PM (OKjYk)

26 Cotswold cottage got some serious structural roof sag issues.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 07:36 PM (snZF9)

27 Ok, there exists two good uses for okra, 1) fried, 2) this:

x.com/DudespostingWs/status/
2015883628572545272

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 07:37 PM (3uBP9)

28 Hope you like salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and, very rarely, rabies. They also harbor parasites like fleas, ticks, and mites.
Posted by: wth

i would hope you could avoid most of those by picking them up as infants and raising them indoors...

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 07:37 PM (a+4eV)

29 So it is true, the GOPe is all wet.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:37 PM (2GVsD)

30 Go Ginger Cat! Dump that doggie out!

Posted by: Felix, Stifel, and Floyd (My Cats) at January 26, 2026 07:38 PM (oftw2)

31 I went with a rape gang once.
You'll never guess what happened.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (j9K6i)

Like that old joke about if you don't know who the pigeon is, the pigeon is you?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 26, 2026 07:39 PM (syz1S)

32 i would hope you could avoid most of those by picking them up as infants and raising them indoors...
Posted by: FeatherBlade

You can. I rehabbed them for 8 years. From newborns to adults and never got sick.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:39 PM (zILP0)

33 I fear that's an England whose time has passed.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (cxFcK)

Yup, done, stick a fork in it, its over. Its a conquered land.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 07:39 PM (snZF9)

34 Cotswold looks ratty and old. Nice Urban Renewal, some high rises, and you've got a nice 15 minute city. Plus, you'll be able to get Chicken Vindaloo at 2 AM.

Posted by: Out With The Olds at January 26, 2026 07:41 PM (oftw2)

35 So it is true, the GOPe is all wet.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:37 PM

Well that's what I heard.

Posted by: Dr. Peter Venkman at January 26, 2026 07:41 PM (Wnv9h)

36 What is it with people taking their dogs EVERYWHERE they go? I round the corner at Harbor Freight the other day, and there's this mature Boerboel actin' all Cujo about my presence in the aisle...kinda like takin' a horse into the store. Damned thing was HUGE!

Mind you, I like dogs, have had several myself. They have an honored place in our lives, but don't take them EVERYWHERE!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 07:41 PM (vd6bO)

37 Holy crap! Looks like gold and silver prices are finally catching up to Biden’s inflation. I wish I had bought more.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 26, 2026 07:42 PM (ljGJy)

38
*waves to cheering crowd*
*accepts bouquet of flowers*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 07:42 PM (tgvbd)

39 Cotswold looks ratty and old. Nice Urban Renewal, some high rises, and you've got a nice 15 minute city. Plus, you'll be able to get Chicken Vindaloo at 2 AM.

Along with the enriching aspects of robbery, rape, drug use, and rape. And if the contractor is a bit dodgy, well it will all catch fire and collapse around you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)

40 >>>Poor dog..

Now give me your lunch money.
--The Cat

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 26, 2026 07:43 PM (syz1S)

41 Speaking of no digital footprint, I've introduced grandson to CodeMonkey, and we've been working through it pretty quickly, he's loving it.

I've also slowly introduced him to Python he's getting into it simply for the name and that he can tell his fellow 2nd graders, he's learning Python.

We're building a Zork clone and introducing him to text adventure is.

He's pretty psyched he can make the adventure whatever he wants.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 07:43 PM (XV/Pl)

42 Our first puppy was part husky/malamute. She loved the snow. On sunny days would sleep on it.

She and my husband had a hockey type game with a tennis ball. No matter how deep the snowdrift she'd stick her head in and find the ball. The goal was her doghouse and she was the goalie. It was rare to score a point on her.

She'd jump up for snowballs, etc, like the doggie above.

We took her to my parent's farm and then the beaches of Panama City, where she managed to get fleas (rare in the West). She also wanted to kill the lifeguard dead on the beach, but otherwise she was good. Oh, she killed an opossum within minutes of arriving at my parent's farm.

She did protect me once, so I was glad she liked me. Either a peeping Tom or a potential burgler (idiot, we had nothing to rob). She sensed I was stressed and was right next to me as I dressed. We rarely locked the back door. I opened it and he got the surprise of his life when I told her to "get him." She leapt at him from the three steps and he ran. She did get a his jean pocket and bit his arse as he jumped the back fence. Good girl! She was not trained to attack, she just knew what to do

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 07:44 PM (WONhk)

43 Looks like they elected a new Pope in Cotswold. Hope he's better than the last two.

Posted by: Ecclesiastically Challenged at January 26, 2026 07:44 PM (oftw2)

44 You: I'll spend $30 on a cat toy and be a real hero!

Your Cat: Go *** yourself, asshole.
---
Yep. Sounds about right.

Save yourself money--toss them the empty toilet paper roll.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 07:45 PM (ESVrU)

45 So now I'm out of bacon.
Posted by: rickb223

Or to state another way...

Piss poor planning...

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 07:46 PM (qo38o)

46 A paucity of penguins is always pleasant despite the pertinacious pecksniffianism of the Big Penguin dupes and fanbois.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 07:46 PM (0sNs1)

47 It is more fun to watch kittehs play hockey with a soda cap.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)

48 Cotswold looks ratty and old.
Posted by: Anna Puma

There's a funny episode of the original Bob Newhart show where Jerry considers touring Europe. A retired guy tells him, "Europe needs paint." I always thought that was funny.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 07:47 PM (cxFcK)

49 Pet squirrel? Hope you like salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and, very rarely, rabies. They also harbor parasites like fleas, ticks, and mites.
Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (UjdFS)
---
It's also tough to find a purple pimp hat that's just the right size.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 07:47 PM (ESVrU)

50 Super. Snowing again.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 07:47 PM (viF8m)

51 Or to state another way...

Piss poor planning...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 07:46 PM

The 7 P's: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

52 Ginger cat says:

"There can be only ONE!" (in the cozy cave)

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (rdVOm)

53 Paint? A simple white wash... oh wait that is now racist.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (2GVsD)

54
I fear that's an England whose time has passed.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

____________

Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (tgvbd)

55 "I Let My Wife Have an Affair. Do I Have to Console Her Now That It’s Over?" -- column in the New York Times Magazine.

I dunno, hoss? Do you want to get rid of that last tiny shred of un-cucked self-respect in your body? Does your body still have trace levels of testosterone, and you want to drive it all the way down to zero?

Only you can answer these questions.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (IG3/x)

56 I bought all these cute stuffed toys and balls and stuff for the cat, and she was going nuts with a wadded up ball of paper for like half an hour.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)

57
Carried over from the previous thread (quoting Walz or Frey):

I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end. The president agreed the present situation can’t continue.

I read somewhere within the last day or two that the Minnesota DFL Party had originally wanted to hook Laos' Hmong people in the 70s and 80s as their new "little brown brothers" to swap in for Hispanics, who the DFL saw at that time as wandering off their dependency plantation in the not too distant future. But the Hmong were having none of that, being a proud, forthright and capable people.

So the DFL cast about for a replacement population and eventually latched on to the intellectually challenged Somalis. And the rest is history.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 07:48 PM (xG4kz)

58 Reserve currency status for the dollar was a curse, I think, in retrospect. I understand why things were setup in the postwar period the way they were, but it has caused great damage.

Congress has the ability to spend what are essentially unlimited amounts of borrowed money, that does not exist, on whatever they want. And the “debt shall not be questioned” we are admonished.

None of the insanity we have been subject to for the last 60 years would have been possible without prodigious or copious quantities of confetti-buck dollars shot from the Fed cannon.

In a legitimate or at least sane monetary system, these sorts of insane spending sprees either on stupid foreign wars or whack job domestic fraud programs, none of it is possible. There isn’t enough money in the world.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 07:49 PM (BORTq)

59 You: I'll spend $30 on a cat toy and be a real hero!

Your Cat: Go *** yourself, asshole.

My cat's favorite toys are wads of parchment or wax paper.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 07:49 PM (ULPxl)

60 Hmong to DFL, "you just like the Commies who kept trying to kill us. Go away before we kill you."

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:50 PM (2GVsD)

61 It's also tough to find a purple pimp hat that's just the right size.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 07:47 PM

Dude. While the chapeau is stylish, pimp is such a deadname for the profession. They're now Professional Pleasure Procurers.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)

62 > Congress has the ability to spend what are essentially unlimited amounts of borrowed money, that does not exist, on whatever they want.

Back in the day the final limit was how fast they could run the printing presses.

Now they just have some mook at the Federal Reserve (or wherever) type a few more zeros into a ledger.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 07:51 PM (IG3/x)

63 England has spent a decade falling into the swamp.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:52 PM (u82oZ)

64 "I Let My Wife Have an Affair. Do I Have to Console Her Now That It’s Over?" -- column in the New York Times Magazine.
---------

Doood...

Reminds me of when XH & I were ending things. Told him to leave the house and "go back to that whore"... and he said: "We broke up."

The correct (my) response?

HAW HAW HAW!!! SUCKS TO BE YOU, DOESN'T IT?

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 07:52 PM (rdVOm)

65 Our cats loved paper balls

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)

66 I did maintenance and renovations for a company that ran group homes. One old house in Portsmouth, VA was empty for 6-8 months and I went over to see what was needed to get it back running. Squirrels had chewed their way into the attic and were having a great time up there. The moment I turned the key and walked in dozens of fleas jumped onto my socks and legs. (wearing shorts).Left, called the exterminator before I went back. They chewed A/C, Heat wiring and made real pests of themselves.

Posted by: Cute Tree Rats at January 26, 2026 07:52 PM (oftw2)

67 2 Pet squirrel? Hope you like salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and, very rarely, rabies. They also harbor parasites like fleas, ticks, and mites.
Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 07:35 PM (UjdFS)

Exactly! Plus plague with those fleas. I tell people that growing up in Colorado is why I hate and fear all things small, cute, and fluffy.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 26, 2026 07:53 PM (lFFaq)

68 Dear England, Shelley's Ozymandias was not supposed to be your national epitaph.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 07:53 PM (2GVsD)

69 The 7 P's: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I was lucky to remember the last 3!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 07:54 PM (qo38o)

70 Its bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:54 PM (Ia/+0)

71 Found a dead rat that had bitten into some knob and tube wiring in an old house once.

Yeah, that was Mickey's last snack.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 07:54 PM (IG3/x)

72 I have noticed I like to keep a strategic “Bacon reserve” on hand. Usually a pound is the bare minimum before protocol demands resupply, although I’ve a can of pre-cooked Bacon for this purpose for the extreme. Also “must haves” includes coffee, tea, cocoa, peanut butter, oats, macaroni, popcorn. Corned beef hash in a can is good stash, too. Crack a couple eggs on top when done, cover & steam poach them. Quick and tasty.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 07:56 PM (BORTq)

73 Poor Cat-- had to give him de-wormer pill-and-a-half today-- and then he bolted outside when I opened the door.

Ten minutes later, he came back and got his treat of chicken meat.

Poor, poor spoiled Cat!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 07:57 PM (rdVOm)

74 Ace, there isn't a town in England called Cotswold. There is a region in England called The Cotswolds, which is roughly a couple of hours drive to the northwest from London.

Posted by: Ralph at January 26, 2026 07:59 PM (8WZD4)

75 Buy bacon on sale and fill your freezer with it. Keeps for a long time and is only an inch thick. There is NO excuse for EVER running out.

Posted by: Bacon Promotion Board at January 26, 2026 07:59 PM (oftw2)

76 The 7 P's: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I was lucky to remember the last 3!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 07:54 PM

The andragogical efficacy of a size 9.5 combat boot being applied with some enthusiasm to one's fundament by a Senior Chief should not be underestimated.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

77 73 I have noticed I like to keep a strategic “Bacon reserve” on hand. Usually a pound is the bare minimum before protocol demands resupply.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 07:56 PM (BORTq)

Mr Scary uses that exact term. Strategic bacon reserve. It is not allowed to dwindle. I am sitting on a strategic bacon grease reserve.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:03 PM (lpTXP)

78 Radical pro-abortion Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton will resign from Congress! Eighteen terms I think.

Ace did a great post about her inspecting a self driving vehicle years ago. She speechifies then is invited to sit in the car. In the dash is a large red button that says DO NOT PUSH (I guess it was an emergency stop button). The first thing she did was push it which killed the car and the whole exhibit, takes hours to reset the car.

She didn't design it, she didn't build it, she had no idea what she was doing. A perfect metaphor to most politicians careers.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:05 PM (cxFcK)

79 Codswallop looks like the perfect place to get a pint and some bangers and mash.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)

80 I cook a pound of bacon at a time, put it in a baggie and it's ready when needed, lasts about a week.

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 08:06 PM (LHPAg)

81 While rabid penguins are rarely encountered, they do act as hosts for salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and a wide variety of venereal diseases.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 26, 2026 08:06 PM (vFG9F)

82 I am sitting on a strategic bacon grease reserve.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:03 PM

Properly and selectively applied (i.e. behind the ears and on the popliteal regions), that might be as effective as Hoppe's No.9 in raising interest!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)

83 I have noticed I like to keep a strategic “Bacon reserve” on hand. Usually a pound is the bare minimum before protocol demands resupply.
Posted by: Common Tater

We must not allow...a Bacon Reserve gap!!!

Posted by: Gen Buck Turgidson at January 26, 2026 08:07 PM (cxFcK)

84 Obese penguin chick can barely maintain his balance after being stuffed with fish. There's some cruelty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 08:07 PM (oT7pT)

85 I cook a pound of bacon at a time, put it in a baggie and it's ready when needed, lasts about a week.
Posted by: Eromero
-------

It lasts that long?

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:07 PM (rdVOm)

86 Super. Snowing again.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 07:47 PM

Yup. On top of 20". Yay, us.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 08:08 PM (Wnv9h)

87 *Strategic Bacon Reserve*

LOL! Stolen!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:08 PM (rdVOm)

88 Is that Earth weeks?

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 08:09 PM (vFG9F)

89 I am sitting on a strategic bacon grease reserve.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:03 PM

I, too, dabble in oils.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Wnv9h)

90 Two pounds of bacon in the freezer. One pound in the fridge. 🥓

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 08:10 PM (QxMMC)

91 A week? LOL, yeah … no.

I thought a package makes a nice single serving. I usually only eat one meal a day. So a pound of burger is about right too. Or a couple chicken breasts, etc.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:11 PM (BORTq)

92
8PM and 23F here. Temp dropped like a rock at sundown.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 08:11 PM (w6EFb)

93 With penguins, the *number one* thing you need to remember is what goes in comes mephitically out.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 08:12 PM (0sNs1)

94 There's evidently some virus going around in India that's threatening to go pandemic. China and Thailand are monitoring but not really concerned because it is spread by...fecal matter. A problem for India but not so much for the rest of the world.

Posted by: Gen Buck Turgidson at January 26, 2026 08:12 PM (cxFcK)

95 I think DHS should use the humane approach with the protesters.

Herd them into a cattle truck(SRO) or a swine truck (seated). Make sure it prevents cell phones from connecting.

Take them into the wild, at least 10 miles from any town, and 2 from any farm.

Empty the truck. Repeat until the protest is over.

Let's treat them the same way we treat raccoons in urban areas. Move them humanely into the wild, away from peaceful people.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 08:14 PM (S/Y4j)

96 Or to state another way...

Piss poor planning...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Exactly.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:14 PM (zILP0)

97 No social media guy, is my spirit animal!

I've never had any of it. No, not even a MySpace! (gasp!)

Pfft. *Real life* is enough! More than enough...

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:15 PM (rdVOm)

98 A belly is about 9 pounds.
We freeze 10 pieces of bacon at a time...what fits on a cookie sheet. +,- 12 oz.
So, when we get to around 4 packs, it's time to cure the next belly.

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 08:16 PM (q6tQZ)

99 There's evidently some virus going around in India that's threatening to go pandemic. China and Thailand are monitoring but not really concerned because

Posted by: Gen Buck Turgidson

Because there's no money in it for them.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:16 PM (zILP0)

100 *shifty eyes*

Posted by: New Delhi sidewalk shitter at January 26, 2026 08:16 PM (QxMMC)

101 Let's treat them the same way we treat raccoons in urban areas. Move them humanely into the wild, away from peaceful people.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 08:14 PM (S/Y4j)

That isn't how we deal with raccoons in the country. They are predators and are dealt with accordingly.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:18 PM (lpTXP)

102 China and Thailand are monitoring but not really concerned because it is spread by...fecal matter. A problem for India but not so much for the rest of the world.
Posted by: Gen Buck Turgidson at January 26, 2026 08:12 PM (cxFcK)

I recall that the key to ending cholera epidemics was realizing that you shouldn’t let your sewage contaminate your drinking water.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:19 PM (Sxl5b)

103 I have an emergency 2lb of bacon frozen from when it was on sale.

Strategic Bacon Reserve.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s)

104 It is 3 here. Just the three degrees.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:20 PM (zZu0s)

105 It is 3 here. Just the three degrees.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

That close to Kevin Bacon?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:22 PM (zILP0)

106 Let's treat them the same way we treat raccoons in urban areas. Move them humanely into the wild, away from peaceful people.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 08:14 PM (S/Y4j)

That isn't how we deal with raccoons in the country. They are predators and are dealt with accordingly.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:18 PM (lpTXP)

Some people can't bear the thought of killing an animal. Besides this helps keep Ace out of trouble.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 08:22 PM (S/Y4j)

107 Let's treat them the same way we treat raccoons in urban areas. Move them humanely into the wild, away from peaceful people.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Even the raccoons are humanely euthanized.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 08:22 PM (/lPRQ)

108 China and Thailand are monitoring but not really concerned because it is spread by...fecal matter. A problem for India but not so much for the rest of the world.
Posted by: Gen Buck Turgidson at January 26, 2026 08:12 PM (cxFcK)

I recall that the key to ending cholera epidemics was realizing that you shouldn’t let your sewage contaminate your drinking water.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:19 PM (Sxl5b)

We need one million H1Bs anually

Posted by: Vivek R at January 26, 2026 08:23 PM (vSvIl)

109 Find a nice farm for them to go and live at. A hog farm, maybe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

110 Coons...
We live in a wooded area in the City. Friggin' idiots trap coons, and release them around us.
Trap-shy coons that we then have to trap, then dispatch.
Idiots.

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 08:26 PM (q6tQZ)

111 I missed the Bezos thread earlier. Funny to think about all those WaPo asshats getting ready to tumble.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:28 PM (Sxl5b)

112 Re: Kanye

I did not know car crashes made one and antisemite. Huh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:30 PM (zZu0s)

113 I watched an interesting documentary about urban raccoons. Apparently Japan imported a bunch back in the day because of a cute cartoon character. The coons were getting in Buddist temples and causing trouble.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:31 PM (lpTXP)

114 Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (qwVdq)

Epilogue: Someone discovers gold (fraud) in California, and the whole town (Minneapolis de Somali) picks up and heads west in their tribal wagon train. Leaving naught but a snow covered ghost town.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 08:31 PM (dIske)

115 Single digits are singularly depressing. “It’s 6 today.” Fucking 6

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:31 PM (BORTq)

116 "Single digits are singularly depressing. “It’s 6 today.” Fucking 6
Posted by: Common Tater"

That's what she said?

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 08:34 PM (vFG9F)

117 Saw Lea Thompson posted a video, since we're all wondering what a Hollywood actress thinks about the insurrection.
I didn't listen to the vapid ramblings, but I can tell you that physically, Howard the Duck and George McFly would be regretting their choice in sex partners.

Posted by: Wally at January 26, 2026 08:35 PM (65cLN)

118 Evenin’, All. Happy Tuesday Eve.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 08:35 PM (77rzZ)

119 116 Evening, Ace, and Cafe layabouts.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 08:31 PM (8zz6B)
I take exception to that remark, sir! I am pretending to work!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 08:35 PM (vd6bO)

120 @117. I know how you feel Tater. Not much better here.
Low tonight 9.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 08:36 PM (E7+ue)

121 I think DHS should use the humane approach with the protesters.

Herd them into a cattle truck(SRO) or a swine truck (seated). Make sure it prevents cell phones from connecting.

Take them into the wild, at least 10 miles from any town, and 2 from any farm.

Empty the truck. Repeat until the protest is over.

Let's treat them the same way we treat raccoons in urban areas. Move them humanely into the wild, away from peaceful people.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 08:14 PM (S/Y4j)
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Wouldn't you relieve them of their phones? Don't want them using GPS to find their way back home...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 08:36 PM (ESVrU)

122 I didn't listen to the vapid ramblings, but I can tell you that physically, Howard the Duck and George McFly would be regretting their choice in sex partners.

Posted by: Wally at January 26, 2026 08:35 PM (65cLN)

Dennis Quaid also dodged a bullet. They were a thing back in the day.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:37 PM (lpTXP)

123 Kinda nice here - turned sunny and warm, so the youngest started building a snow fort.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 08:37 PM (vd6bO)

124 After Howard the duck, I did not see her in much.

Fucking the duck <<<<<< Jumping the shark

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)

125 I lived for 3 years on Palisade Avenue in Riverdale, Bronx, right up the cliff from the Hudson. NYC, but you'd hardly believe it. The garage under the house was big enough for 3 cars and was drilled, probably blasted into the granite. Caught 9 raccoons in Havahart trap after moving in. Released them into a big park a few miles north. The neighborhood also had the most ring-necked pheasants I've ever seen.

Posted by: A Coon's Age at January 26, 2026 08:38 PM (oftw2)

126 Snow fort! Oh, to be a young child again-- snow forts are cool!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:39 PM (rdVOm)

127 Pet squirrel? Hope you like salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and, very rarely, rabies. They also harbor parasites like fleas, ticks, and mites.
Posted by: wth

You know, I'm beginning to get offended that you humans call those things "tree rats."

Posted by: a regular rat at January 26, 2026 08:39 PM (VHUov)

128 No social media guy, is my spirit animal!
I've never had any of it. No, not even a MySpace! (gasp!)
Pfft. *Real life* is enough! More than enough...
Posted by: JQ

I watched the video, and thought:

"Well of course I know him. He's me." -- every Moron

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 08:42 PM (VHUov)

129 “A West Virginia librarian has been charged after she allegedly posted videos seeking to recruit assassins targeting President Donald Trump.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in West Virginia announced Sunday evening that Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat.”

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 08:43 PM (GITLP)

130 Posted by: A Coon's Age at January 26, 2026 08:38 PM (oftw2)

______________________

I categorize the danger associated with animals by how smart they are. Raccoons and weasels are on that list. Any animals that take a look at a garbage can and non-chalantly take off the lid aren't as innocuous as some people seem to think they are.

That's why I always lock my car.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 08:43 PM (dIske)

131 snow forts are cool!
_-_
My nagging is starting to show results on this youngster. He drew up a plan first. I've been after him about all the aborted projects he leaves in the shop 'cause he didn't think it through first (wonder where he learned that?).

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 08:43 PM (vd6bO)

132
Just looking at the GFS and forecast. The Really Cold Axis overnight runs from sort of slightly north of the TX/OK/AK corner NE toward WV, then a bit steeper toward Vermont. Then another Really Cold bubble dipping down to WI, MN and ND.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 08:44 PM (w6EFb)

133 "Californy is the place you oughts be."

No. No it's not.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 08:45 PM (E7+ue)

134 >>> 110 Find a nice farm for them to go and live at. A hog farm, maybe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

Why you hate my pigs?!

Posted by: Mr Wu at January 26, 2026 08:46 PM (ULPxl)

135 Good news-- BIL has (kinda) been located. His truck broke down/got stuck (?) & he was hitch-hiking, treated & released from a hospital last week (they can't tell me what's up with that) and so now have a bulletin out for him to contact me if they can find him again. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:47 PM (rdVOm)

136 *Strategic Bacon Reserve*

LOL! Stolen!
Posted by: JQ

I try to have one or two packages (frozen) beyond the one I'm currently using. So it's more of a tactical bacon reserve.

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 08:47 PM (VHUov)

137 Saw Lea Thompson posted a video, since we're all wondering what a Hollywood actress thinks about the insurrection.
I didn't listen to the vapid ramblings, but I can tell you that physically, Howard the Duck and George McFly would be regretting their choice in sex partners.

Posted by: Wally at January 26, 2026 08:35 PM (65cLN)

I'm guessing she blew past seahag and right into hagraven status?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 08:47 PM (snZF9)

138 Good news-- BIL has (kinda) been located. His truck broke down/got stuck (?) & he was hitch-hiking, treated & released from a hospital last week (they can't tell me what's up with that) and so now have a bulletin out for him to contact me if they can find him again. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:47 PM (rdVOm)

How does this dude go through life without a helmet?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 08:49 PM (snZF9)

139 Then another Really Cold bubble dipping down to WI, MN and ND.
Posted by: publius

* shakes fist at AOP *

Keep yer clippers in Alberta where they belong!

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 08:50 PM (VHUov)

140 Paul Joseph Watson had a video earlier. A bunch of actresses repeating the same scripted remarks.

Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 08:50 PM (YwEeS)

141 JQ, glad your BiL seems to be okay. What was the deal with the weird messages you got? From him, or the hospital?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 08:50 PM (lpTXP)

142 "I Let My Wife Have an Affair. Do I Have to Console Her Now That It’s Over?"

Yes. You are, how you say, the consolation prize.

Posted by: The Paolo at January 26, 2026 08:50 PM (Q+gd/)

143 137 >>> 110 Find a nice farm for them to go and live at. A hog farm, maybe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

Why you hate my pigs?!
Posted by: Mr Wu at January 26, 2026 08:46 PM (ULPxl)
_______________________

There are many uses for pigs I'm told.

Posted by: Robert Pickton "The Pig Farmer Killer" at January 26, 2026 08:51 PM (dIske)

144
GSP has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for the counties on the NC/TN state line in their area.

National map showing those cold warnings at weather.gov.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 08:51 PM (w6EFb)

145 Good news-- BIL has (kinda) been located. His truck broke down/got stuck (?) & he was hitch-hiking, treated & released from a hospital last week (they can't tell me what's up with that) and so now have a bulletin out for him to contact me if they can find him again. Ugh.
Posted by: JQ

How does this dude go through life without a helmet?
Posted by: Berserker

Like that. God watches over fools and Polacks.

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 08:52 PM (VHUov)

146 How does this dude go through life without a helmet?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Up until his wife died, *she* babysat and took care of everything for him I presume.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:52 PM (rdVOm)

147 140 Saw Lea Thompson posted a video, since we're all wondering what a Hollywood actress thinks about the insurrection.
I didn't listen to the vapid ramblings, but I can tell you that physically, Howard the Duck and George McFly would be regretting their choice in sex partners.

Posted by: Wally
====
All the actors have PR handlers and they look at these situations as opportunity to a) remind people these actors are still in the biz and looking for work, b) pay obeisance to the hivemind because Hollywood is particularly nasty toward employing anyone to the right of Hillary Clinton.

For the most part, the one off type posts are easy to ignore. But some assholes tattoo their opinion over and over again to the extent that it damages the audiences ability to see them as the character rather than the asshole actor.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 08:53 PM (E4rtv)

148
Just looking. The NWS current "Extreme Cold Warning" criteria is temps and/or wind chills below 5F are expected within 24 hours. "Expected" means some level of high enough probability is reached.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (w6EFb)

149 Epilogue: Someone discovers gold (fraud) in California, and the whole town (Minneapolis de Somali) picks up and heads west in their tribal wagon train. Leaving naught but a snow covered ghost town.
Posted by: Orson

Don't get stuck in the mountains. Those skinnies will starve.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (zILP0)

150 "I Let My Wife Have an Affair. Do I Have to Console Her Now That It’s Over?"

Yes. You are, how you say, the consolation prize.
Posted by: The Paolo

* Thunderous Applause *

.....because there's nothing "golf clap" about The Paolo.

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (VHUov)

151 Walz caved. Minneapolis is restored to order by the end of the week.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

I think the toothpaste has been squeezed. Good luck getting it back in the tube.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (uaYsl)

152 Keep yer clippers in Alberta where they belong!
Posted by: mikeski

Current temp in Rowley, Alberta is 8 degrees, but it will be 38 for a high on Saturday.

Posted by: Hippie Dippy Weatherman at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (oftw2)

153 132 “A West Virginia librarian has been charged after she allegedly posted videos seeking to recruit assassins targeting President Donald Trump.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in West Virginia announced Sunday evening that Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat.”
Posted by: SMOD
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Where will the alphabet youths of Jackson County go to be groomed now that their pron shop librarian is fired and in jail.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (E4rtv)

154 What was the deal with the weird messages you got? From him, or the hospital?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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He left his phone at the truck I guess. Somebody found it and contacted me. BIL doesn't have a phone now and is probably wandering around near San Bernardino.

Don't know why he went to CA? Maybe his late wife has family there? I never knew her family & only met her on 3 occasions. She was deaf also.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 08:55 PM (rdVOm)

155 We had those single digit temps the other day but got up to 31 today. Water is working in the bathroom again! So hang in there, it should start to get better

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 26, 2026 08:55 PM (+mUZM)

156 Just looking. The NWS current "Extreme Cold Warning" criteria is temps and/or wind chills below 5F are expected within 24 hours. "Expected" means some level of high enough probability is reached.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 08:54 PM (w6EFb)

These are the same 'experts' who said we would get between 18 and 24 inches of snow over the weekend. We got maybe 5 and a lot of ice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)

157 For the most part, the one off type posts are easy to ignore. But some assholes tattoo their opinion over and over again to the extent that it damages the audiences ability to see them as the character rather than the asshole actor.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 08:53 PM (E4rtv)

I immediately see the asshole actor and they become dirt on my shoes. Musicians too, which is a real pissoff to me. Shut the fuck up and play.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 08:56 PM (snZF9)

158 CBS;

Recently released federal data shows the rate of improper payment in Minnesota's Medicaid program is far below the national average, the state's Department of Human Services says. According to the data released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the error rate in Minnesota is slightly over 2.1%, compared to the national average of 6.1%. The human services department says the data was collected before it started implementing measures to cut down on fraud risk.

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 08:57 PM (GITLP)

159 I'm glad you got an answer JQ. Silence is maddening at times.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 08:57 PM (uaYsl)

160 “A West Virginia librarian has been charged after she allegedly posted videos seeking to recruit assassins targeting President Donald Trump.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in West Virginia announced Sunday evening that Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat.”
Posted by: SMOD

So if you're a famous presidential assassin, you go by all three names (John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald).

If you're only hiring one, you just use your middle initial?

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 08:57 PM (VHUov)

161 I actually quit eating bacon on an every day basis. When I did eat bacon I bought the 3 lb thick cut packages when they were on sale. I'd bake 1.5 lbs on a couple of broiler pans and refreeze the rest of the pack. The edge pieces would be good day of baking. Interior slices were perfect for microwaving for future meal additions, and bacon was usually an addition and not most of the meal, except on baking it day.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 08:58 PM (hhkIi)

162 I think the toothpaste has been squeezed. Good luck getting it back in the tube.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
=======
The left views violence as a dial, not a switch. Walz and Frey are dialing back the heat right now, just as likely to spike it tomorrow but we shall see.

Notice how the BLM riots or No Kings, or any of their other color rev shit suddenly shut off when counterproductive to Dems in polling? And they ramp it up when they want to create impressions of Resist.

I do note the calm down signal is being sent right after one guy penetrated their Signal network, another (Data Republican) penetrated their funding network, and a couple of their footsoldiers got penetrated with 124 gr 9mm HPs.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 08:58 PM (E4rtv)

163
When my folks lived in Wisconsin for a time after Dad retired, from time to time their domicile would be plagued by raccoons. They would live trap them and in the evenings Dad would drive the offending miscreant several miles outside town and release it on the edge of a side road.

When I went with him one time, the side road happened to abut a Native American Reservation. This time, as he banged on the back of the cage, Dad said, "Go visit your brudders" (on the Reservation).

I larfed.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 08:58 PM (xG4kz)

164 Cotswold cottage looks like it would make a killer man cave.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 08:59 PM (snZF9)

165 *Looks at Latitude*
*Looks at calendar*
*Looks outside at 15” of fluffy snow on top of 5” base*

Yup. Winter.

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 08:59 PM (30Gj0)

166 Single digits are singularly depressing. “It’s 6 today.” Fucking 6
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:31 PM (BORTq)
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You underestimate the Paolo.

Posted by: The Paolo at January 26, 2026 08:59 PM (krQz2)

167 From what Ryan Hall said today, the European weather model got the storm right. Our weather service got it wrong

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 26, 2026 08:59 PM (+mUZM)

168 I immediately see the asshole actor and they become dirt on my shoes. Musicians too, which is a real pissoff to me. Shut the fuck up and play.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 08:56 PM (snZF9)

At thist point I don't watch TV or listen to music. I'm tired of nodding and smiling and saying I can appreciate the artist anyhow.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:00 PM (lpTXP)

169 Recently released federal data shows the rate of improper payment in Minnesota's Medicaid program is far below the national average, the state's Department of Human Services says. According to the data released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the error rate in Minnesota is slightly over 2.1%, compared to the national average of 6.1%. The human services department says the data was collected before it started implementing measures to cut down on fraud risk.
Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 08:57 PM (GITLP)
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So most states stole more than 19 billion?!

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:00 PM (krQz2)

170 Cotswold cottage needs a new roof.

Too bad the UK imported Muzzies instead of Mexicans.

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 09:01 PM (Q+gd/)

171 Cotswold cottage needs a new roof.

Too bad the UK imported Muzzies instead of Mexicans.

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 09:01 PM (Q+gd/)

It needs new framing under that new roof. That sucker is sagging worse than pelosi's boobs.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:03 PM (snZF9)

172 Cotswold. Isn't that where Ellen Degenerate moved to? The posh Brits live there, I believe.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:04 PM (lpTXP)

173 I immediately see the asshole actor and they become dirt on my shoes. Musicians too, which is a real pissoff to me. Shut the fuck up and play.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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True, they break the wall and trust between audience by showing them being an asshole in real life and that carries over to whatever they do on stage or screen. Alec Baldwin is a perfect example of a piece of shit that got away with manslaughter being an entitled Hollyweird royalty.

I can't stand that guy even briefly appearing on teh screen even before that from his anti Trump idiocies. DeNiro likewise.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:04 PM (E4rtv)

174 176 Cotswold. Isn't that where Ellen Degenerate moved to? The posh Brits live there, I believe.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Reportedly she wants to move back, just like Rosie O Donnell does from Ireland. Turns out they find being D rated celebutards in UK or Irish society sucks. The Brits have real royalty soap opera stars and the Irish have booze and U2 to worship, not worn out old Rosie.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:06 PM (E4rtv)

175 Imagine you're Tom Homan. You thought you were retired, but then you get The Call. Trump has called you back to active service, and after only a year, you know it's the most consequential time of your entire career.

I am happy in retirement, but I kind of envy Mr. Homan.

Also, I badly want transcripts of the talks he's going to have with Messrs Frey and Walz. Bet they'll really be something.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:06 PM (7DKa5)

176 If America were still a serious country, right now that bitch would be enjoying the first quarter of her helicopter half-ride.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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There is still coal in those hills to be mined. She might do fine as a donkey substitute pulling a cart.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:07 PM (E4rtv)

177 Dunno much about Cotswold, but if you ever run across a gin by that name, it's exceptional, but not expensive.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:07 PM (7DKa5)

178 “A West Virginia librarian has been charged after she allegedly posted videos seeking to recruit assassins targeting President Donald Trump.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in West Virginia announced Sunday evening that Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat.”
Posted by: SMOD

So if you're a famous presidential assassin, you go by all three names (John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald).

If you're only hiring one, you just use your middle initial?
Posted by: mikeski

Three names are for closers.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:07 PM (zILP0)

179 The human services department says the data was collected before it started implementing measures to cut down on fraud risk.
Posted by: SMOD
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Cough, bullshit, MN officials have no legitimacy to claim much of anything about their honesty.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:08 PM (E4rtv)

180 127 After Howard the duck...

Hey, wait a second! When did we get the ability to use less-than symbols? Was that an undocumented feature of Minx 0.8 beta?

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Fs0KI)

181 Reportedly she wants to move back, just like Rosie O Donnell does from Ireland. Turns out they find being D rated celebutards in UK or Irish society sucks. The Brits have real royalty soap opera stars and the Irish have booze and U2 to worship, not worn out old Rosie.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:06 PM (E4rtv)

Guessing the average Brit cares more about the cast of EastEnders than a washed-up lesbian TV host.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:09 PM (lpTXP)

182 One famous “absent minded professor” his name escapes me at the moment, his wife had a stroke and was hospitalized and couldn’t care for his basic needs. Brilliant mathematician, but he literally died of starvation. I think it was Neils Bohr who would show up for work at the fenced and secured camp within a camp Los Alamos theoretical division building wearing strange mismatched clothes, and clothesline in lieu of a belt, when his wife wasn’t around. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 09:10 PM (tE2Wy)

183 My attempt to adapt the Steely Dan song "Hey 19" into a song about Omar Fateh, called "A19," to honor both the traditional light bulb shape, and the very similar shape of Mr Fateh's head, has been an utter failure. I thought it was a natural, but it just doesn't work.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:10 PM (7DKa5)

184 181 Dunno much about Cotswold, but if you ever run across a gin by that name, it's exceptional, but not expensive.
Posted by: Splunge
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Eh, gin works well in a G&T for me but Gordons to me works as good as Tanqueray, Boodles, or Bombay for that.

Better spend more on the tonic water than more on the gin. I suppose those that like gin martinis might feel differently.

Beyond that, only serious alkies drink gin straight.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:10 PM (E4rtv)

185 186 One famous “absent minded professor” his name escapes me at the moment, his wife had a stroke and was hospitalized and couldn’t care for his basic needs. Brilliant mathematician, but he literally died of starvation.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Happened to Gene Hackman apparently after his wife died. Sucks to have dementia with no one to take care of you. Worse, out isolated in the countryside.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)

186 Guessing the average Brit cares more about the cast of EastEnders than a washed-up lesbian TV host.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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It would be the same as Graham Norton showing up here and expecting to be a big deal. Piers Morgan too although he has been over here for quite some time.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:13 PM (E4rtv)

187 188 Beyond that, only serious alkies drink gin straight.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:10 PM (E4rtv)

Pistols at dawn, sir!

None of the gins you mention actually taste good. There is a whole other world beyond your imaginings.

Also, most gins are substantially improved by a few drops of Miracle Mile's Bergamot Bitters.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:13 PM (7DKa5)

188 If you’ve got a name like “Lee Wayne Ray” you should just turn yourself in on general principles.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 09:14 PM (tE2Wy)

189 At thist point I don't watch TV or listen to music. I'm tired of nodding and smiling and saying I can appreciate the artist anyhow.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

One of the main reasons I switched to anime.

And, as anyone who's clicked my youtube links can attest, I don't really follow any bands who are big enough to be bigmouthed assholes about leftist causes.

https://youtu.be/N34qCTcG8h4
https://youtu.be/rw8071RawzU

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 09:16 PM (VHUov)

190 *Looks at Latitude*
*Looks at calendar*
*Looks outside at 15” of fluffy snow on top of 5” base*

Yup. Winter.
Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 08:59 PM

You only got 15"?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 09:16 PM (Wnv9h)

191 Recently released federal data shows the rate of improper payment in Minnesota's Medicaid program is far below the national average, the state's Department of Human Services says. According to the data released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the error rate in Minnesota is slightly over 2.1%, compared to the national average of 6.1%. The human services department says the data was collected before it started implementing measures to cut down on fraud risk.
Posted by: SMOD

Outliers when viewed from a QA perspective indicates that something is not being done - like random audits.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 09:16 PM (/lPRQ)

192 The left views violence as a dial, not a switch. Walz and Frey are dialing back the heat right now, just as likely to spike it tomorrow but we shall see

Violence is easier to instigate and dial up. I don't think they have the level of control necessary to just turn it down. The chimps are on a rampage, are the zoo keeers going to lure them back into their cages with bananas and gentle coaxing or with tasers.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:18 PM (uaYsl)

193 I was stationed close to Cotswold, England. Pretty part of the country. I visited it frequently because it was easy to get to, even by bus. Glad I saw the UK before it became a colony for islamdom.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 09:18 PM (sAmhv)

194
I do note the calm down signal is being sent right after one guy penetrated their Signal network, another (Data Republican) penetrated their funding network, and a couple of their footsoldiers got penetrated with 124 gr 9mm HPs.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 08:58 PM (E4rtv)

×××××××

Comment of the week right here!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:19 PM (Vvh2V)

195 It would be the same as Graham Norton showing up here and expecting to be a big deal. Piers Morgan too although he has been over here for quite some time.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:13 PM (E4rtv)

Graham Norton. I've actually found him entertaining. O'Donnell and Degeneres not so much. But I get your point.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:19 PM (lpTXP)

196 Washington State needs a governor like Dixie Lee Ray again.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I used to enjoy your comments.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:20 PM (uaYsl)

197 This Somali shit is pissing me off.

I’m an American. I work my ass off. I spend 35%of my wages on rent so I can love where I live. I budget. I cut corners. I have a 2009 lesburu.

These assholes are living in mansions, driving luxury cars and DONT WORK? And they aren’t even here legally?

I’m a simp.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:21 PM (lSC4e)

198 >>> 181 Dunno much about Cotswold, but if you ever run across a gin by that name, it's exceptional, but not expensive.
Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:07 PM (7DKa5)

This one?
https://is.gd/VWfo8j

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ULPxl)

199 82 While rabid penguins are rarely encountered, they do act as hosts for salmonellosis, tularemia, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, and a wide variety of venereal diseases.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at January 26, 2026 08:06 PM (vFG9F)

I am too tired to look it up but wonder how penguins get VD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 09:23 PM (WONhk)

200 mikeski, thanks for sharing your YouTube links. I have enjoyed many of your musical links.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:24 PM (lpTXP)

201 I am happy in retirement, but I kind of envy Mr. Homan.

Also, I badly want transcripts of the talks he's going to have with Messrs Frey and Walz. Bet they'll really be something.
Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:06 PM (7DKa5)

Be just grand if the talks were accompanied by a couple of hickory shampoos, for effect.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:24 PM (6Bc88)

202 I’m an American. I work my ass off. I spend 35%of my wages on rent so I can love where I live. I budget. I cut corners. I have a 2009 lesburu.

These assholes are living in mansions, driving luxury cars and DONT WORK? And they aren’t even here legally?

I’m a simp.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Right there with ya, fellow chump!

We should start up a daycare/medical transport/home medical outfit... Profit!!!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 09:25 PM (rdVOm)

203 My attempt to adapt the Steely Dan song "Hey 19" into a song about Omar Fateh, called "A19," to honor both the traditional light bulb shape, and the very similar shape of Mr Fateh's head, has been an utter failure. I thought it was a natural, but it just doesn't work.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:10 PM (7DKa5)

A noble goal, but a tough song to work with. I checked the lyrics, and they're all over the map, no real rhyming, weird lyric rhythm. You would literally have to write a new story somehow involving her light bulb shaped head and fit it to that music. Could be done, but much work.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:25 PM (snZF9)

204 The Cotswolds are an area of England, not a town. That looks like the village that always wins the most picturesque village in England award. Can't remember the name, but it has Castle in it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Vvh2V)

205 I hope the talks with Homan, Walz and Frey end up with Walz and Frey sounding like they have something in their mouths.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:27 PM (lpTXP)

206 Also, those are slate roofs, in no danger of failing just yet.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:27 PM (Vvh2V)

207 Squirrels are just Rats with a fluffy tail...

Posted by: Wally at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (J9q9v)

208 202 This Somali shit is pissing me off.

I’m an American. I work my ass off. I spend 35%of my wages on rent so I can love where I live. I budget. I cut corners. I have a 2009 lesburu.

These assholes are living in mansions, driving luxury cars and DONT WORK? And they aren’t even here legally?

I’m a simp.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:21 PM (lSC4e)

Oh, come now. You are a nurse. How many "homeless" indigents have you treated? You pay for all that, too. Not to mention paying for their brand spankin' new tents, winter gear, narcan, and fuckall.

A few billions to the sub-human Somalis can't possibly move my blood pressure any more than it already has.

And don't get me started about the wetbacks and filthy Scandis.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (6Bc88)

209
I am too tired to look it up but wonder how penguins get VD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 09:23 PM (WONhk

Same as in town.. 😉

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (Vvh2V)

210 None of the gins you mention actually taste good. There is a whole other world beyond your imaginings.

Also, most gins are substantially improved by a few drops of Miracle Mile's Bergamot Bitters.
Posted by: Splunge
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Eh, mixed drinks and expensive top tier alcohol are a waste together. I prefer single malt adulterated only with cold spring water if I had my druthers. But a G&T is fine in summer. And can easily be simulated if you want with club soda and a twist of lime. Keeps a drink in your hand to fit into place but you get to stay totally sober.

I can get passionate about particular vintages of wine and grape varieties, meh on domestic bourbons, and like specific liquors.

But since being on my anti inflammatories/biologics for psoriatic arthritis for years now, I don't drink at all nor miss it much either.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

211 You only got 15"?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 09:16 PM (Wnv9h)

That’s what she said …

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (30Gj0)

212
Speaking of Ryan Hall, I just read his analysis of what saved us in the Carolinas (as a whole) from Icemaggedon. It fell mostly as sleet, which I noted and kept my fingers crossed.

The dreaded warm nose was there, but the surface layer was cold enough high enough to allow most it to refreeze as sleet. Had that been a little different, it would've been terrible. That's the what the probability ball bounced. Now for Miss. and Tenn. they did get ice big time, and they are in the dark big time as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (w6EFb)

213 This Somali shit is pissing me off.

I’m an American. I work my ass off. I spend 35%of my wages on rent so I can love where I live. I budget. I cut corners. I have a 2009 lesburu.

These assholes are living in mansions, driving luxury cars and DONT WORK? And they aren’t even here legally?

I’m a simp.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:21 PM (lSC4e)

The worse part? These motherfuckers think they are entitled to it. They need to be stripped of their filthy lucre and all sent on rafts back to the shithole they came from.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (snZF9)

214 209 The Cotswolds are an area of England, not a town. That looks like the village that always wins the most picturesque village in England award. Can't remember the name, but it has Castle in it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

Yep. East of Oxford, more or less.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 09:29 PM (sAmhv)

215 Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ULPxl)

Yup, that's the one. I think it was about $30 US in London, which is where I encountered it. Great stuff.

Posted by: Splunge at January 26, 2026 09:29 PM (7DKa5)

216 The worse part? These motherfuckers think they are entitled to it. They need to be stripped of their filthy lucre and all sent on rafts back to the shithole they came from.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:28 PM (snZF9)

Why bother with rafts?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (6Bc88)

217 I don't think they have the level of control necessary to just turn it down. The chimps are on a rampage, are the zoo keeers going to lure them back into their cages with bananas and gentle coaxing or with tasers.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
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A lot of those assholes are paid and controlled when their paymasters tell them to stop. If you notice, these riots were not primarily the usual BLM types in previous years but pasty white millennials doing the shit. Even the Somalians have more sense not to try to run over ICE or trying to rescue some white femme getting moved out by ICE officers.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (E4rtv)

218 I spent an hour or so chipping away at the mini glacier that has me blocked in my parking spot. It's annoying and I'm not done. Snow you can shovel. A mini glacier, not so much. Have to chop it up in smaller chunks before you can shovel it. Hopefully I'll finish tomorrow afternoon. It will be 'warmer'. Not single digits anyway.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (sAmhv)

219
The difference between me here and Nashville was a couple hundred feet of below freezing air. And that was all the difference between "meh, not bad" and icemageddon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (w6EFb)

220 I’m a simp.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Hogwash!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:32 PM (uaYsl)

221 The worse part? These motherfuckers think they are entitled to it. They need to be stripped of their filthy lucre and all sent on rafts back to the shithole they came from.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Nope. The worst part is that you and I paid for it.
And we’re expected to continue.
April 15 is right around the corner.

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:33 PM (30Gj0)

222 216 You only got 15"?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 09:16 PM (Wnv9h)

That’s what she said …
Posted by: RI Red
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Got a permit for your short barrelled rifle? Or is it an AOW.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)

223 For once, can we just follow the money? Whomever is paying for these "protestors" who are actually terrorists needs to pay in jail. I have really had it with these "we hate America" types. Where, pray tell, is life any better than here? I don't see them leaving this country, which is so horrible they just can't even.

I'm firmly in the love it or leave it camp. You don't like it? Take a fuckin' hike.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:33 PM (6Bc88)

224 Why bother with rafts?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (6Bc8

Because they aren't worth the cost of helicopter fuel. A raft would be miserable until its...not.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:33 PM (snZF9)

225 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 09:29 PM (sAmhv

It really is a lovely place. And I have twice been thwarted in my attempts at thoroughly exploring Oxford. Once by the presence of the Queen of Spain ( security had blocked everything off) and once by something to do with soccer.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:34 PM (Vvh2V)

226 223 I spent an hour or so chipping away at the mini glacier that has me blocked in my parking spot. It's annoying and I'm not done. Snow you can shovel. A mini glacier, not so much. Have to chop it up in smaller chunks before you can shovel it. Hopefully I'll finish tomorrow afternoon. It will be 'warmer'. Not single digits anyway.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (sAmhv)

Salt that shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:34 PM (6Bc88)

227 Oh, and neither of the unalived protesters were natives in MN but drawn there for some unexplained reason so far except both were in the signal groups just decoded and busted.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:35 PM (E4rtv)

228 Because they aren't worth the cost of helicopter fuel. A raft would be miserable until its...not.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:33 PM (snZF9)

Just tie 'em all together and shove 'em in the ocean, on the current to Africa. Problem solved.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:35 PM (6Bc88)

229 I am too tired to look it up but wonder how penguins get VD.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Penguin Facts is a vile Fountain Of Misinformation. It is probably Mental Ilness at the core.

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at January 26, 2026 09:36 PM (oftw2)

230 228 For once, can we just follow the money? Whomever is paying for these "protestors" who are actually terrorists needs to pay in jail. I have really had it with these "we hate America" types. Where, pray tell, is life any better than here? I don't see them leaving this country, which is so horrible they just can't even.

I'm firmly in the love it or leave it camp. You don't like it? Take a fuckin' hike.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Data Republican has already done a lot on it and sent her openly verifiable spreadsheet to Fedgov. You can take a look at it too, on X or a link to X on places like Instapundit dot com.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:36 PM (E4rtv)

231 Because they aren't worth the cost of helicopter fuel. A raft would be miserable until its...not.
Posted by: Berserker
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Inflatables. Get them a few miles off the coast in shark-infested water... *Pop!*

Oh. Oh, darn.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 09:36 PM (rdVOm)

232 Have fun for the evening. I am out.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:36 PM (E4rtv)

233 For once, can we just follow the money? Whomever is paying for these "protestors" who are actually terrorists needs to pay in jail. I have really had it with these "we hate America" types. Where, pray tell, is life any better than here? I don't see them leaving this country, which is so horrible they just can't even.

I'm firmly in the love it or leave it camp. You don't like it? Take a fuckin' hike.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:33 PM (6Bc8

Its why trump needs the ministry of ungentlemanly warfare. Send the team out, find these people, track them down one by one, and quietly remove them from the planet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:36 PM (snZF9)

234 I’m a simp.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:21 PM (lSC4e)

The worse part? These motherfuckers think they are entitled to it. They need to be stripped of their filthy lucre and all sent on rafts back to the shithole they came from.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

When the well runs dry, and I think it will, they will return to being a bitter tribe , scrabbling in the dirt.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:37 PM (uaYsl)

235 Not just an AOW, Whig.
It is a weapon of mass production.

Or so I imagined when a lot younger.

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:37 PM (30Gj0)

236 Inflatables. Get them a few miles off the coast in shark-infested water... *Pop!*

Oh. Oh, darn.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 09:36 PM (rdVOm)

and this one gets it. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:37 PM (snZF9)

237 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (w6EFb

They grossly over estimated our snow levels, whole simultaneously getting the sleet wrong. They said we'd get 12-18inches of snow and no sleet or anything else. We got maybe 6 inches of snow, then sleet all night.

I'm grateful we missed the ice, but they were way off for us, even Ryan!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:38 PM (Vvh2V)

238 FWIW, I'm not sure I've ever seen non political comment sections go against dems as I am now. I saw an AP channel story on YouTube go a dozen comments before one pro-illegal nugget. One of local Minnesota TV Channels had fifty comments in a row that were pro enforcement. Usually they'd be maybe 50/50 on a good day.

There's reasons this is only happening on one place.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 09:39 PM (w/O5Q)

239 I spent an hour or so chipping away at the mini glacier that has me blocked in my parking spot. It's annoying and I'm not done. Snow you can shovel. A mini glacier, not so much. Have to chop it up in smaller chunks before you can shovel it. Hopefully I'll finish tomorrow afternoon. It will be 'warmer'. Not single digits anyway.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 09:31 PM (sAmhv)

Flame thrower. Kill it with fire.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:40 PM (snZF9)

240
This Somali shit is pissing me off.

Posted by: nurse ratched

==============

The moral outrage and the feelings of betrayal about this are so high that we're going to have to have an honest face-to-face when it's all over. Like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa or Pope Paul III's admissions after the excesses that led to the Protestant Reformation or yes, even Bill Clinton's televised confession. We can NOT allow the left to mumble it under the rug and shuffle away with some equivocating bullshit about "but Trump is a ped0" or "okay the fraud happened, but the targeting was racist."

We really need a full admission of responsibility and an apology.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:40 PM (n2vmh)

241 I'm guessing Minneapolis has an annual Somali Festival to celebrate the cultural heritage of Somalia.

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 09:40 PM (Q+gd/)

242 reality of life in the rainy countryside has gotten increasingly boring and frustrating" for them.

××××××

They both have gone their entire lives without knowing it rains a lot in England. Tell me you're a leftist without telling me you're a leftist.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:41 PM (Vvh2V)

243 AsRadar reported, an insider claimed the Arrested Development star and comedian decided to move back to the States as the "reality of life in the rainy countryside has gotten increasingly boring and frustrating" for them.
=====

Dear Ellen and Portia,

A day late, a dollar short. Go back to your third world sh*thole.

Love, Franpsycho

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 09:41 PM (RIvkX)

244 You have the right to peaceable assembly to address grievances with your government. You do not have the right to impede federal officers while they are lawfully conducting operations, as stipulated by the US Congress in laws passed by duly elected Congresscritters.

Therefore, these "protestors," particularly the ones impeding ICE but also those trespassing and attacking Churches, need to be rounded up and sentenced under Federal charges of terrorism. Gitmo would be too kind for most of them. Those who fund these terrorists are likewise terrorists and should face the same penalties.

They have stolen from my pocket, they have injured and harmed US citizens, and, to my mind, the worst is that they frightened children.

Fuckers need to pay. And if some of them fall down stairs on the way to trial, well, shit happens.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:42 PM (6Bc88)

245 Oh, popped back from X for this from Data Republican,

List of donors by name etc. You can download them yourself if you search for her on X.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 09:43 PM (E4rtv)

246 I love y’all.

I really do. Validation goes a long way to keeping me from *types*
*deletes*

Thank you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:43 PM (IhIKR)

247 They grossly over estimated our snow levels, whole simultaneously getting the sleet wrong. They said we'd get 12-18inches of snow and no sleet or anything else. We got maybe 6 inches of snow, then sleet all night.

I'm grateful we missed the ice, but they were way off for us, even Ryan!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:38 PM (Vvh2V)

We got about 8 inches. They were talking like we were going to see a bearded Kurt Russell walking around with a flame thrower.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:43 PM (snZF9)

248 I'm guessing Minneapolis has an annual Somali Festival to celebrate the cultural heritage of Somalia.
Posted by: davidt

They will have dirt and water on the menu. Also cat, until they run out.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 09:43 PM (abIsI)

249 Don't believe everything on the internet, #58585858858

@EricLDaugh 2h
🚨 BREAKING: Border Commander Greg Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties, DHS says

ASSISTANT SEC. TRICIA MCLAUGHLIN: "Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 09:44 PM (mlg/3)

250
We can NOT allow the left to mumble it under the rug and shuffle away with some equivocating bullshit about "but Trump is a ped0" or "okay the fraud happened, but the targeting was racist."

We really need a full admission of responsibility and an apology.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia

My $ is on sweeping it under the rug. This is going to take 1860s Kansas and Missouri kinetic skirmishing to unfuck.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 09:44 PM (QVmho)

251 I seem to remember she was in favor of nuclear power. Certainly less bad than the current shitmaggot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Amongst all of the sh*t heel, asswipe democratic governors we have had, she is still at the top of my list.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:45 PM (uaYsl)

252 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:43 PM (snZF9)

It's like a bunch of 8th grade girls are in charge of weather predictions now; hysteria all over the place.

I do love Ryan Hall, but even the independent youtube guys get caught up in it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:45 PM (Vvh2V)

253 We really need a full admission of responsibility and an apology.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:40 PM (n2vmh)

And a lot of helicopter rides.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:45 PM (snZF9)

254 My $ is on sweeping it under the rug. This is going to take 1860s Kansas and Missouri kinetic skirmishing to unfuck.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 09:44 PM (QVmho)

In that case, nothing short of heads on pikes will satisfy.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:46 PM (6Bc88)

255 AsRadar reported, an insider claimed the Arrested Development star and comedian decided to move back to the States as the "reality of life in the rainy countryside has gotten increasingly boring and frustrating" for them.

https://t.ly/k9S-r

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 09:38 PM (pkeXY)

But she and her Australian side piece will be immediately taken into a concentration camp for lesbians upon their return. Right? Stupid cunts.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:46 PM (lpTXP)

256 We really need a full admission of responsibility and an apology.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:40 PM (n2vmh)

Still waiting for the COVID trials/executions.

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:46 PM (LMRVO)

257 But she and her Australian side piece will be immediately taken into a concentration camp for lesbians upon their return. Right? Stupid cunts.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:46 PM (lpTXP)

They are so put-upon. We are so mean. Poor babies have to live on just millions, instead of trillions.

/spit

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:48 PM (6Bc88)

258 Still waiting for the COVID trials/executions.
Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:46 PM (LMRVO)

I would so love a Nuremburg for that shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:48 PM (6Bc88)

259 Geez, tcn, you’re wound up tonight!

I’m just waiting for the Pickle Queen to smite Minnesota.

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:50 PM (LMRVO)

260 It's like a bunch of 8th grade girls are in charge of weather predictions now; hysteria all over the place.

I do love Ryan Hall, but even the independent youtube guys get caught up in it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:45 PM (Vvh2V)

It frigging retarded. Its winter, it snows during winter, shit happens. Our asshole governor says "we haven't had a storm like this in a decade". Bullshit, we had one a few years ago just like this, and we had worse. Jersey goes through periods of no snow for a few winters and after a few years of that, we get frigging snow.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:50 PM (snZF9)

261 >> I'm grateful we missed the ice, but they were way off for us, even Ryan!

It's a game of juggling probabilities. Weather behavior is where Chaos Theory got its start. Several years ago I asked my late cousin, retired meteorologist who was at GSP for years, if it was going to snow. He earnestly replied, "Well, it might and it might not, and if it does, could be a little, could be a lot."

That's all he could say with certainty. As he mentioned many times, they walk a thin line between too much warning and not enough. Say there's a 20% chance something really bad will happen. There's an 80% chance it won't. If they shout from the rooftops to get ready, a Bad Moon is on the rise, run for you lives, and it doesn't happen, they're Chicken Little.

But on the other hand, if they don't warn people, and the really bad thing happens, it's why didn't you warn us!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 09:50 PM (w6EFb)

262 Disclose.tv
@disclosetv
NEW - 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Trump admin allowing ICE agents to arrest, detain, pepper-spray or retaliate against violent anti-ICE rioters, in Minneapolis, without probable cause — Fox
6:17 PM · Jan 26, 2026

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at January 26, 2026 09:50 PM (9aVck)

263
When the well runs dry, and I think it will, they will return to being a bitter tribe , scrabbling in the dirt.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

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I've been wondering about that, and the trouble I see is that they're utterly disinclined to work. How many of them speak comprehensible English? Would you hire one of those things in those videos? "Whut? No. No no no. They say bad things him here." The women are loping, bedraggled slobs who couldn't function in any job like cleaning, serving, stocking shelves, or greeting guests. The men look like they can barely pick up their feet when they walk.

They don't have any intention of getting with the program. We'll need more laws cutting them off welfare.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:52 PM (n2vmh)

264 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Trump admin allowing ICE agents to arrest, detain, pepper-spray or retaliate against violent anti-ICE rioters, in Minneapolis, without probable cause — Fox

Thus the phone call.

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 09:53 PM (Q+gd/)

265 Fuck the rafts, let the fucking skinnies swim back, through shark habitat. Barren Karens can follow and nurture them. Retard and Twink need their heads on pikes. Metaphorically speaking, of course.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 26, 2026 09:53 PM (/7Zv0)

266
NEW - 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Trump admin allowing ICE agents to arrest, detain, pepper-spray or retaliate against violent anti-ICE rioters, in Minneapolis, without probable cause — Fox
6:17 PM · Jan 26, 2026
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe

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Huzzah!!!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:53 PM (n2vmh)

267 Interior decorating question. There is no lodge pole in my house. When the SHTF and things go tribal, where do I hang the scalps?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:53 PM (uaYsl)

268 >> It's like a bunch of 8th grade girls are in charge of weather predictions now

That's the problem. Youtube and TV weathermen going nuts with hype. They look at the worst case, the lower tails of the probability distributions and run with it.

It's click bait. Doom and gloom gets hits.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 09:54 PM (w6EFb)

269 We need organized crowds of protest infiltrators — and I mean lots of them — carrying absurdist signs, like, "No steam," "Like and subscribe," and "End road work."

Posted by: mindful webworker - Invade Salvadore Dali at January 26, 2026 09:54 PM (OJSFI)

270 Fuck the rafts, let the fucking skinnies swim back, through shark habitat. Barren Karens can follow and nurture them. Retard and Twink need their heads on pikes. Metaphorically speaking, of course.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 26, 2026 09:53 PM (/7Zv0)

I'm ok if the have rafts, but the have to compete with robins for suitable twigs. Nothing wider than 1/8", or longer than 4".

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 09:55 PM (S/Y4j)

271 I would so love a Nuremburg for that shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 09:48 PM (6Bc8

I’d volunteer to be a judge/executioner for that.
For free!

Posted by: RI Red at January 26, 2026 09:55 PM (LMRVO)

272 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 09:50 PM (snZF9

Same here. They have taken to calling things rare, then in the same sentence saying it happened 5 years ago.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Vvh2V)

273 Interior decorating question. There is no lodge pole in my house. When the SHTF and things go tribal, where do I hang the scalps?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 09:53 PM (uaYsl)

Some shadowboxes from Hobby Lobby? Buy them on a week when they're half off.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 09:56 PM (lpTXP)

274 We need organized crowds of protest infiltrators — and I mean lots of them — carrying absurdist signs, like, "No steam," "Like and subscribe," and "End road work."
Posted by: mindful webworker

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it."

Posted by: zombie Mitch Hedburg, Minnesotan at January 26, 2026 09:57 PM (VHUov)

275
reality of life in the rainy countryside has gotten increasingly boring and frustrating" for them.

××××××

They both have gone their entire lives without knowing it rains a lot in England. Tell me you're a leftist without telling me you're a leftist.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

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I bet it's not just the rain. I bet they miss hanging out with The Best People and being invited to every opening and event in a town full of glitzy, hollow characters.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:58 PM (n2vmh)

276 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 09:54 PM (w6EFb)

I think the 24 hour news cycle is the problem; they gotta fill up time, so they get into the weeds and carried away with possibilities.

Old School guys like your cousin could make you understand that it could be bad, so be prepared, but admit that they didn't really know fir sure.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 09:58 PM (Vvh2V)

277
We need organized crowds of protest infiltrators — and I mean lots of them — carrying absurdist signs, like, "No steam," "Like and subscribe," and "End road work."
Posted by: mindful webworker

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Those are hilarious! Now I'm going to spend the evening thinking up some more.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:59 PM (n2vmh)

278 Some shadowboxes from Hobby Lobby? Buy them on a week when they're half off.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I'm considering the ceiling fan.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 10:00 PM (uaYsl)

279 Posted by: zombie Mitch Hedburg, Minnesotan

Apologies for misspelling your name, zombie Mr. Hedberg.....

Posted by: mikeski at January 26, 2026 10:00 PM (VHUov)

280
Thus the phone call.
Posted by: davidt

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Ahhh yes. Trump didn't have a picture of Tim Walz's house, but he DID have an 8th Circuit decision...

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 10:00 PM (n2vmh)

281 >>> 285
We need organized crowds of protest infiltrators — and I mean lots of them — carrying absurdist signs, like, "No steam," "Like and subscribe," and "End road work."
Posted by: mindful webworker

============

Those are hilarious! Now I'm going to spend the evening thinking up some more.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:59 PM (n2vmh)

Old but good:
"Stop Plate Tectonics!"

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 10:01 PM (ULPxl)

282 There is no lodge pole in my house. When the SHTF and things go tribal, where do I hang the scalps?
Posted by: Sock Monkey

Scalping is messy, tedious work, and then you have to dispose of the rest.

Save time with fences decorated Vlad Dracul method.

Posted by: mindful webworker - classic style at January 26, 2026 10:02 PM (OJSFI)

283 "When the SHTF and things go tribal, where do I hang the scalps?"

Personally, I'm a "heads-on-sticks" kinda guy. You can really gussy up a picket fence with heads on sticks.

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 10:02 PM (pXTL4)

284 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 09:58 PM (n2vmh)

For sure! They should've moved to London. I doubt thry would've gotten enough attention to suit them, but neither strikes me as the rural type.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 10:02 PM (Vvh2V)

285 279 I would so love a Nuremburg for that shit.
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Spanish Inquisition. I still have enough hand strength to turn a crank.

Posted by: clarence at January 26, 2026 10:03 PM (jgwdN)

286 /willowed

Re: Top reporter at WaPo says newsroom rattled by cuts

Call me crazy but confessing you didn't see this coming isn't the argument you want to be making as a journalist.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 10:05 PM (ciYHQ)

287 "A West Virginia librarian has been charged after she allegedly posted videos seeking to recruit assassins targeting President Donald Trump."

Huh? I worked as an LM3 at UT. I don't eve know what LM3 stands for but I remember my librarians. And in those memories they're always lecturing us to not do Teh Stupid on the internet.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 10:12 PM (ciYHQ)

JD Vance: California's Fraud Dwarfs Minnesota's

He says it totals $7 billion which is less than the number we've heard regarding Minnesota -- $9 billion.

Maybe Minnesota's $9 billion in fraud is what we speculate we'll ultimately find, while the current known fraud is, what, a billion? He seems to mean we know California is defrauding the US for $7 billion and the ultimate tally will be much higher.

Vice President JD Vance revealed that about $7 billion worth of fraud has been discovered in California.
"I think we have a fraud problem that is much worse than California than it is in Minnesota," Vance said in an interview Thursday, noting the head of US Small Business Administration gave him the shocking news.
"This is unfortunately a problem that is much bigger than Minnesota."
The vice president also said efforts to block immigration enforcement were a uniquely blue-state phenomenon, adding that some Democratic-led states are engaged in a "small-scale civil war" with the federal government over immigration.
...
The Trump administration has also paused federal child care funding to Minnesota, blaming alleged fraud in daycare programs, and has imposed new documentation requirements -- including attendance records and receipts -- before releasing payments to any state, CBS reported.
...
Vance pointed to Don Lemon and other protestors storming a church in Minnesota as well as the killing of Renee Goode, saying "a small band of very far-left people" are trying to make ICE "the ultimate enemy," including through assaults on officers and raids on churches.
"It's absurd," he said. "It's added a lot of chaos."

The Democrat Party is causing the chaos, to create an argument for returning them to power-- "We'll stop the chaos."

But you're the ones causing the chaos.

It's like the old bit about the man who murders his parents, and then pleads for the mercy of the court, saying that he's an orphan.

The Democrat Party has created a huge block of voters dependent on their enabling of fraud at an industrial scale. Looters are now a huge political constituency.

And to make that point: You can't cover stories in Minneapolis without fraudulent Somali "day cares" and "patient transport services" in the background of your photos.

You can�t show a random video from the streets of Minneapolis without capturing a 7 figure Somali fraud operation. https://t.co/1NQvSxlsGn pic.twitter.com/nuHNb9OX0o
— memetic_sisyphus (@memeticsisyphus) January 24, 2026

And it gets better. https://t.co/92kgi3k4tz
— Roccam's Occam Robots (@myhumangetsme) January 25, 2026

Minneapolis's primary industry is government fraud.

Can't wait to see what California's doing.

Meanwhile: Democrats rush to give illegals the vote.

Look, I'm not a mind reader. I have to infer intentions from patterns like everyone else. But there's virtually no daylight between the behavior you'd expect from a party that wants illegal immigrants to vote and the behavior of the Democratic Party. https://t.co/llS1pdELkB
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) January 26, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 06:22 PM

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1 Fraud is legal. -- federal judges

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:22 PM (ExV1e)

2 I nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)

3 California's Fraud Total must be mind boggling.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 06:24 PM (ZcsJV)

4 Pretty and Good leared the hard way. Sad!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 06:24 PM (lpTXP)

5 Somalians are certainly industrious...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:25 PM (VE6XX)

6 Hence you see why they deployed their shadow army.

Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 06:25 PM (YwEeS)

7 BREAKING: Virginia Democrats have introduced a bill to prohibit immigration enforcement within 40 feet of a polling place.

Of course, since the state cannot curtail federal officers, this would just give them an excuse to get their idiots riled up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:25 PM (ExV1e)

8 We need to wait this fraud out so it can be tied to newsome next year when the 2028 presidential election season starts.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 06:26 PM (0N4FZ)

9 Smart Therapy Center

It was supposed to read Smart - The Rapey Center.

Somalis can't spell for shit.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 06:26 PM (gtcuf)

10 It's turtles and Somali frauds ... all the way down.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 06:26 PM (vbXSk)

11 California has spent over $24 billion on homeless and not only has homelessness gotten worse nobody seems to know where the money went.

Ex-Fox reporter Adam Housley, who is a California resident, was posting on Twitter all during the lockdowns about the billions being stolen with Covid handouts. I bet that number alone is bigger than all of the fraud in Minnesota combined.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 06:28 PM (viF8m)

12 I'm just glad there's no Malians involved in all this fraud. That would just get too confusing.

Somalian?

No, no, some Malian!

That's what I said!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (06Hmj)

13 Nick Sortor is saying that Bovino got relieved of his command at Border Patrol

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (6Uni8)

14 Why would they need Daycares when the majority are on welfare and not working ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)

15 A broken record I am, but if DataRepublican and Cam Higby and Nick Shirley and James O'Keefe can uncover the actual crimes and criminal conspiracies, what the actual fuck are the federal law enforcement agencies doing? Sorry, I am not convinced they are, or want to, do anything.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (MZ+PY)

16 Imagine:
Saturday, September 18, 2026, the first day of early voting in VA, ICE parks an ICE pickup outside an early voting location.

And the local Dems storm the truck and destroy it.

What's that worth in campaign ads?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (HXT0k)

17 I would bet the fraud in California high speed rail is higher than the Somali fraud in Minnesota

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (e4I2N)

18 The American Development Center.

Is that a camera store?

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (dIske)

19 I've been trying to tell you people that Minnesota is absolute child's play compared to California.This state exists on fraud. I personally at least 10 or 12 people defrauding the system, and NONE of them feel the slightest guilt about it. Their parents did it, their children are doing it, all their friends and relatives do it.

The culture of fraud here dates back to the '60s when the hiippies and dropouts figured out how to game the system, and over the ensuing years the fruad became entrecnhed and univesrsalized

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (se8lQ)

20 15 A broken record I am, but if DataRepublican and Cam Higby and Nick Shirley and James O'Keefe can uncover the actual crimes and criminal conspiracies, what the actual fuck are the federal law enforcement agencies doing? Sorry, I am not convinced they are, or want to, do anything.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (MZ+PY)

Protecting their Pensions.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 06:30 PM (6Uni8)

21 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at January 26, 2026 06:30 PM (2Ez/1)

22 13 Nick Sortor is saying that Bovino got relieved of his command at Border Patrol
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (6Uni

I saw that he was "Reassigned".

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:30 PM (VE6XX)

23 You know who wouldn't blow kisses and show their ass to Walz and the others commies? JD Vance.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 06:30 PM (abIsI)

24 "Virginia Democrats have introduced a bill to prohibit immigration enforcement within 40 feet of a polling place."

40 feet isn't very far ... they should have made it half a mile, to give the illegals a running chance.

But can states make any such law against federal legit law enforcement? SCOTUS seems to confirm NO, immigration law is purely the feds, and the prezzie. Coulter ust did a piece about Eisenhower going against the Arkansas governor in the case of blacks attending public schools.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 06:30 PM (vbXSk)

25 If we convict the fraudsters, can the US Treasury get the money back, and reduce my taxes? Or at least pay off the debt, while having Justice bankrupt the criminals?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (u82oZ)

26 He says it totals $7 billion which is less than the number we've heard regarding Minnesota -- $9 billion.
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Last I heard Minne's newest estimate is $19 billion.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (krQz2)

27 This is why we need to disband these congressional fucking committees and audit the states relentlessly.

Everybody is in on it, except the hapless taxpayer getting screwed.

There need to firing squads for these cocksuckers.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (oT7pT)

28 What is an NPI?

If those are health care centers in one building, yeah, 184 says nothing but fraud.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (n5tGW)

29 13 Nick Sortor is saying that Bovino got relieved of his command at Border Patrol
Posted by: XTC

The wheels on the bus go thump thump thump

I hope this doesn't affect morale in the ranks in any way, shape, or form.

Posted by: Trump Bus at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (abIsI)

30 I'm old enough to remember the "What do you care about surveillance if you have nothing to hide?" argument. So, "Why should you care about ICE by a polling place if you're not voting illegally?"

Posted by: pookysgirl, turning the tables at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (Wt5PA)

31 13 Nick Sortor is saying that Bovino got relieved of his command at Border Patrol
Posted by: XTC
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It may be more that Homan is taking over the Minnesota situation than Bovino relieved. But we shall see.

I did notice that Homan is being sent to Minnesota to take charge there. Bovino was the guy on the ground for the Border Patrol in Minnesota.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:32 PM (E4rtv)

32 What would illegals be doing near a voting center anyway?

That thing that never happens?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:33 PM (krQz2)

33 17 I would bet the fraud in California high speed rail is higher than the Somali fraud in Minnesota
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (e4I2N)
______________________

I'm more and more convinced that the purpose of that project was to confiscate private property and generational farmland. Since 2013, the State of California has used Eminent Domain to acquire nearly 800 properties.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 06:33 PM (dIske)

34 Of course, since the state cannot curtail federal officers, this would just give them an excuse to get their idiots riled up.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:25 PM (ExV1e)
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While the feds are trying to deal with the idiots rioting outside the polling place, you can bet that operatives are spinning up their vote-generating machine inside.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 06:33 PM (ESVrU)

35 From Fox,
"Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, the face of the Trump administration's campaign to arrest and deport criminal illegal immigrants, will be leaving Minnesota, along with some border agents, amid violent, and sometimes deadly, clashes between federal authorities and anti-ICE agitators.

Bovino and an unspecified number of U.S. Border Patrol agents will be leaving the state as soon as Tuesday, multiple federal sources told Fox News.

The news came the same day that President Donald Trump announced that he would be deploying border czar Tom Homan to take point in Minnesota. "

So Bovino is not being removed as head of Border Patrol but rather reassigned from control of the MN situation while Homan takes over.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (E4rtv)

36 We need to wait this fraud out so it can be tied to newsome next year when the 2028 presidential election season starts.
Posted by: Mister Scott
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I for one would really prefer not to let more of my tax $ go into leftist pockets to make a political point.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (IONGM)

37 Nazi SA play.

What happened to the SA once they weren't useful?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)

38 zombie

Very good point. You being behind enemy lines gives you a valuable observation post.

I notice that as more single party control exists, and as fraud explodes, actual innovation in CA seems to be crashing.

Like an inverse relationship, or Heinleinian 'Bad Luck".

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (u82oZ)

39 The Democrat Party is causing the chaos, to create an argument for returning them to power-- "We'll stop the chaos."

Like they stopped COVID.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 06:35 PM (/lPRQ)

40 I for one would really prefer not to let more of my tax $ go into leftist pockets to make a political point.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (IONGM)

This x 1.00x10^25

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)

41 Why would they need Daycares when the majority are on welfare and not working ?
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM

Shhhh! You're not supposed to notice that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 06:35 PM (Wnv9h)

42 >>> But can states make any such law against federal legit law enforcement? SCOTUS seems to confirm NO, immigration law is purely the feds, and the prezzie. Coulter ust did a piece about Eisenhower going against the Arkansas governor in the case of blacks attending public schools.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 06:30 PM (vbXSk)

If the left wants to set up armed Black Panthers at poll places that would be perfectly fine though, barely and inconvenience.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:36 PM (3uBP9)

43 California has spent over $24 billion on homeless and not only has homelessness gotten worse nobody seems to know where the money went.

Ex-Fox reporter Adam Housley, who is a California resident, was posting on Twitter all during the lockdowns about the billions being stolen with Covid handouts. I bet that number alone is bigger than all of the fraud in Minnesota combined.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 06:28 PM (viF8m)
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More bad news for California drivers - DJT just signed an executive order increasing the tariff on South Korean petroleum imports from 15% to 25%

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 06:37 PM (rj6Yv)

44 There is a worse problem here.

Several blue states are functionally bankrupt. A big part of the reason is they have promised unsustainable spending. They decided to keep their foolish promises by getting more and more federal funding. The state gets a "cut" of those dollars, so to the extent there are 500 Quality Learing Centers, spending $500 million, the state can siphon of $50 million.

I believe this is WHY the COVID crises was prolonged - special COVID spending kept these states afloat. So, keeping things closed reduced their spending, at the same time they got more funds.

Functional bankruptcy is driving a lot of this.

Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 26, 2026 06:38 PM (+1plM)

45 Who couldn't guess that?
Please come to Pennsylvania

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

46 The most common scam in California is this:

Average adult. Not disabled, not crazy,. not blind, totally able-bodied. Has live-in sex/life partner, married or otherwise, also not disabled.

One of the couple goes to a crooked psych doctor (but they all are) and after one session of self-diagnosis, gets a bogus (but offcial) Rx diagnosis of some jive-ass mental disorder, like ADHD or Disassociated Identity Disorder (a.k.a. Multiple Personality Disorder), or dyslexia or autism or some shit.

With this official dignosis in hand, they then go to the state and get officially classified as "disabled." As a result, get a massive truckload of benefits -- cash, privileges, deferments, free stuff -- you name it.

But that's just the beginning. The setup for the real scam.

You see, the goal is to get "in-home support," in whcih the state pays for a full-time caretaker for you, the disabled person. And if you know the system, you are allowed to specify whom you want to be your in-home nurse. And guess whom they choose?

Their live-in partner.

Who then becomes annointed as a full-time "caretaker," and is paid a full-time salary by the state for doing so.

(con't)

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 06:38 PM (se8lQ)

47 The court of public opinion has different evidentiary standards than courts of law. Crooked judges and idiot juries aside... And i'm not trying to make excuses for layabout or timid prosecutors not going after this shit. But... I don't know, I'm no lawyer. It's probably something to at least consider though.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:39 PM (06Hmj)

48 184 NPIs at 2614 Nicollet

And it's a smallish 2-story building.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 06:39 PM (gtcuf)

49 Nazi SA play.

What happened to the SA once they weren't useful?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM

I'm right here, you know.

Posted by: Zombie Ernst Rhoem at January 26, 2026 06:39 PM (Wnv9h)

50 @adamhousley
So...in case you missed it. The California State Auditor released their 2025 report. $281 Billion in Unemployment Fraud since the beginning of the pandemic. A $1 trillion dollar shortfall in funding the California pension system. The Governor's office is refusing to release details on where the $25 billion in homeless spending went.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 06:39 PM (mlg/3)

51 whig

Bovino is needed for other areas. Homan has the skill set needed to make the new deal work.

Trump has a limited number of paladins, and it's a big country. The troubleshooters move around a lot. Even Marco Rubio can't do it all.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:39 PM (u82oZ)

52 I see the Minnesota DFL Party is defiantly refusing to allow the Feds to see MN's voter rolls.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 06:40 PM (rj6Yv)

53 @KevinKileyCA
A third of community college applicants were fake. $17 billion was spent on High-Speed Rail with no track.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 06:41 PM (mlg/3)

54 Ok, found it, NPI is a National Provider Identifier.
So basically an ID for the health provider.

184 is nuts, you can't say the authorities in MN didn't know.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:41 PM (n5tGW)

55 Keep in mind, all this fraud requires increases in government workers to administer all of it.

Say, for every new $5 million spent, that requires a new worker.
$9 billion in fraud means you could estimate that 1,800 MN state employees are the ones hired solely to administer the fraud.

MN Dept. of Health is 1500 to 2000.
MN Dept of Human Services is 7,100.

Almost 20% of the staff of those two combined ....
100% reliable Dem voters.
The median salary of MN DHS is $71k.
$127 million* every year, minimum, in fraud-admin salaries.

That's how bonkers off-the-charts the fraud is--it is EVERYTHING to the MN Democrats.

*Imagine the size of a corporation that has $127 million in salaries. And this is just one department in one state.
That's how much the burden is on taxpayers.
For $0 return on their taxes.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:41 PM (HXT0k)

56 So tired of being the third-world's free ATM. The least they could do is stop agitating and put on televised cage matches amongst themselves. Pay back what they stole in entertainment value and maybe decrease numbers at the same time.

Posted by: She Hobbit at January 26, 2026 06:42 PM (ftFVW)

57 >>> I notice that as more single party control exists, and as fraud explodes, actual innovation in CA seems to be crashing.

Like an inverse relationship, or Heinleinian 'Bad Luck".
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (u82oZ)

They are transitioning into a client state of China. Like Canada, and Europe. Innovation is not needed from subordinates of the everlasting immortal empire.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:42 PM (3uBP9)

58 A broken record I am, but if DataRepublican and Cam Higby and Nick Shirley and James O'Keefe can uncover the actual crimes and criminal conspiracies, what the actual fuck are the federal law enforcement agencies doing? Sorry, I am not convinced they are, or want to, do anything.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder

What are federal law enforcement agencies doing?
Making a list of MAGAts to round up for "the camps" on day one when the democrats take over.
It is all they can talk about.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

59 Bovino is welcome in Texas. They tried having an anti-ICE thing in Austin. It did not foment.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 06:42 PM (lpTXP)

60 (con't)

...But of course no caretaking ever happens. The couple continue to live as before, smoking pot and going to Antifa riots and watching tranny porn, etc.

And living off the full-time salary they are paid, along with the other "disabled" benefits.

Which all comes out of the pockets of taxpayers, of course.

The state workers supposedly "monitoring" the system all know this happens, but they let it happen, because they WANT it to happen. It's all about the ol' "backdoor to communism" appoach (a.k.a. Cloward-Piven), where you just implement a Total Welfare State right unde tth noses of the middle class, and if it bankrupts the government, all the better -- they plan to use the ensuing chaos to take over completely.

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (se8lQ)

61 As I was saying.

>>@adamhousley
So...in case you missed it. The California State Auditor released their 2025 report. $281 Billion in Unemployment Fraud since the beginning of the pandemic.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)

62 50 @adamhousley
So...in case you missed it. The California State Auditor released their 2025 report. $281 Billion in Unemployment Fraud since the beginning of the pandemic. A $1 trillion dollar shortfall in funding the California pension system. The Governor's office is refusing to release details on where the $25 billion in homeless spending went.
---------------------
Unemployment fraud happened while Julie Su was the state's Labor Secretary here in California. Then she went to work for Biden as 'acting' Labor Secretary (never was confirmed). Now she is Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice in NYC under Zohran.

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (I7J98)

63 zombie I have no doubt thats true in Leftifornia

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)

64 mrp

We need the NSA to get with their pal Google. I bet you Google has all those files. With AI interconnections like threads of red yarn.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

65 The Democrat Party is causing the chaos, to create an argument for returning them to power-- "We'll stop the chaos."
...................................
This is a communist tactic and they use it repeatedly.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 06:44 PM (sAmhv)

66 Time for the good parts of Va to secede and join W Va They are fixin to try and kill VMI again. This time over DEI. Sic Semper Tyranis isn’t just a river in Egypt.

Posted by: FortWorthMike at January 26, 2026 06:44 PM (txRpe)

67 From Fox,
"Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, the face of the Trump administration's campaign to arrest and deport criminal illegal immigrants, will be leaving Minnesota,
---
As I said earlier, he's the "bad cop" to Homan's "good cop."

He's been to how many states now in the same role?

But sure, Trump is gonna fire him ....

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:45 PM (HXT0k)

68 So tired of being the third-world's free ATM. The least they could do is stop agitating and put on televised cage matches amongst themselves. Pay back what they stole in entertainment value and maybe decrease numbers at the same time.
Posted by: She Hobbit

Watch the Somalis fight to the death for a piece of bread.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 06:46 PM (QxMMC)

69 Catherine Austin Fitts estimates 55 trillion total has been stolen. I have not heard her break that down as I only saw a clip.

She accounts for 22 plus trillion since 1998 through various Fed agencies, which I have heard her break down.

People have zero clue how bad it really is.

Posted by: not sure at January 26, 2026 06:46 PM (n51Jp)

70 If only a national divorce was a workable solution.

Posted by: Candace Owens at January 26, 2026 06:46 PM (5aZAZ)

71 Why California’s fraud is bigger than Minnesota’s; so far $7 billion in fraud has been uncovered in CA, and they think they’ve only found 10% of it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 06:47 PM (EQTYx)

72 Needs to happen in all states.

@susancrabtree
🚨🚨#BREAKING CALIFRAUDIA NEWS: HILTON LAUNCHES CAL DOGE

Steve Hilton's @TeamSteveHilton's campaign for California governor this morning launched CAL DOGE to expose the RAMPANT corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse in California's government. Estimates of California's $250 BILLION fraud dwarf the figures in Minnesota.

It will be a coordinated reform effort by the GOP ticket of @SteveHiltonx, his running mate @GloriaJRomery (campaign for lt. gov), Herb Morgan, who's running for state controller, and @MichaelGatesESQ, who is running for attorney general.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 06:48 PM (mlg/3)

73 "Fraud" is such an ugly word. Let's use "entrepreneurial innovation."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:48 PM (L/fGl)

74 mrp

We need the NSA to get with their pal Google. I bet you Google has all those files. With AI interconnections like threads of red yarn.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)
======

Sounds like a lot of work to me. A lot easier to get a court order, march into the MN BoE HQ and get the records.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 06:48 PM (rj6Yv)

75 15 A broken record I am, but if DataRepublican and Cam Higby and Nick Shirley and James O'Keefe can uncover the actual crimes and criminal conspiracies, what the actual fuck are the federal law enforcement agencies doing? Sorry, I am not convinced they are, or want to, do anything.

whereas I'm convinced that they want to do nothing

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 06:48 PM (Cjt/F)

76 Watch the Somalis fight to the death for a piece of bread.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 06:46 PM (QxMMC)

Bananas and rice.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 26, 2026 06:49 PM (h7ZuX)

77 FortWorthMike

Ten years ago I posted here that the Nika Riot solution gave the Eastern Roman Empire 600 more years of life.

We seem to be missing a General named Belisarius.
I did not want my words to be prophetic, merely cautionary. Yet ...

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:50 PM (u82oZ)

78 Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM

Law enforcement protects the criminals.

Posted by: not sure at January 26, 2026 06:50 PM (n51Jp)

79 What are federal law enforcement agencies doing?
Making a list of MAGAts to round up for "the camps" on day one when the democrats take over.
It is all they can talk about.

this!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 06:50 PM (Cjt/F)

80 Who then becomes annointed as a full-time "caretaker," and is paid a full-time salary by the state for doing so.

(con't)
Posted by: zombie

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
And do you tailor a "how to" for each state.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 06:50 PM (/lPRQ)

81 Does anyone remember TARP I ? Or the fall of Dick Luger and a ton of other "Middle of the Road" politicians ?

California got a massive check as part of Tarp I. That's why Dick Luger got voted out.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 06:50 PM (GvwA4)

82 Wonder how many of these black robed judges are on the take. Must be a thousand. The IRS needs to start investigating. What's the penalty for betraying your country?

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 06:51 PM (E7+ue)

83 "Trump has a limited number of paladins, and it's a big country." Posted by: NaCly Dog

Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam?
"Have Gun -- Will Travel"

Set in the period of the Old West, the series follows the adventures of Paladin, played by Boone, a gentleman investigator who also works as a gunfighter for hire. Although Paladin charges steep fees to clients who can afford to hire him, typically $1,000 per job, he provides his services for free to poor people who need his help.

People that remember that are not GenZ ... heh.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 06:51 PM (vbXSk)

84 Think about this:

They added a trillion to the federal budget under Obama, TARP spending that became baseline, to prop up all this blue state fraud.

Then they added another trillion baseline under Biden, for Covid, to further prop up all this blue state fraud.

So, basically, two trillion MF'ing dollars every f'ing year of the federal budget is fraud laundered to prop up blue states and Democrats.

But when the people of the western Carolinas were living in tents over the winter ... there was no money to help them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:52 PM (HXT0k)

85 Turns out that the Violence inherent in the System was Fraud, all along.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 06:52 PM (ZcsJV)

86 81 Does anyone remember TARP I ? Or the fall of Dick Luger and a ton of other "Middle of the Road" politicians ?

California got a massive check as part of Tarp I. That's why Dick Luger got voted out.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 06:50 PM (GvwA4)

Good golly, that was like the late Ordovician era, man. They didn't even play congressball with helmets back then.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:53 PM (06Hmj)

87 Vance’s statement is true. California is fundamentally a different country now, in my opinion, especially demographically. We as a country have effectively subsidized them for decades, as essentially giving them no strings attached foreign aid. I can only hope we stop doing that, and NOT start doing that with every other breakaway Blue state. Wishful thinking??

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 06:53 PM (pDt9x)

88 46, not just california, this goes on in Wisconsin too ... and every one of them that I know of is a rabid psycho-killer TDS demonrat ... weird, innit?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 06:53 PM (Cjt/F)

89 At this point, corruption isn't even the system.

It's the fucking BIOS.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:54 PM (06Hmj)

90 Heist movies are always popular. I can't wait to see one where a crew of retarded Somalis steals $9 Billion and the authorities help them escape.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at January 26, 2026 06:54 PM (yFLFB)

91 Why California’s fraud is bigger than Minnesota’s; so far $7 billion in fraud has been uncovered in CA, and they think they’ve only found 10% of it.

And it's completely baked-in to how the state operates.

I was contemplating the rather impressive L.A. freeway system recently and how it is now virtually impossible to carry out an infrastructure project of that magnitude now given the widescale graft and corruption at the very heart of how the state functions.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (z0w8y)

92 mrp

Seizing the records in MN government hands has two problems:

1) It is public. Gives the thieves warning.

2) The records could be corrupted by elected officials and their goons / flunkies. /henchmen.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (u82oZ)

93 >>> whereas I'm convinced that they want to do nothing
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 06:48 PM (Cjt/F)

Them wanting to do nothing is actually the neutral position. I'm thinking their involvement in all this exceeds the "nothing" level.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (3uBP9)

94 22 trillion total since 1998 which various government departments/agencies admit they cannot account for.

Posted by: not sure at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (n51Jp)

95 Sadly what we have to counter the Blue Civil War is a Potemkin Party.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (pDt9x)

96 They added a trillion to the federal budget under Obama, TARP spending that became baseline, to prop up all this blue state fraud.

Point of Order. No. You are frankly wrong.

"W" added a Trillion to the budget with Tarp I. And that flipped a roughly $400 Billion surplus to a $600 Billion debt.

Which Obama then took as the new baseline. I get tired of this. This idea that Barry was some kind of Blofeld.

So much of this goes back to "W", the Elder Bush, and indeed Reagan.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (GvwA4)

97 84, there it is, "hate us and \want us dead" in foot-high letters

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 06:56 PM (Cjt/F)

98 Projection ain't just a movie shower at the multiplex.

Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:57 PM (L/fGl)

99 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:52

We bailed out the world to the tune of 11 trillion in 2008-2009 to keep the corrupt system afloat while only a few got prison.

Posted by: not sure at January 26, 2026 06:57 PM (n51Jp)

100 People's Hippo, great point that should be shoved down every Congressman 's throat.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 06:57 PM (0KSrI)

101 To answer my own question above- Those in charge of federal LE agencies, which include their non-LE masters in the administration, are sending the line officers into harms way, knowing there is no end game to it. It's street theater, and they don't care about the people in the street.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 26, 2026 06:58 PM (MZ+PY)

102 What's the deficit?

Yea, that's the amount of the fraud.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 06:58 PM (qwVdq)

103 At this point, corruption isn't even the system.

It's the fucking BIOS.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

SMH. I've been doing things wrong. Who needs a stable 9-5, or even a lottery ticket, when in-your-face corruption is clearly the easier path.

Posted by: She Hobbit at January 26, 2026 06:59 PM (ftFVW)

104 You're *supposed* to have a little bit of corruption. Trying to root out every single instance of anything that looks like corruption in a government is absurd. There's gotta be a little bit of grease in the wheels.

I keep ramming up against this annoying point in every issue. Illegal immigration? There's been illegal immigrants since day one. Nobody gives a shit unless they're forced to give a shit. Going 100% "Arrest Every Illegal" would be a damn trainwreck, but that doesn't mean you can let it become so endemic that it actually starts affecting people's lives tangibly. And you *definitely* can't fucking brag about it.

Look at speed limits. You want to live in a place that has a speed camera every fifteen feet and you get whacked for every one you go past at 0.01 mph over the limit? Hell no. Nobody wants to live in that world.

But we've pushed wayyyyyy way past the bounds of reasonable "prosecutorial discretion" into the world of "There Is No Law, Unless We Just Don't Like You Today", which is basically what they mean by Anarcho-tyranny, isn't it?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:59 PM (06Hmj)

105 > DJT just signed an executive order increasing the tariff on South Korean petroleum imports from 15% to 25%
Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 06:37 PM (rj6Yv)

Wait. We import petroleum from South Korea now? When did that happen? Did they find some big offshore fields or something?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 06:59 PM (IG3/x)

106 It’s long been known the Democrats since the 1940s are a loose or improbable coalition of groups that hate each other’s guts, but will cooperate together insofar as much as possible to loot the public treasury

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 07:00 PM (BORTq)

107 So Bovino is not being removed as head of Border Patrol but rather reassigned from control of the MN situation while Homan takes over.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (E4rtv)

Bovino is heading back to El Centro for his long delayed retirement. He stayed on because Trump asked him to, but its time for him to enjoy a deserved reward.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 26, 2026 07:00 PM (I8+9i)

108 When people say that Trump is an existential threat to the Democrats, it's true.

What is happening now, if they can't stop it, is an extinction-level event.

Their fundraising is entirely laundered government funds.
Their votes are massively inflated by illegal aliens.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 07:00 PM (HXT0k)

109 53 @KevinKileyCA
A third of community college applicants were fake. $17 billion was spent on High-Speed Rail with no track.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
--

Idiot Clooney did it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 07:01 PM (m24qK)

110 Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
---
And your riots were never about ICE but about rigging elections.

Now we are all on the same page.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 07:02 PM (HXT0k)

111 MPLS is not backing down, here's the statement from Frey today, guess he also talked to Trump:

Mayor Jacob Frey
@MayorFrey
·
1h
I spoke with President Trump today and appreciated the conversation. I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end. The president agreed the present situation can’t continue.
__________
Instead of Minneapolis he should have said Somalia.

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 07:02 PM (I7J98)

112 "I think we have a fraud problem that is much worse than California than it is in Minnesota," Vance said in an interview Thursday, noting the head of US Small Business Administration gave him the shocking news.

"This is unfortunately a problem that is much bigger than Minnesota."

Burn the state to the ground.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zILP0)

113 DJT just signed an executive order increasing the tariff on South Korean petroleum imports from 15% to 25%
Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 06:37 PM (rj6Yv)

Wait. We import petroleum from South Korea now? When did that happen? Did they find some big offshore fields or something?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

California blends of gàs?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 07:03 PM (/lPRQ)

114 He's also an existential threat to Republicans.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 07:03 PM (m24qK)

115 106 It’s long been known the Democrats since the 1940s are a loose or improbable coalition of groups that hate each other’s guts, but will cooperate together insofar as much as possible to loot the public treasury
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 07:00 PM (BORTq)

Communists, Southern fried racists, Union bosses, WEFfy Technocrats... it's just a hodge podge of people who desperately, dearly loathe Liberty and Liberalism in all their forms.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 07:04 PM (06Hmj)

116 We import petroleum from South Korea now? "

Ok, that's funny. And no.
It's a mangled version of the story from a couple of days ago...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 07:04 PM (XuXeR)

117 >>> What's the deficit?

Yea, that's the amount of the fraud.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 06:58 PM (qwVdq)

If budgets were rational, if all income was on the books, and if spending was correctly accounted for. If all those three things were true then yes. Is even one of those things true?

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 07:04 PM (3uBP9)

118 mrp

Seizing the records in MN government hands has two problems:

1) It is public. Gives the thieves warning.

2) The records could be corrupted by elected officials and their goons / flunkies. /henchmen.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 06:55 PM (u82oZ)
========

Gives the thieves warning - Me: What are they going to do about it? Eat the evidence?

The records could be corrupted by elected officials/goons - I have no doubt that the MN voter rolls this very moment are chock-full of shenanigans. So much shenanigans, that the nugget-heads running the MN Board of Elections wouldn't even know where to start corrupting the records even more. Pretty hard to hold any kind of election in November with a soggy mess of registered voter rolls.

The jig is up.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:04 PM (rj6Yv)

119 >> So Bovino is not being removed as head of Border Patrol but rather reassigned from control of the MN situation while Homan takes over.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:34 PM (E4rtv)

Bovino is heading back to El Centro for his long delayed retirement. He stayed on because Trump asked him to, but its time for him to enjoy a deserved reward.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 26, 2026 07:00 PM (I8+9i)
-----------

The proverbial horse calvary goes in, fucks shit up, the governor would like to talk about "taking the temperature down." That's all this is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 07:04 PM (qwVdq)

120 A broken record I am, but if DataRepublican and Cam Higby and Nick Shirley and James O'Keefe can uncover the actual crimes and criminal conspiracies, what the actual fuck are the federal law enforcement agencies doing? Sorry, I am not convinced they are, or want to, do anything.

If you are career federal "law enforcement" and you thought it likely that the Democrats would regain control, how much effort would you put into putting a target on your own back by thwarting them?

That's a big part of the problem. The federal government should be small enough that, essentially, the whole thing could be replaced when a new administration came in.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 07:04 PM (ExV1e)

121 It’s long been known the Democrats since the 1940s are a loose or improbable coalition of groups that hate each other’s guts, but will cooperate together insofar as much as possible to loot the public treasury.

If only we had a political system that would allow another organization ... lets call them an "opposition party" ... enough room to move and campaign and such that they could persuade the body politic of an alternative ? With something as simple as a vote ?

Would that not be fucking swell ?

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 07:05 PM (GvwA4)

122 I'm more and more convinced that the purpose of that project was to confiscate private property and generational farmland. Since 2013, the State of California has used Eminent Domain to acquire nearly 800 properties.
Posted by: Orson

I believe it, possibly more. Several years ago, on the radio, some official with the High Speed Rail Authority was being interviewed and was asked about the cost overruns and being behind schedule despite the project being scaled back significantly. One answer was that the Eminent Domain process was taking longer than anticipated. Meaning they weren't able to steal people's land fast enough for their liking.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 26, 2026 07:05 PM (WySqD)

123 7 billion for the high speed rail alone..

Posted by: Blanco at January 26, 2026 07:06 PM (MHpW9)

124 ... It's about YOU rigging elections you God damned rag-headed beanless brother-fucking bitch in a bag.

Don't you have a brother to joylessly fuck somewhere?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 07:07 PM (06Hmj)

125 The ONLY control I may have over this heinous fraud situation is to refuse to pay my taxes.

Tee hee. Guess who goes to jail while Abdullah gets a harem feeding him grapes for free.

Posted by: Derak at January 26, 2026 07:07 PM (2Hzj5)

126 Meaning they weren't able to steal people's land fast enough for their liking.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 26, 2026 07:05 PM (WySqD)

And it wasn't in the budget to cough up more than two handmirrors and a string of beads for compensation.

Posted by: Government theft at January 26, 2026 07:07 PM (JvNAF)

127 California blends of gàs?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 07:03 PM (/lPRQ)
===

Yep. CARB-compliant gas which is so rarely refined outside of California in the US that it is cheaper to import the fuel from India and South Korea. At least, up until now.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:08 PM (rj6Yv)

128 Tee hee. Guess who goes to jail while Abdullah gets a harem feeding him grapes for free.

Just make sure to say Back the Blue while you take the trip.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 07:08 PM (GvwA4)

129 It all started with Antonio Gramsci. His influence over academic communism is enormous. At the root of everything going on is communism, spread by universites. Throw in a Muslim wild card, and there you are.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:08 PM (pDt9x)

130

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 07:08 PM (GvwA4)

131 110 Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
---

She just admitted that the elections were rigged.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 07:08 PM (m24qK)

132 Folks ... I can not say enough ... respect their right to protect and serve their pension.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 07:09 PM (GvwA4)

133 The point of government is to loot the taxpayers.

That's why the Dems are going nuts with the Trump admin looking into this stuff

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:09 PM (sKqQm)

134 Mayor Jacob Frey
@MayorFrey
·
1h
I spoke with President Trump today and appreciated the conversation. I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end. The president agreed the present situation can’t continue.

He then said that unless I pulled my head out of my ass and had my police department do its job that he'd send in the 1st Marine Division with very loose ROE.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 07:11 PM (ExV1e)

135 Ernst Roehm was arrested en flagrant delecto with his boyfriend in bed, along with many others during the “night of the long knives”; the SA usefulness was over with. Useful idiots. Herr Schicklegruber hisself was said to have a lengthy file on his preference for college boys whilst in Vienna, compiled by the police, who used to track such things. He was also a strident anti-tobacco vegetarian, in addition to his Socialist tendencies.
He would fit in fine at Berkley or Madison.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 07:11 PM (BORTq)

136 Or older Paladin usage (trips down internet search lanes are fun) ...

"The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers (French: Douze Pairs), are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) chanson de geste cycle of the Matter of France, where they play a similar role to the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian romance.[1] In these romantic portrayals, the chivalric paladins represent Christianity against a Saracen (Muslim) invasion of Europe. The names of the paladins vary between sources, but there are always twelve of them (a number with Christian associations) ...

Modern depictions of paladins are often an individual knight-errant holy warrior or combat healer, influenced by the paladin character class that appeared in Dungeons & Dragons in 1975."
from wiki

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 07:11 PM (vbXSk)

137 I keep finding myself wanting to type stuff that should get me banned but just seems common sense to me, no matter how extreme.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (zZu0s)

138 The dem party needs to be labled a criminal anti american terrorist organization and hunted to extinction.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (snZF9)

139 Voter rolls and Illegals go hand in hand. Each protects the other

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)

140 Kalifornia's stolen taxpayer money is well over $120 billion. WELL OVER.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (xvV+O)

141 Never heard that Hitler was homosexual before. Not disputing.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (pDt9x)

142 There is a very simple solution to this, repatriate all of them.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at January 26, 2026 07:13 PM (H0l69)

143 Another wacko who gives us a bad rep in California, liberals here love this stuff and think we're all like him:

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A Shasta County man who had reportedly been active in local right-wing politics was arrested last week with a bunker and large cache of illegal weapons, according to authorities. California Highway Patrol officers arrested Michael Jay Kamfolt, 40, on 11 weapons charges on Thursday, including possession of a stolen firearm and armor-penetrating ammunition, according to a press release. Authorities said they found an underground bunker accessed through a 100-foot-long tunnel and approximately 10,000 rounds of ammunition.

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 07:13 PM (I7J98)

144 Kalifornia's stolen taxpayer money is well over $120 billion. WELL OVER.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (xvV+O)
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HELP IS ON THE WAY!

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:13 PM (rj6Yv)

145 "ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
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She just admitted that the elections were rigged.

There is no way to read this other then BroFo is arguing that this will stop them from rigging elections.

You can't rig an election if you have an up to date and reviewed voter list. You can if you don't.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:13 PM (sKqQm)

146 137 I keep finding myself wanting to type stuff that should get me banned but just seems common sense to me, no matter how extreme.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (zZu0s)

Some people can say whatever they please, with impunity. We are not those people.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:14 PM (pDt9x)

147 ===

Yep. CARB-compliant gas which is so rarely refined outside of California in the US that it is cheaper to import the fuel from India and South Korea. At least, up until now.
Posted by: mrp
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That's how they let American refineries go.
Goofy gas cheaper shipped from Korea.
That's OK, more for us when CA fails.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 07:14 PM (m24qK)

148 "JD Vance: California's Fraud Dwarfs Minnesota's"

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I can't believe it. I shan't believe it.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:14 PM (db2L3)

149 137 *fistbump* I know what you mean ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 07:14 PM (Cjt/F)

150 Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

Refusing tells us what WE already know.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 26, 2026 07:15 PM (WySqD)

151 How many billions did Newsom openly steal with the high speed rail project which after a decade has laid no rail?

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:15 PM (sKqQm)

152 > Yep. CARB-compliant gas which is so rarely refined outside of California in the US that it is cheaper to import the fuel from India and South Korea. At least, up until now.
Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:08 PM (rj6Yv)

Ahhhh... Thanks for the explanation.

I was having a real WTF? moment there.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 07:15 PM (IG3/x)

153 Some people can say whatever they please, with impunity. We are not those people.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:14 PM (pDt9x)

Whatever they please, with impunity.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:15 PM (db2L3)

154 That wasn't so hard.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:16 PM (db2L3)

155 Modern depictions of paladins are often an individual knight-errant holy warrior or combat healer, influenced by the paladin character class that appeared in Dungeons & Dragons in 1975."
from wiki
Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 07:11 PM (vbXSk)
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Supplement I Greyhawk adds immeasurably to the existing game of D&D. Buy this booklet right now!

Posted by: Zombie Gary Gygax at January 26, 2026 07:16 PM (fnDbZ)

156 Dang. Fumble fingers
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#144
Kalifornia's stolen taxpayer money is well over $120 billion. WELL OVER.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (xvV+O)

HELP IS ON THE WAY! The two leading Dem candidates for the 2028 nomination are Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris!

We're saved!

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:16 PM (rj6Yv)

157 My fringe theory that probably isn't correct:

Frey and Walz were "in on" the fraud, but only a tiny bit, only just enough to get the right people in the right rooms and the right names on the right pieces of paper, and they are only just now learning that what they thought was no big deal, a couple bucks on the side, was a massive, gigantic fucking deal.

I think they're a couple of patsies and idiots who have been riding a wave and feathering their nests. I think probably most Dem pols are patsies and idiots riding a wave. They're not masterminds, they probably watch CNN and Fuck Snooze and actually, honestly, truly believe what they see.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 07:16 PM (06Hmj)

158 How many billions did Newsom openly steal with the high speed rail project which after a decade has laid no rail?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:15 PM (sKqQm)

Just like David French.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:17 PM (zZu0s)

159 SALT ... as a tax deduction. The rest of us pay for you folks on the West Coast and New England. Pure and simple.

Its just math.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 07:17 PM (GvwA4)

160 Ah, Burt.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:17 PM (pDt9x)

161
Heist movies are always popular. I can't wait to see one where a crew of retarded Somalis steals $9 Billion and the authorities help them escape.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor

And every member of the heist crew gets arrested because they go out during their off hours and accost women by stupidly bleating to them in public that their "male needs" trump any objections that an accosted woman may make about their utterances.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 07:18 PM (xG4kz)

162 I keep finding myself wanting to type stuff that should get me banned but just seems common sense to me, no matter how extreme.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM (zZu0s)

Some people can say whatever they please, with impunity. We are not those people.

I see a WV woman was arrested for trying to hire people to assassinate a certain Orangemanbad. But...just calling for it seems to be OK by the powers that be - I've reported a number of open threats against Trump, ICE, or Vance on FB and they always decided its within their community guidelines.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:18 PM (sKqQm)

163 I can't say whatever I want on Ace's blog but I can infer that blank blank needs to blank blank a blank blank blankity blank with a blank blank blank.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 07:19 PM (vFG9F)

164 Just like David French.

As a more serious Christian then you I don't kiss and tell, but I have to say I've had more ladyboy bussy then pretty much all of your morons combined.

Posted by: David French at January 26, 2026 07:19 PM (sKqQm)

165 Thought Experiment.

We can make a rough guess that the entire debt is because of fraud on multiple levels and with a lot of people, not all insiders, involved.

What happens if we as a Nation formally renounce payment on our National Debt?

Short term = bad.
Long term?

Can we get controls in place so this is stopped in the future?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:20 PM (u82oZ)

166 I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end. The president agreed the present situation can’t continue.

Wow, what a nice subtle way for him to pretend that the President agreed to stop Metro Surge without actually saying that the President agreed to stop Metro Surge.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 07:21 PM (a+4eV)

167 Back to Richard Boone and "Paladin" ...

The very coolest business card in the history of television.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:21 PM (rj6Yv)

168 Strutting around saying how a favored group politician oughta be slaughtered, or even threatening to do so personally would had had serious consequences in the old days. Anyone here remember the Old Days???

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:21 PM (pDt9x)

169 I see a WV woman was arrested"

Did you see her pic? She's quite.... large.

Very large. Many calories in..

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 07:22 PM (XuXeR)

170 I can't say whatever I want on Ace's blog but I can infer that blank blank needs to blank blank a blank blank blankity blank with a blank blank blank.
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 07:19 PM (vFG9F)

My problem is I don't know where to find a blank blank without alerting the ATF, the FBI, and the NRC.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:22 PM (E1PzO)

171 The very coolest business card in the history of television.
Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 07:21 PM (rj6Yv)

https://youtu.be/aZVkW9p-cCU

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 07:23 PM (ExV1e)

172 There is no way to read this other then BroFo is arguing that this will stop them from rigging elections.

You can't rig an election if you have an up to date and reviewed voter list. You can if you don't.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:13 PM (sKqQm)

It's Retard Speak, not English. You can't just go assigning the normal meanings to words, here.

Rigging elections means voter suppression, which is the magic word for "Wypipo don' let blakfoke vote don't worry about how". ICE comes in, prints out the voter roles, then erases all the Muhammeds and D'Flannershplorps (damn that was a crap attempt at a Black Name, i'll try better next time) with the shitty eraser off a #2 Ticonderoga, and Ta-Da, you got yourself a Rigged Election. Because once you erase little Omar and Ja'Squonk (eh, better... not great) off that magic paper printout, they no longer exist.

That's what she means.

Fucking retard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 07:23 PM (06Hmj)

173 But...just calling for it seems to be OK by the powers that be - I've reported a number of open threats against Trump, ICE, or Vance on FB and they always decided its within their community guidelines.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 07:18 PM (sKqQm)

This, too, shall be forgotten by the left when they make yet more calls for comity.

Posted by: RickZ at January 26, 2026 07:23 PM (gKDq2)

174 I've reported a number of open threats against Trump, ICE, or Vance on FB and they always decided its within their community guidelines.

Posted by: 18-1

Reporting it to FB might be the problem.

I mean, it's useful - if enough people reported stuff they'd have to stop ignoring it - but reporting it to the Fibbies, might have a more salutory effect.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 07:23 PM (a+4eV)

175 Strutting around saying how a favored group politician oughta be slaughtered, or even threatening to do so personally would had had serious consequences in the old days. Anyone here remember the Old Days???

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:21 PM (pDt9x)

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Make Bounty Hunting Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 07:23 PM (V+K+8)

176 I can't say whatever I want on Ace's blog but I can infer that blank blank needs to blank blank a blank blank blankity blank with a blank blank blank.

Posted by: fd

Word.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 07:24 PM (lpTXP)

177 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:12 PM

Yes.

Posted by: not sure at January 26, 2026 07:24 PM (n51Jp)

178 Be nice if we could strong arm Canada into allowing the fraudsters to move there and then give the fraudsters a choice. You can spend 50 years digging a canal from the Pacific to the Gulf of America with hand shovels or be exiled to Canada.

Of course first we would have change the penal system to allow convicts to be forced to to do hard labor. Still it would be nice.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 07:24 PM (hhkIi)

179 Can we get controls in place so this is stopped in the future?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:20 PM (u82oZ)

Nope. And of all people, I would have thought YOU would have thought this out better.

Currency is just paper now. And credits ... try controlling that. You'd have to try to control something more - real. More tangible.

Like LAND. Like many other countries do. In many other places, you can't BUY Land. You can rent it, through a proxy.

Shall I go on ? There are other ways countries nationalize their economy. Control it. They're smarter about it.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 07:24 PM (GvwA4)

180 Strutting around saying how a favored group politician oughta be slaughtered, or even threatening to do so personally would had had serious consequences in the old days. Anyone here remember the Old Days???
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 07:21 PM (pDt9x)

You mean about a year and six days ago?

Yeah, I'm old enough to remember.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 26, 2026 07:24 PM (j9K6i)

181 We can make a rough guess that the entire debt is because of fraud on multiple levels and with a lot of people, not all insiders, involved."

And when that happens, governments tend to be, well...interesting.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 07:25 PM (XuXeR)

182 Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 07:16 PM (06Hmj)

Perhaps Walz and Frey are stupid patsy dems....
And Ilhan Omar is the prize Trump seeks?

Posted by: Derak at January 26, 2026 07:25 PM (2Hzj5)

183 Cottage-core cafe nood

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 07:25 PM (a+4eV)

184 Le CAFE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

185 THATS A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

186 I can't say whatever I want on Ace's blog but I can infer that blank blank needs to blank blank a blank blank blankity blank with a blank blank blank.

Posted by: fd
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Moron Mad Libs!

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 26, 2026 07:26 PM (IONGM)

187 As a more serious Christian then you I don't kiss and tell, but I have to say I've had more ladyboy bussy then pretty much all of your morons combined.
Posted by: David French at January 26, 2026 07:19 PM (sKqQm)

No, no, no. That's Don Lemon. David French watches his wife get railed by strapping young men of varied ethnicities.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 07:26 PM (zZu0s)

188 But we've pushed wayyyyyy way past the bounds of reasonable "prosecutorial discretion" into the world of "There Is No Law, Unless We Just Don't Like You Today", which is basically what they mean by Anarcho-tyranny, isn't it?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:59 PM (06Hmj)

I was in a conversation today about whether we actually need to deport ALL of the illegals. I said “I don’t know; let’s deport the first 10 million, and then we’ll talk.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 07:26 PM (EQTYx)

189 Know who else had an underground tunnel?

Posted by: Eyebrows up at January 26, 2026 07:27 PM (2Ez/1)

190 Bovino is heading back to El Centro for his long delayed retirement. He stayed on because Trump asked him to, but its time for him to enjoy a deserved reward.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert
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Could be, Fox story did not say that but Sortor's story was incomplete.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 07:27 PM (E4rtv)

191 I would bet the fraud in California high speed rail is higher than the Somali fraud in Minnesota
Posted by: Smell the Glove
......

Shoulda went with monorail, only half the price.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 07:28 PM (UjdFS)

192 A Shasta County man who had reportedly been active in local right-wing politics was arrested last week with a bunker and large cache of illegal weapons, according to authorities. California Highway Patrol officers arrested Michael Jay Kamfolt, 40, on 11 weapons charges on Thursday, including possession of a stolen firearm and armor-penetrating ammunition, according to a press release. Authorities said they found an underground bunker accessed through a 100-foot-long tunnel and approximately 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
Posted by: beckster

And THAT'S why I am dead set on hiring NY or CA cops outside of those two states. They keep that fucked up mentality. 10k is not a lot of ammo. I have 8k of .22 alone.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (zILP0)

193 People that remember that are not GenZ ... heh.

The Twelve Paladins were the senior peers of Charlemagne, a French version of the Knights of The Round Table. They were the main characters in the chivalric tales of the Horn of Roland.

I've got your "gen" right here swinging.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (zdLoL)

194 Or we could oh I don't know just stop handing out federal money like its confetti. Adopt the Mannix proposal to replace all grants with hard contracts. Make everyone, even your 97 year old grandmother getting SS and medicare prove, they are eligible for those benefits and not some illegal alien gaming the system, or grannie's worthless relaticks taking her SS after she died 5 years ago.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 07:29 PM (hhkIi)

195 @115.
Southern fried racists....
What? Where?
The only one I know of is Jasmine Crockett from Texas and her friends.
They don't be liking people of the Caucasian persuasion.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (E7+ue)

196 I kinda wish Robert Reich was still around to make fun of for this post's title. I mean he's still around, but barely.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (3uBP9)

197 Know who else had an underground tunnel?
Posted by: Eyebrows up

Harriet Tubman?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (zILP0)

198 I hate that Virginia is going so liberal and insane. Not surprised, but I hate it.

MN fraud is wild. Out of curiosity...is this a "no go" side of Minneapolis? Or is so far gone it is everywhere?

I've only been there once...a flight to somewhere (I guess Canada, as I don't remember). We stayed in a hotel near the Mall of America, which did not impress me. Then had to walk in very cold weather to the hotel.

I was glad to leave.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (WONhk)

199 nood

cafe

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 07:31 PM (3uBP9)

200 Southern fried racists....
What? Where?
The only one I know of is Jasmine Crockett from Texas and her friends.
They don't be liking people of the Caucasian persuasion.
Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 07:30 PM (E7+ue)

We were talking '40s.

Eugenicists. Segregationists. That creepy fuck governor guy from Tennessee. All those senators. Those kinds of bastards. One of the sturdier tentpoles of mid-century Democrat politics.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 07:34 PM (06Hmj)

201
I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end. The president agreed the present situation can’t continue.

I read somewhere within the last day or two that the Minnesota DFL Party had originally wanted to hook Laos' Hmong people in the 70s and 80s as their new "little brown brothers" to swap in for Hispanics, who the DFL saw at that time as wandering off their dependency plantation in the not too distant future. But the Hmong were having none of that, being a proud, forthright and capable people.

So the DFL cast about for a replacement population and eventually latched on to the intellectually challenged Somalis. And the rest is history.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 07:39 PM (xG4kz)

202 >>> 4 Pretty and Good leared the hard way. Sad!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 06:24 PM (lpTXP)

Now both of them are good commies.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 07:40 PM (ULPxl)

203 Did anyone know Homan got a medal from Obama? I'm reasonably informed...did not know. I'd hide it too.

Posted by: connected and litigious at January 26, 2026 07:45 PM (cS1cw)

204 Heist movies are always popular. I can't wait to see one where a crew of retarded Somalis steals $9 Billion and the authorities help them escape.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor

Omar's Eleven

Posted by: Miklos so suggests at January 26, 2026 07:52 PM (qYAr1)

205
I see a WV woman was arrested for trying to hire people to assassinate a certain Orangemanbad. But...just calling for it seems to be OK by the powers that be - I've reported a number of open threats against Trump, ICE, or Vance on FB and they always decided its within their community guidelines.
Posted by: 18-1

Shit like ^^^^this^^^^ just proves the two tiered justice is prevalent throughout our culture. I've shut down a lot of my posting here, i know we're being surveiled.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 07:57 PM (QVmho)

206
Omar's Eleven
Posted by: Miklos so suggests at January 26, 2026 07:52 PM (qYAr1)

Yeah. I'm gonna need to steal that.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 09:30 PM (w/O5Q)

207 Trump is reportedly very upset over the polls and betting lines

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 26, 2026 10:26 PM (vE+0G)

208 I was worried that Omar was transporting the wine from her winery to children, old folks and patients.

But fortunately, there’s no transport, no wine, no winery, no children, no old folks and no patients.

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at January 27, 2026 06:23 AM (5+Sty)

Stephen Colbert's Ratings Hit New All-Time Low
Update: Washington Post Braces for a FIFTY PERCENT Cut in Jobs

Remember, six months ago, in the immediate aftermath of his cancellation, Colbert's ratings rose based entirely on Sympathy Viewing and liberals all claimed he was going to build the show into a juggernaut that CBS would have to un-cancel.

I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice.

The Stephen Colbert ratings freefall has reached an undeniable breaking point. As The Late Show with Stephen Colbert approaches its already-announced cancellation, the program is now posting record-low January numbers, marking one of the steepest late-night declines in recent television history.
According to Nielsen data reported this week, Colbert's show is averaging roughly 285,000 viewers in the crucial 25--54 demographic, putting it on track for its worst January performance ever in the category that advertisers actually care about. With just months left before the curtain closes for good, the ratings trajectory suggests viewers have been checking out long before CBS formally pulled the plug.
Stephen Colbert Ratings Hit Historic Lows in Key Demo
While total viewership erosion has been gradual over the past several years, the collapse in the 25--54 demo tells the real story. Late-night television lives or dies by that number, and Colbert's January performance places him firmly near the bottom of the competitive pack.
The show's demo average now sits far below what the franchise once delivered during its peak years -- and even trails where The Late Show performed during periods widely considered transitional or unstable. In practical terms, this means fewer ad dollars, weaker affiliate confidence, and little justification for long-term investment.
For a host once positioned as the undisputed leader of late night, the falloff is stark.
Cancellation No Longer Feels Abrupt -- It Feels Inevitable
...
With Colbert's final shows scheduled for May, the ratings collapse has reframed the narrative entirely -- and it directly contradicts the wave of progressive outrage that followed the cancellation announcement.
Many left-leaning voices rushed to denounce CBS's decision as politically motivated, even attempting to cast it as retaliation linked to President Trump. But the January numbers tell a far less ideological story: an unmistakable audience collapse.
...
The Stephen Colbert ratings collapse is more than a single show's problem. It highlights the fragile state of late-night television as a whole -- particularly for hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers who have leaned too heavily into predictable commentary rather than entertainment.
Colbert's record-low January figures now stand as a blunt data point: viewers have moved on. And with cancellation already locked in, there is no runway left to reverse the trend.

Speaking of cancellation: The Washington Post continues losing money and Bezos is going to put the paper through another round of massive layoffs.

I missed the scale of the coming layoffs: up to H A L F of all leftwing layabouts may be fired.

Paul Farhi
@farhip
Per former colleagues at the @washingtonpost: In a Zoom meeting today, Post foreign staff was told by editors that up to *half* the Post�s newsroom will be cut imminently. Biggest cuts to foreign and sports staff.
Sickening.

Brian Stelter whines that Bezos isn't being a good "steward" of the Washington Post.

Jon Podhoretz responded that he's not a "steward," he's the owner.

But the bratty, underperforming losers at the paper think that Daddy Warbucks should just keep bailing them out forever.

A top Post reporter tells me "there's now a strong sense" across the newsroom "that neither Jeff Bezos nor Will Lewis are serious, good-faith stewards of The Washington Post." pic.twitter.com/ORtFdFmWbD
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 26, 2026

As I've said before, rich men buy papers for three reasons. The worst reason is to make money. Papers don't make money. But they'd like to lose as little as possible. The Post is losing lots of money. Bezos' money.

They also buy papers for prestige. But the Washington Post has no prestige. It's a woke clown show. It brings shame, like David French's browser history.

The third reason is that rich men think they know something and they want to spread their ideology. Bezos is trying to do that, trying re-orient the paper to be pro-free-markets, for example, but the bratty employees think Bezos should pay them to push their ideology.

That's not how this works. As they say, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

John Nolte responded to some pussy whining that the Post might shut down its foreign desk:

Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
Our journalist colleagues at The Washington Post here in Ukraine provide vital coverage, particularly of the human impact of Russia's ongoing war. It would be a major loss for The Post if it closes or downsizes this team or its other excellent foreign bureaus. But it would especially be a loss to the communities they cover and the American public, too. Hoping The Post leadership comes to its senses.

John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte
@NolteNC
We might care if it weren't for all the lying.
Y'all shouldn't have done all this lying:
� The ICE Detains Five-Year-Old Hoax
� The Hegseth 'Kill Everybody' Hoax
� Trump "Destroying" White House Hoax
� Photo of Starving Gaza Baby Hoax
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Meanwhile, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce won't rule out seeking vandalism and trespassing charges against Sydney Sweeney for a harmless and yet sexiful publicity stunt.

Sydney Sweeney may face vandalism charges after climbing the iconic Hollywood sign and hanging bras on it to promote her new lingerie brand 👀
pic.twitter.com/4gkGfPtAR3
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 26, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 05:20 PM

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1 Bravo to Mr. Nolte. That's quite a list.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 05:21 PM (Nx5jP)

2 I let the udders know.

Posted by: Dad of Six at January 26, 2026 05:22 PM (+E4s2)

3 That sign was a little saggy.

Posted by: Crotalus Atrox at January 26, 2026 05:23 PM (d6FdJ)

4 Good afternoon good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 05:23 PM (cYBz/)

5 Who?

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:23 PM (E0p3T)

6 I was promised udders and all I got was Stephen Colbert's wrinkly scrotum

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 05:23 PM (gKWVE)

7 Meanwhile, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce won't rule out seeking vandalism and trespassing charges against Sydney Sweeney for a harmless and yet sexiful publicity stunt.

Sure. Fine her. Just more publicity.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:24 PM (ExV1e)

8 They will go after Sweeney hammer and tongs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 05:24 PM (XV/Pl)

9 I demand that we stay abreast of this rampant desecration of the Hollywood sign. Nip it in the bud!

Posted by: Martin Tell at January 26, 2026 05:25 PM (sFNX2)

10 That is a serious list of HOAXes ...

Posted by: Adriane the Time . . . May Not Be On Your Side Critic . . . at January 26, 2026 05:25 PM (3ZUWJ)

11 here's better Sweeney from the comments at the link
x.com/Context2X/status/2015814465476833338
you are welcome

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 05:25 PM (gKWVE)

12 Democracy dies in darkness. We tried.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (0U5gm)

13 The Left hates pretty white women more than they hate capitalism.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (ek6ey)

14 Colbert canceled because of Trump and because he’s an annoying, unfunny twat, but mostly because he’s an annoying, unfunny twat.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (u73oe)

15 Sydney Sweeney

bras
----------------

Age old wisdom - dance with the one who brung you.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (E0p3T)

16 In 1992 Jizzy Pearl from the band Love/Hate crucified himself on the Hollywood Sign. He got community service.

https://youtu.be/Ek4hnU-AuVI

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (CNl8/)

17 It's like that meme is missing a step.

1) Identify a respected institution
2) Kill It
3) Gut It
4) Wear it like a skin-suit demanding respect
...
5) Appeal to the august history of the institution when someone gives you a skin-suit wedgie with it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (06Hmj)

18 If you live in Virginia and own a re-loadable magazine bigger than 10 rounds

surprise

you are now a criminal

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ZxPkt)

19 An even bigger no talent is Seth Myers, I have no idea how that guy survives.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (XV/Pl)

20 Thanks #11. Calcium cannons aplenty.

Posted by: Dad of Six at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (+E4s2)

21 They will go after Sweeney hammer and tongs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 05:24 PM (XV/Pl)

But mostly hammer.

Though I would personally do mostly tongs.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (E0p3T)

22 here's better Sweeney from the comments at the link
x.com/Context2X/status/2015814465476833338
you are welcome
Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 05:25 PM (gKWVE)

In before someone says she's mid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ExV1e)

23 >>>here's better Sweeney from the comments at the link
x.com/Context2X/status/2015814465476833338
you are welcome
Posted by: gKWVE

you're a good person

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (1wjle)

24 This shitwhistle is still on the air? I thought he was already shitcanned to the depths of the deepest septic tank where he has a bottomless free buffet.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ILvsn)

25 I used to work in the newspaper industry. I was told to find a new career because it was dying. That was two decades ago. These things take a long time to die.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (0U5gm)

26 Sweeny's PR people most likely already budgeted for fines when they put the packet for this thing together.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (06Hmj)

27 > Stephen Colbert's Ratings Hit New All-Time Low
-----------
This made me smile.... 🙂

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (qwVdq)

28 An even bigger no talent is Seth Myers, I have no idea how that guy survives.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (XV/Pl)

They don't call him ol' Kamala Myers for nothin'

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (E0p3T)

29 18 If you live in Virginia and own a re-loadable magazine bigger than 10 rounds

surprise

you are now a criminal
Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ZxPkt)

You mean the Democratic People’s Republic of Virgina, now, yes?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (pDt9x)

30 There is something to this. And its linked to the Boomer - Millennial thing that goes on now.

Why do I say this ? Because Boomers grew up with Johnny Carson and Laugh In. Yet rejected them both.

The Modern Loser Late Night Programs ? Not produced, or funded, by Millennials or Gen X or Gen Z.

Kids ... imagine a world where Eddie Murphy is Gumby Damn It.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (GvwA4)

31 Sydney Sweeney in Chained Heat 3: Brapocalypse Now

Brought to you by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

It will do ok

Posted by: Kratwurst at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (zWGac)

32 Why wouldn't they cheat the Colbert numbers?

Posted by: torabora at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (u/36p)

33 Stelter is a sex machine, so there's that.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (ufFY8)

34 When you are looking up at Kimmels ass.... yeah.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (zZu0s)

35 Sydney's lingerie brand better not be a hoax.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (UjdFS)

36 HA HA!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (ULPxl)

37 If you live in Virginia and own a re-loadable magazine bigger than 10 rounds

surprise

you are now a criminal
Posted by: Don Black

Perhaps time for modern day Battle of Yorktown.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (cYBz/)

38 >>> It brings shame, like David French's browser history.

I had to stop for a full minute to laugh at that..

Cruel but just and fair.

Posted by: Blanco at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (MHpW9)

39 "The third reason is that rich men think they know something and they want to spread their ideology. Bezos is trying to do that, trying re-orient the paper to be pro-free-markets, for example, but the bratty employees think Bezos should pay them to push their ideology.

That's not how this works. As they say, he who pays the piper calls the tune."
===

Reminds me of the articles devoted to Elon Musk's early sojourns to the halls of Twitter HQ soon after he bought the company. "What exactly do you do here?"

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (rj6Yv)

40 To be fair, the entire "Late Night Talk Show" model is completely preposterous in the Internet age. The only time it ever had a chance was when people had to stay up to 11:00 to get caught up on the news and then they would see that some actor or musician they liked was going to be on Carson or Letterman or Leno.

Now you're asking people to stay up past midnight when work the next morning when celebrity interviews are available anytime on YouTube and jokes about current events can be found just by opening Twitter I mean X.

Colbert sucks but there's no reason that this kind of show should even exist.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (CKIwv)

41 From previous thread: [Wets] Origin: Popularized by Margaret Thatcher in the late 1970s/early 1980s to criticize internal party dissent. Meaning: Lacking firmness, being effete, ineffectual, or weak in character and resolve.

I think this could also be easily defined as those prone to pissing their pants a lot. Or if one prefers, being a Colbert.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (HTCU3)

42 I like that the left got Colbert uncancelled. His long decline and eventual cancellation will hopefully be much more humiliating this way. It also drains CBS of even more money, which may mean more layoffs than it previously warranted.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (Yp6az)

43 I don't think the Virginia law can criminalize people ex post facto.

Also: Sweeney is hot. Too bad my wife hates her... or any other pretty woman.

Posted by: SimoHayek at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (/ZkOF)

44 That is wonderful news about that big dumb phony, Colbert. Maybe a good sign for Trump that these Lefty stations have falling ratings.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (60uoH)

45 I find it mildly amusing that an advertisement for a failed real estate development is the symbol of the entertainment industry in California.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (0U5gm)

46 x.com/Context2X/status/2015814465476833338
......

Orbs.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (UjdFS)

47 Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM
Our journalist colleagues at The Washington Post here in Ukraine provide vital coverage, particularly of the human impact of Russia's ongoing war. It would be a major loss for The Post if it closes or downsizes this team or its other excellent foreign bureaus. But it would especially be a loss to the communities they cover and the American public, too. Hoping The Post leadership comes to its senses.
------
No they don't, you preening, self-important faggot.

Nobody needs anything the Post is providing, much less having the chutzpah to call any of their dumb leftist bullshit "vital."

The sooner this entire class of people fucks right off, the better.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (5aZAZ)

48 >>here's better Sweeney from the comments at the link
x.com/Context2X/status/2015814465476833338
you are welcome
Posted by: gKWVE

you're a good person
__
That better not be AI!

Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (bNf8H)

49 Why wouldn't they cheat the Colbert numbers?
Posted by: torabora at January 26, 2026 05:28 PM (u/36p)

There's been an update. Colbert has 2,000,000 Somali viewers in the 25-54 demographic in Minneapolis.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (ExV1e)

50 Perhaps time for modern day Battle of Yorktown.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (cYBz/)

Yorktown, Athens, either way.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)

51 Sidney Sweeney, Golden Globes Winner!

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (pDt9x)

52 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.

Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (s0JqF)

53 Sydney's lingerie brand better not be a hoax.
Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (UjdFS)

From Vanity Fair...

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney is ready to branch out into entrepreneurship. She’s about to launch her own line of lingerie, and not alone: According to a source quoted in US Weekly, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have “invested” in the venture. “This has been a huge project for her and something she’s been working on for the last year,” the insider said. Perhaps this explains why the American was in Venice to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Bezos at the end of June.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (ExV1e)

54
Stephen who?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (tgvbd)

55 52 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (s0JqF)

Who even owns the rights to those anymore?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (06Hmj)

56 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night.

Or Letterman ... before he got Woke before Woke was a thing. His show was good for a bit. Before it wasn't.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (GvwA4)

57

You're right, I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars *next* year. You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in... sixty years.

Posted by: Charles Foster Kane at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (pkeXY)

58 Going for a Marilyn Monroe thing.

Confession: I was never that big of a Marilyn fan. Compared to some of the other bombshells she is not quite so made up, but she always left me cold. There are a lot of smoldering hottest from the period though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

59
What Sweeney lacks in movie hits, she makes up for with branding.

Good for her

Posted by: Blanco at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (MHpW9)

60 Was there ever a resolution to the mysterious destruction of the "Georgia Guidestones"?

I would LMAO if the Hollywood sign spontaneously burst into flames...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 05:33 PM (ULPxl)

61 Perhaps time for modern day Battle of Yorktown.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (cYBz/)

Yorktown, Athens, either way.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)
=====

Kings Mountain. Major Ferguson was an arrogant so-and-so.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 05:33 PM (rj6Yv)

62 Carson was tired back then.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 26, 2026 05:33 PM (YlWIZ)

63 That Sweeney girl. I can fix her

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 05:34 PM (e4I2N)

64 Leno reruns would play well.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:34 PM (pDt9x)

65 >>>I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice.

What does that pair well with?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (XcPAl)

66 What Sweeney lacks in movie hits, she makes up for with branding.

Strike while the boobs are perky is my motto. -- Sydney Sweeney

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (ExV1e)

67 When will the network chiefs of programming realize today's staring-at-their-phone-screens-all-day youth aren't going to watch a bunch of aging white-as-Wonder Bread males try to crack lame jokes with the stars of their networks' latest prime time duds and the latest dud movies? And how many commercial breaks will those yutes suffer through?

Posted by: Gref at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (5rh/l)

68 What Sweeney lacks in movie hits, she makes up for with branding.
Posted by: Blanco a

NOT the way I thought that sentence would go.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

69

AntennaTV shows Carson reruns six nights a week.

https://t.ly/DJ9em

Posted by: Charles Foster Kane at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (pkeXY)

70 I think Pluto TV has a Johnny Carson channel. Maybe Roku too.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (CNl8/)

71 > Was there ever a resolution to the mysterious destruction of the "Georgia Guidestones"?

Nope. It's an unsolved mystery.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (Yp6az)

72 >I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice.

Or one of those wheels on the mouse. You can just scroll right past. Let anyone else read me at their peril.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (GvwA4)

73 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore

Steve Martin understood that entertainment, especially comedy, should be widely appealing in this 1976 appearance on The Tonight show.

https://youtu.be/2jZwDU1PHQ4

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (HTCU3)

74
Leno reruns would play well.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:34 PM (pDt9x)

_____________

Just about all those late night shows age badly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (tgvbd)

75 Or Letterman ... before he got Woke before Woke was a thing. His show was good for a bit. Before it wasn't.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (GvwA4)

Before CBS.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)

76 Was there ever a resolution to the mysterious destruction of the "Georgia Guidestones"?

Nope. It's an unsolved mystery.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (Yp6az)

The Jews

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

77 Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM
Our journalist colleagues at The Washington Post here in Ukraine provide vital coverage, particularly of the human impact of Russia's ongoing war. It would be a major loss for The Post if it closes or downsizes this team or its other excellent foreign bureaus. But it would especially be a loss to the communities they cover and the American public, too. Hoping The Post leadership comes to its senses.
------ @ 47- it would be a shame if the Americans shut down the money of taxpayers to foreign graft; we want our cut...

Posted by: pahound at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (eyOo6)

78 65 >>>I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice.

What does that pair well with?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (XcPAl)

Steak au-au poivre.

Or maybe a simple salad of grilled Nopeales and cheese curds. Well drained cheese curds, with no whey. No whey at all.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (06Hmj)

79 More people watch my Cousin Tammy's C-section scar down at the truck stop than tune in to Colbert.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:38 PM (SsML1)

80 Was there ever a resolution to the mysterious destruction of the "Georgia Guidestones"?

Nope. It's an unsolved mystery.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (Yp6az)

https://tinyurl.com/2vz7ppmc

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:38 PM (ExV1e)

81 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (s0JqF)

PlutoTV has a Carson channel. It's cool to see them old shows. When I was a kid Dad would occasionally let me stay up and watch with him. Mom did not approve.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 26, 2026 05:38 PM (0aYVJ)

82 52 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore
........................................
I think, I'd have to look, the the Roku Channel does have a channel for Carson reruns. It has a bunch of channels like this. They have the Carol Burnett Show, classic Dr Who, Star Trek. Roku Channel is a very good time sink.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 05:38 PM (sAmhv)

83 Schadenfreude isn't just a river in the Sudetenland.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 26, 2026 05:38 PM (OvMCw)

84 The Jews
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

You know, if the smol hets were as insanely powerful as all these dopes say they are, wouldn't they be a lot more circumspect about talking so much shit about them?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:38 PM (06Hmj)

85 I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice.

What does that pair well with?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:35 PM (XcPAl)

Pairs pretty well with Kay Ellem

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (E0p3T)

86 Reruns of The Magic Hour with Magic Johnson would probably get better ratings than Colbert.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (CNl8/)

87 I've never watched Colbert , but the clips I've seen show he's an arrogant leftist punk. Glad he's about done and good to see him suffer on the way.
Oh, and Potato Stelter is still a putz

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (e4I2N)

88 >>>Sydney Sweeney may face vandalism charges after climbing the iconic Hollywood sign and hanging bras on it to promote her new lingerie brand 👀

Titillating.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (XcPAl)

89 That Sweeney girl. I can fix her
Posted by: Smell the Glove
......

Won't take much.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (UjdFS)

90 The thing that Sydney Sweeney gets right is that she's in on the joke. She knows that she's the it girl right now because she's got a great smile and a rack that could stop a train, and she's just going with it while it lasts.

So many beautiful women get mad that they become popular because they're beautiful and walk around with a scowl on their face all the time like the Male Gaze makes them angry.

Everyone likes a happy girl. Sweeney is, or at least she plays as, a happy girl.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (5aZAZ)

91
I think Pluto TV has a Johnny Carson channel. Maybe Roku too.
Posted by: Mark1971

Yes, Pluto
https://t.ly/3gsVf

Roku
https://t.ly/KKjH5

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (pkeXY)

92
The Jews

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

___________

Talk about dating badly. Wasn't he a bow-tied RINO gink in the dim, distant past? Then he rebranded as a MAGA before becoming the internet version of Julius Streicher.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (tgvbd)

93 Sydney Sweeney selling lingerie is like all those beautiful fashion models promoting makeup brands -- unfortunately, the magic isn't transferable through a $30 purchase from Amazon.

Posted by: TD at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (hazdd)

94 There's been an update. Colbert has 2,000,000 Somali viewers in the 25-54 demographic in Minneapolis.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:30 PM (ExV1e)

Before or after the mail in viewers have been tabulated?

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (ZdhjE)

95 Letterman did a few nice shows on air. Sturgil Simpson. The Trio. Primus.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (GvwA4)

96 92
The Jews

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

___________

Talk about dating badly. Wasn't he a bow-tied RINO gink in the dim, distant past? Then he rebranded as a MAGA before becoming the internet version of Julius Streicher.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (tgvbd)

He's just another twat.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (6Bc88)

97 Why wouldn't they cheat the Colbert numbers?

Possibly because the numbers are used to set ad rates and cooking them could be actual fraud if the advertisers pushed back.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:41 PM (Fs0KI)

98 52 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore

The Johnny Carson channel is included with Amazon Prime. 24 hr channel.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 05:41 PM (w/O5Q)

99 76 Was there ever a resolution to the mysterious destruction of the "Georgia Guidestones"?

Nope. It's an unsolved mystery.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 05:36 PM (Yp6az)

The Jews
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 26, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

You know, you might be onto something here...

Posted by: Candace Owens at January 26, 2026 05:41 PM (5aZAZ)

100 TMHTC: Too many hoaxes to count. And just in recent years.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 05:41 PM (O5nIL)

101 They get pissy about the sign. Remember "Holli Would"?

https://x.com/latenightrevel/status/1644400697319002112

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at January 26, 2026 05:42 PM (asXVI)

102 Who even owns the rights to those anymore?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (06Hmj)

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Antenna TV (old reruns broadcast channel) shows Carson reruns nightly. They're heavily edited shows but fun to.watch. I like to try to guess what year they originally aired based on Carson's hair and clothes. .

Posted by: Bigsmith at January 26, 2026 05:42 PM (1Au9i)

103 Possibly because the numbers are used to set ad rates and cooking them could be actual fraud if the advertisers pushed back.

But according to various Hawaiian judges, fraud is OK and those being cheated must continue to pay into it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 05:42 PM (c3sdc)

104 I'm glad Disney signed that albatross around their necks Kimmel just to spite Trump.

Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)

105
Just about all those late night shows age badly.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

When your comedy is based on news of the day it has a limited shelf life.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (pkeXY)

106 Bras, hanged or hung?

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

107 Possibly because the numbers are used to set ad rates and cooking them could be actual fraud if the advertisers pushed back.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:41 PM (Fs0KI)

Could. Unless it was a giant racket where all involved somehow swipe gubmint funds for participating. But that would be crazy.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (E0p3T)

108 Sydney Sweeney selling lingerie is like all those beautiful fashion models promoting makeup brands -- unfortunately, the magic isn't transferable through a $30 purchase from Amazon.

Wait, are you telling me that drinking Dos Equis doesn't actually make me interesting? F*ck.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (Fs0KI)

109 Colbert, Kimmel, The View....whatever.

Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore

In Western CO there is a broadcast channel called Antenna TV that plays reruns of the Carson show Mon-Saturday nights at 9pm. Carson himself on a 60 minutes interview talks about why entertainment personalities should stay out of taking political sides.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (oiNtH)

110 Sydney Sweeney selling lingerie is like all those beautiful fashion models promoting makeup brands -- unfortunately, the magic isn't transferable through a $30 purchase from Amazon.

Posted by: TD at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (hazdd)

I won't stop a girl from trying.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (XcPAl)

111 LOL the laws California decides to enforce.

Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (YwEeS)

112 55 52 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (s0JqF)

Who even owns the rights to those anymore?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (06Hmj)
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You can find Johnny Carson rerun shows on Youtube or via streaming channels.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (E4rtv)

113 Sydney Sweeney can hang her bras anyway on my property anytime. I'll give her two hands.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (oT7pT)

114 Oh, and Potato Stelter is still a putz
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (e4I2N)
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God-cursed chimptato hybrid.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (OvMCw)

115 Possibly because the numbers are used to set ad rates and cooking them could be actual fraud if the advertisers pushed back.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:41 PM (Fs0KI)

Yeah, basically everything they say about Joos running the world and being behind everything that happens?

Its actually advertisers.

Those bastards are behind literally everything. They made the machine that made the weather machine and tells it what to do, man.

You want a snowy playoff game, you're getting a snowy playoff game, dammit.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (06Hmj)

116 Sydney Sweeney selling lingerie is like all those beautiful fashion models promoting makeup brands -- unfortunately, the magic isn't transferable through a $30 purchase from Amazon.

Wait, are you telling me that drinking Dos Equis doesn't actually make me interesting? F*ck.
Posted by: Oddbob
......

and Jardiance won't improve my dancing?

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (UjdFS)

117 >>Carson reruns
___
You do know who wrote the intro music for the Johnny Carson show, don't you? I'll give you a clue - he slices like a f*ckin' hammer.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (bNf8H)

118 @16 Sydney Sweeney IS community service.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (XMwZJ)

119 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

That show was brutal when it came to commentary. They did it rarely.

And Goldie Hawn.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (GvwA4)

120 "Sydney Sweeney may face vandalism charges after climbing the iconic Hollywood sign and hanging bras on it to promote her new lingerie brand"

If she had instead set fire to the Hollywood sign and replaced it with a STOP THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE sign she would be hailed as a Heroine Of The Glorious Revolution (TM).

Posted by: Mhandisi at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (Sk3+j)

121 Wait, are you telling me that drinking Dos Equis doesn't actually make me interesting? F*ck.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (Fs0KI)

No, but it does lend an odd spicy funk to your farts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 05:45 PM (6Bc88)

122 Wait, are you telling me that drinking Dos Equis doesn't actually make me interesting?
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It'll make you *think* you're interesting. Run with that.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 26, 2026 05:45 PM (OvMCw)

123 I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice.

What does that pair well with?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon
==

Asshole tartar

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 05:45 PM (xvV+O)

124 Vandalism charge against Sydney Sweeney - more free PUBLICITY. ha.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 05:45 PM (m24qK)

125 hand bras are very economical, environmenatlly friendly, and always fashionable.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 05:45 PM (3uBP9)

126 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (GvwA4)

No but if it makes you feel any better my parents do.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (E0p3T)

127 You do know who wrote the intro music for the Johnny Carson show, don't you? I'll give you a clue - he slices like a f*ckin' hammer.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (bNf8H)

Rich "Psycho" Giamboni writes music?

Wait, no, hang on.....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (06Hmj)

128 @106 - I volunteer to be hanged by Sydney Sweeney's bra, as long as she's still wearing it.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (XMwZJ)

129 Is there anyone who doesn’t have a lingerie or clothing brand, or oil or lotion, or perfume or cologne, or soap, or booze, or double-ended strap-on dildo, or bail bonds?

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (ILvsn)

130 whoah, I understated how massive the coming layoffs will be:

Paul Farhi
@farhip

Per former colleagues at the @washingtonpost: In a Zoom meeting today, Post foreign staff was told by editors that up to *half* the Post’s newsroom will be cut imminently. Biggest cuts to foreign and sports staff.

Sickening.

***

HALF.

That's some Thanos level business management.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (1wjle)

131 Sock it to me, baby.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (6Bc88)

132 Yeah but he has ratings that ⁸ should not have happen again

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

133 LOL the laws California decides to enforce.

Sweeney is an enemy of the narrative and must be destroyed.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 26, 2026 05:47 PM (z0w8y)

134 129 Is there anyone who doesn’t have a lingerie or clothing brand, or oil or lotion, or perfume or cologne, or soap, or booze, or double-ended strap-on dildo, or bail bonds?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (ILvsn)

Is this how we ended up with huge green dildos on the playing floor?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 05:47 PM (6Bc88)

135 Has Bari's efforts to reorient CBS News done anything? I haven't heard but assume the newsroom is sabotaging the effort.

Also, Sidney was one of the Manson girls in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I don't think she had any lines.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (cxFcK)

136
Sydney Sweeney in women's prison..... I've seen this movie before. And will watch it again. And again, and again..

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (w6EFb)

137
My Dad watches Johnny Carson five days a week .....on one of those MEtv type channels ....you know.....the free channels you get with an antenna.... he's never had cable or the internet....

He also watches George Burns five days a week....at like 5am or some s#*t..... Lol

It's all out there...,

Posted by: Some guy in Wisconsin at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (hs10o)

138 It'll make you *think* you're interesting. Run with that.

Good 'nuff.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (Fs0KI)

139
HALF.

That's some Thanos level business management.

Posted by: ace at January 26, 2026 05:46 PM (1wjle)

____________

Plenty of jobs at Amazon warehouses. They might even have to work.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (tgvbd)

140 Just about all those late night shows age badly.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Carson doesn't but best viewed by YT clips of specific interviews. Craig Ferguson is almost universally hilarious if you like his style of comedy which is absurdist and close to Robin Williams. The couple of clips with Robin Williams and Craig playing off each other are literally two guys firing off one liners so fast that you can't catch up.

Letterman clips are okay if you go for the music performance clips. Some really good clips of musical artists performing on that show back in the day.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (E4rtv)

141 We call him fuckertucker.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 05:48 PM (EyfuW)

142 Iirc, Sweeney promoted a line of bikinis that looked real good on her. Frankies? Something like that. You can find the spot with an easy search.

Black bikini with a lucky cross nestled.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 05:49 PM (zZu0s)

143 I have watched many of the old Carson Tonight Show episodes. While he was more subtle about it, his main political targets were Republicans such as Reagan and people like Falwell. He leaned left.

Posted by: Glenn at January 26, 2026 05:49 PM (vneJl)

144 137
My Dad watches Johnny Carson five days a week .....on one of those MEtv type channels ....you know.....the free channels you get with an antenna.... he's never had cable or the internet....

He also watches George Burns five days a week....at like 5am or some s#*t..... Lol

It's all out there...,
Posted by: Some guy in Wisconsin
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And it is causing all modern shows to compete with the top shows of yesteryear for audiences. And the modern shows are losing particularly if you hate woke entertainment.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)

145
Dang. Just two minutes before sunset, and temp here has plunged to 29F.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 05:50 PM (w6EFb)

146 Sydney Sweeney selling lingerie is like all those beautiful fashion models promoting makeup brands -- unfortunately, the magic isn't transferable through a $30 purchase from Amazon.
Posted by: TD at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (hazdd)

—————

Does this mean I can’t be pretty?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 05:50 PM (u73oe)

147 Amazon.com warehouse jobs are notoriously brutal by today's standards. You see lots of people i fired for this and that calling Amazon slave drivers because they have like pick quotas and watch your breaks like a hawk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)

148 >> He also watches George Burns five days a week.

Don't forget Jack Benny. Some of them run that all time as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 05:51 PM (w6EFb)

149 I haven't figured out how to turn on spell check with my new tablet and things might get a little freakydeaky.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 05:51 PM (3uBP9)

150 A 23 year old with a cell phone broke the multi billion dollar Somali fraud story, a young deaf computer coder (DataRepublican) broke the USAID-NGO fraud, and a former special ops guy (Cam Higby) found the Signal chats by anti ICE terrorists that were heaviky participated in by Minnesota state officials. What have any of the highly paid Washington Post reporters done lately?

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at January 26, 2026 05:52 PM (Swr8B)

151 >>>No, but it does lend an odd spicy funk to your farts.

Posted by: tcn in AK

>I don't normally drink beer, but when I do, I want to have spicy farts.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 05:52 PM (oT7pT)

152 or joker in dark knight, when he burns the mobs cash

Posted by: miguel cervantes at January 26, 2026 05:52 PM (bXbFr)

153 *Cancels Amazon order*

Fine.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 05:52 PM (u73oe)

154 You can lean left if you're funny. The biggest crime of the left today (besides all the theft, rape and rape) is that they're unfunny humorless scoldy turds that enjoy copious amount of gay faggotry in their intes-tines.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (E0p3T)

155 The thing that Sydney Sweeney gets right is that she's in on the joke. She knows that she's the it girl right now because she's got a great smile and a rack that could stop a train, and she's just going with it while it lasts.

So many beautiful women get mad that they become popular because they're beautiful and walk around with a scowl on their face all the time like the Male Gaze makes them angry.

Everyone likes a happy girl. Sweeney is, or at least she plays as, a happy girl.
Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 05:39 PM (5aZAZ)

I just hope that when she ages out of the hot chick phase that she doesn't do like so many and bitch about how women are being exploited.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (ExV1e)

156 Tell colbert to go out to his car and check the trunk for viewers. There might be a few there. Hey, anything helps!

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (ZdhjE)

157 I have watched many of the old Carson Tonight Show episodes. While he was more subtle about it, his main political targets were Republicans such as Reagan and people like Falwell. He leaned left.

Yes. He did. But he was still a guy Middle America would drink with. Not let their wife walk home with. But he played between the 40 yard lines.

Jay Leno tried to do it. Arsenio Hall tried to do it - and I think he did it well with a modern spin.

You know who always does it well ? Dave Chappelle. And Eddie Murphy and Richard Prior and Mel Brooks and all those that don't fucking care about calling shit out for what it is.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (GvwA4)

158 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

You bet your bippy.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (oiNtH)

159 135 Has Bari's efforts to reorient CBS News done anything? I haven't heard but assume the newsroom is sabotaging the effort.

Also, Sidney was one of the Manson girls in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I don't think she had any lines.
Posted by: Blutarski
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New anchor and Bari and CBS management are probably ready to put Oprah friend, Gayle whatshername out to pasture from their Morning Show among other revamps.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:54 PM (E4rtv)

160 Sydney Sweeney lingerie and an AoS insurance policy have a lot in common. They don't cover much.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 26, 2026 05:54 PM (HTCU3)

161 To be honest, I'm not sure there's a "newspaper" anywhere that's not dying. WaPo cutting staff is just a desperate attempt to not die, but die they must. The old world is dying. It's just a matter of how many people it takes with it when it goes.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 26, 2026 05:54 PM (MZ+PY)

162 yeah but he had some good bits like the yassir tale on whos on first,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at January 26, 2026 05:54 PM (bXbFr)

163 New anchor and Bari and CBS management are probably ready to put Oprah friend, Gayle whatshername out to pasture from their Morning Show among other revamps.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:54 PM (E4rtv)

Out to pasture, hell. Send her to the glue factory. At least that would make her useful.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at January 26, 2026 05:55 PM (XPM1I)

164 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

"Sock it to me?"

Posted by: Zombie Dick Nixon at January 26, 2026 05:56 PM (cYBz/)

165
A few threads back earlier, the question of begging the question came up. Comes from Socrates and his dialogs, and translation into in English of ancient Greek Homo talk through Latin.

It's a type of circular reasoning, but there's some nuances. I give you the perfect, reduced to the most absurd example of question-begging:

https://is.gd/c4UsFo

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 05:56 PM (w6EFb)

166 A 50% cut?

The only thing that would make this more delicious is if Bezos hired a bunch of H1b people as replacements.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 05:56 PM (Vh9CX)

167 What's sickening is that half of your fucking "newsroom" with their six figure salaries are superfluous, and you still churn out cobbled together agrammatical horseshit that looks like it was made by a single very special child with one working eye, one working hand, and a vague memory of five reddit posts he saw three days ago and is just whacking that shit together from memory with a glue stick and some glitter trying to finish in time before the bus gets to his driveway, and still you have the audacity to call that shit shat out by several hundred presumably able bodied and not mentally disabled adults "professional legacy journalism".

Get fucked, and enjoy being the loneliest glory hole attendants on the whole 81 corridor because you're so fucking stupid you couldn't even do that job well enough to keep an audience. Retards.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:56 PM (06Hmj)

168 158 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

You bet your bippy.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (oiNtH)

Plastic hippies have no bippies.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 05:57 PM (6Bc88)

169 Beware the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 05:58 PM (6Bc88)

170
Here come da judge.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 05:58 PM (w6EFb)

171 Do Miss Sweeney's bras make boobs shine like justice?

Asking for Shapiros sisters Asknazi breasts

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (wBaIH)

172 A top Post reporter tells me "there's now a strong sense" across the newsroom "that neither Jeff Bezos nor Will Lewis are serious, good-faith stewards of The Washington Post."
---
They are serving a diminishing audience and refusing to serve a wider one.

You're a ninny, tater.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (krQz2)

173 Iirc, Sweeney promoted a line of bikinis that looked real good on her. Frankies? Something like that. You can find the spot with an easy search.

Black bikini with a lucky cross nestled.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 05:49 PM (zZu0s)

Related. Horrifying photo.

https://tinyurl.com/yc3en6ay

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (ExV1e)

174 You bet your bippy.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (oiNtH)

That frigging ... whatever you call it ... where they'd open the door or peak their head out and say something and then the narrative would go to something else ? I would have died for some version of that in my room.

And Goldie Hawn.

And also Ruth Buzzie and Lily Tomlin and Jo Anne Worley and ... well ... all of 'em. They were all pretty and smart back then. And my young ass noticed.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (GvwA4)

175 If Sydney Sweeney had hung a BLM or an anti-ICE sign from the Hollywood sign she'd be charged too, right?

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (gtcuf)

176 Bras, hanged or hung?
Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)
~~~~~

The stockings were hanged by the chimney with care?

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 06:00 PM (3ImbR)

177 so some good news today

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 06:00 PM (xcxpd)

178 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:44 PM (GvwA4)

I remember Laugh-In because I could never watch it. Monday nights were when my Boy Scout Troop met.

Posted by: RickZ at January 26, 2026 06:00 PM (gKDq2)

179 175 If Sydney Sweeney had hung a BLM or an anti-ICE sign from the Hollywood sign she'd be charged too, right?
Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (gtcuf)

HOLLYBLMWOOD ?

Sounds like Xi Jin Ping after finding out his top general is a fink.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 06:01 PM (06Hmj)

180 What's sickening is that half of your fucking "newsroom" with their six figure salaries are superfluous, and you still churn out cobbled together agrammatical horseshit that looks like it was made by a single very special child with one working eye, one working hand, and a vague memory of five reddit posts he saw three days ago and is just whacking that shit together from memory with a glue stick and some glitter trying to finish in time before the bus gets to his driveway

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:56 PM (06Hmj)
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This too is the story of Hollywood Screend Writing.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:01 PM (krQz2)

181 The Cleave Age is upon us.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:02 PM (n5tGW)

182 Ace calling Tater "Butterball Powerbottom" is one of his best snarky nics ever. See also:

Madison Cornbread
Darius Sweetdick Hunnycum

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 26, 2026 06:03 PM (0aYVJ)

183 In about 3 weeks, I will leave the "coveted demographic". Hopefully that means my algorithm will shut the fuck for a while to regroup.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 26, 2026 06:04 PM (vV6n9)

184 Tater is what happens when you only see the world from an ideological lens.

Bezos should be protecting the Wash Compost no matter how selective the appeal becomes!

Why, because their side of politics is right, dammit! And their lens needs to be preserved at all costs!!

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:04 PM (krQz2)

185 Age of Aquarius <<< Cleave Age

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:04 PM (3uBP9)

186 Brian Stelter is not a good steward of his waistline.

Posted by: Taylor at January 26, 2026 06:04 PM (nPDKO)

187 Sydney Sweeney: Putting the "wood" in Hollywood.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 06:05 PM (gtcuf)

188
SCTV.

From back when Canada had free speech.

Posted by: Auspex at January 26, 2026 06:05 PM (Y8DZL)

189 The Cleave Age is upon us.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:02 PM (n5tGW)

And here I thought it was the Cloven Age.

Satan. Mohammadans. Take yer pick.

Posted by: RickZ at January 26, 2026 06:05 PM (gKDq2)

190
Puppet Show

and

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Posted by: Samurai Business Consultant at January 26, 2026 06:05 PM (y9nCu)

191 Sweeny has a bangin' body.

And I appreciate her not totally taking a knee to cancel culture.

But...

That bra stunt was annoying as hell.

I'm not going to use any energy to defend her on that stunt.

.
.
.

Although maybe I should. Maybe it is time to move past "positions" and "principles" and just go with "our side, right or wrong." The left sure does. Principles aren't supposed to be a suicide pact.

Posted by: EFG at January 26, 2026 06:05 PM (AbEPc)

192 Sydney Sweeney may face vandalism charges after climbing the iconic Hollywood sign and hanging bras on it to promote her new lingerie brand 👀
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Apparently she can't deputize herself to do that.

Only the clients of the weaponized just-us system can do that.

What two-tiered justice system?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:06 PM (krQz2)

193 that remembers Laugh In ?

You bet your bippy.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 05:53 PM (oiNtH)

I remember Laugh-In. It was one my folks would not let me watch.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 26, 2026 06:06 PM (0aYVJ)

194 190
Puppet Show

and

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Colbert's treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 06:06 PM (gtcuf)

195 you are welcome
Posted by: gKWVE"

You ARE a Great American!

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 06:07 PM (XuXeR)

196 "Washington Post Braces for a FIFTY PERCENT Cut in Jobs"

gee, that's almost half! Fortunately Sweeney is exempt from losing half her "staff", but she does need some bracing.

American Eagle doubled in the last month or so, after I started watching it at $12.50 or so. Took off $5 up one day, so I could but it. Then they went to $28 or so, which I assume is because America loves big ones, more than trannies.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 06:07 PM (vbXSk)

197 If arrested, I am available to give her the pat down.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:07 PM (n5tGW)

198 Leftists have the portal switch to Bizzarro World.

Form a mob and tear down statues? OK

Hang removable brassieres on a sign? Right to jail, right away!

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:07 PM (krQz2)

199 166 A 50% cut?

The only thing that would make this more delicious is if Bezos hired a bunch of H1b people as replacements.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken
...........................
Mexican Weather girls?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 06:07 PM (sAmhv)

200 Does she know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 26, 2026 06:08 PM (2Ez/1)

201
How many thought crimes are you committing comparing Sydney to Lizzo?

Posted by: Auspex at January 26, 2026 06:08 PM (Y8DZL)

202
The Washington Post continues losing money and Bezos is going to put the paper through another round of massive layoffs.

I missed the scale of the coming layoffs: up to H A L F of all leftwing layabouts may be fired.

I'm beating my dick so furiously that it's going to look like an old catcher's mitt.

Posted by: Samurai Business Consultant at January 26, 2026 06:08 PM (y9nCu)

203 Kitty upstairs has the zoomies.

I miss having kittehs. But until we move to a house, it's a no-go.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 26, 2026 06:09 PM (0aYVJ)

204 Laugh In. I was on a roadblock in Vietnam, and the most dangerous thing in the world was approaching, a gook on a Honda 50. I went out, gave the "Dung Lai" command and he came to a screeching halt, forgot to put his foot down, and fell over like the guy on the tricycle on Laugh In. Ended up he was a Vietnamese Air Force Lt Col drunk on his ass.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 26, 2026 06:10 PM (gm9Sb)

205 What's a Washington Post?

Posted by: Most people at January 26, 2026 06:10 PM (2Ez/1)

206 192 Sydney Sweeney may face vandalism charges after climbing the iconic Hollywood sign and hanging bras on it to promote her new lingerie brand 👀
Posted by: Axeman
L.A.'s lesbian law enforcement is lining up to do the pat-down before the arrest.

Posted by: Auspex at January 26, 2026 06:10 PM (Y8DZL)

207 The thing I like most about the delusional use of the word "steward" is how it implies they are some sort of necessary public good.

Like "stewards of the land."

Just fuck right off, you're a bunch of barely educated propagandists who have no market value outside of the highly curated hothouse of Democrat Service.

Go orgy with Jen Rubin as she's full up with free time what with her "pod cast" having ZERO episodes produced or planned.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:11 PM (HXT0k)

208 205 What's a Washington Post?

Also known as "chopping down the cherry tree." It's 20 bucks, same as in town.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (gtcuf)

209 Democratic Party platform 2026-
We hate free markets, the Jews, and hot chicks!

Checks Sydney Sweeney-Hollywood sign story. Yep, checks out.

Posted by: Richard Head at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (70cb5)

210
It looks like a newspaper.
But it's not.

Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (2Ez/1)

211
Damn. Stereo sock fail.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (y9nCu)

212 Invading a church: patriotic heroes!

Sidney Sweeney hanging bras: burn the witch!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (L/fGl)

213 From early Carson - very funny and cuts neither right nor left:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfuTTd09vo

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (H6cKs)

214 Stephen Colbert - F.A.G.

Posted by: Team America at January 26, 2026 06:13 PM (g47mK)

215 Kimmel can't be doing much better

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:13 PM (VE6XX)

216 Poor little self-indulgent, whiny, drug-addled, TDS and STD infected, Academia-failed, spoiled, DemoNcrat piece of Obama dog5hit. . . . they still don't know what it means to "make a payroll." Why not?. . . . their heroes Joey Sundowner shitshisplants and Barack Odildo never have either. .

Posted by: Despise Bedwetting Marxist Rats at January 26, 2026 06:13 PM (5DfsO)

217 the bratty employees think Bezos should pay them to push their ideology.
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Maybe they should took into #learning2report?

That's the hashtag we should push to reporters--because I'm not sure I want them coding.

#Learn2report

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:13 PM (krQz2)

218 Kimmel - F.A.G.

Posted by: Team America at January 26, 2026 06:14 PM (g47mK)

219 Ended up he was a Vietnamese Air Force Lt Col drunk on his ass.

And excellent story. I had a couple older cousins - by a generation - over there. They were both pretty adamant I never join Uncle Sam.

I did - for the College Money - and they were not happy. It all worked out.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 06:14 PM (GvwA4)

220 That's the hashtag we should push to reporters--because I'm not sure I want them coding.

Strange new respect for H1B people using AI slop?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:15 PM (ExV1e)

221 They're not being laid off.

They're just being reassigned while their jobs will be done by Undocumented AI-liens

See? Cultural enrichment has gone digital.

Starve under a bridge, you fucking losers.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:15 PM (HXT0k)

222 What's a Washington Post?

Posted by: Most people at January 26, 2026 06:10 PM (2Ez/1)

In a perfect world? A wood post in DC where DC commies are nailed before lighting the tire fire.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)

223
What's a Washington Post?
Posted by: Most people at January 26, 2026 06:10 PM (2Ez/1)

A popular John Philip Souza music number.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 06:15 PM (y9nCu)

224 From early Carson - very funny and cuts neither right nor left:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfuTTd09vo
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 26, 2026 06:12 PM (H6cKs)
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If Carson were on the air today, I'm not so sure he wouldn't indulge his political bias. Everybody else is doing it.

That was an older audience.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:15 PM (krQz2)

225 So they're going all out to impeach Noem... You'd think they would have better things to do....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (VE6XX)

226 Stephen Colbert's Ratings Hit New All-Time Low

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You mean an unfunny, dishonest, whining "comedian" can't attract an audience?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (L/fGl)

227 Propaganda?

You're soaking in it.

Lifts hand out of dish-soap bowl in horror.)

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (se8lQ)

228 Sydney Sweeney could have a line of sack cloth and it would lokk good on her

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)

229 If Carson were on the air today, I'm not so sure he wouldn't indulge his political bias. Everybody else is doing it.

That was an older audience.
Posted by: Axeman
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Carson would never be allowed to be big in the first place.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (E4rtv)

230
If arrested, I am available to give her the pat down.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:07 PM (n5tGW)

Courageous of you to throw yourself on that grenade.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (y9nCu)

231 135 Has Bari's efforts to reorient CBS News done anything? I haven't heard but assume the newsroom is sabotaging the effort.

Also, Sidney was one of the Manson girls in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I don't think she had any lines.

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cbs/paramount has recently aquired broadcast rights to UFC (cage-fighting). most of the recent CBS 're-commitment to honest journalism' was to appease UFC ownership (Dana White, spoke at RNC , close friend of PDJT). so that the deal would be go thru CBS previously only had hit pieces on Dana/UFC, but recently, have him on the Morining Show doing a promo for the latest UFC event (which was this past Weekend).
its an uncomfortable dynamic to watch. CBS personalities who mortally hate anyone not in their dimension, now have to pretend they are having an honest interview/conversation.
btw...the broadcast sucked...loaded with commercials/promos(the ppv model works much better for this sport), its almost unwatchable now. however, CBS will broadcast the UFC event at the Whitehouse in July...this has and will influence their 'news content' .

Posted by: vinney at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (5LiC7)

232 So they're going all out to impeach Noem... You'd think they would have better things to do....
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (VE6XX)

Fundraising. It's all Congress does.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:17 PM (ExV1e)

233 If Dylan Mulvaney had hung his bras off the Hollyweird sign, the Hollywood pervs would be gagging themselves to say what a cunning stunt he pulled.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 06:17 PM (lpTXP)

234 If Dylan Mulvaney had hung his bras off the Hollyweird sign, the Hollywood pervs would be gagging themselves to say what a cunning stunt he pulled.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 06:17 PM (lpTXP)

No one would have noticed. Ms. Sweeney's bras caught more wind.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (ExV1e)

235 So they're going all out to impeach Noem... You'd think they would have better things to do....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (VE6XX)
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Who?

Don't tell me Pugs will go along with this?

I mean, I'm sure it's possible...

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (krQz2)

236 If she's launching a new lingerie line, I wonder if there will be forthcoming photographs of her sporting various articles of that lingerie for the purposes of promotion?

I feel that it's crucial in this day and age of sudden gaunt and withered news hits to take the time and truly focus on the entire pendulous context of that story when it comes into full view.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (3uBP9)

237 It looks like a newspaper.
But it's not.
Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez

Floor wax and dessert topping?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (L/fGl)

238 225 So they're going all out to impeach Noem... You'd think they would have better things to do....
Posted by: It's me donna
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Dems have their version of failure theater too. I suspect provoking another government shutdown over ICE is going to backfire too. But the few sane Democrats are being bumrushed to the left by the party activists (and I think are some of the biggest thieves on the planet associated with them).

The Democrat thievery networks are even making Zelinsky jealous.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (E4rtv)

239 how big are those brasierres for people to notice

Posted by: miguel cervantes at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (bXbFr)

240 Who thought it was a good idea put Sweeney in a suped up Mustang? She probably crashed it into the green screen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (oT7pT)

241 No one would have noticed. Ms. Sweeney's bras caught more wind.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (ExV1e)
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You're right. That threatened the structural integrity.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (krQz2)

242 181 The Cleave Age is upon us.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 06:02 PM (n5tGW)

Sidney Sweeney = the Cleavage Age.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (MZ+PY)

243 Republicans such as Reagan and people like Falwell. He leaned left.
Posted by: Glenn
--

That's when I quit watching.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (m24qK)

244 I mean, I'm sure it's possible...
Posted by: Axeman
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I can see mASSIE doing it but even most moderate GOP types that sell out are unlikely to bite on that Democrat shit sandwich.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (E4rtv)

245 50 percent is 50 percent too little.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (abIsI)

246 A cunning row of stunts.

Posted by: Just the punchline at January 26, 2026 06:20 PM (2Ez/1)

247 If she's launching a new lingerie line, I wonder if there will be forthcoming photographs of her sporting various articles of that lingerie for the purposes of promotion?

I feel that it's crucial in this day and age of sudden gaunt and withered news hits to take the time and truly focus on the entire pendulous context of that story when it comes into full view.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:18 PM (3uBP9)

You know that there are numerous photos of her nude, right?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:20 PM (ExV1e)

248 It's amazing but everyone is focusing on Minneapolis, while ignoring what appears to be an attempted coup and possible civil war in China. Even markets aren't paying attention.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 06:20 PM (e4I2N)

249 Related. Horrifying photo.

https://tinyurl.com/yc3en6ay
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:59 PM (ExV1e)
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Great googly moogly

Posted by: Candace Owens at January 26, 2026 06:22 PM (5aZAZ)

250 So they're going all out to impeach Noem... You'd think they would have better things to do....
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I like how under the Schumer precedent, the Senate doesn't even have to take it up or consider it.

Even if they get the last 10 remaining moderate Dems to suicide on a 80-20 issue.
Plus 5 R's to immolate their careers.

But they will have the undying love of the sweaty fat bag of fish shit, Erook Errorokson.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 06:22 PM (HXT0k)

251 NOOD Vance Somali corruption

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 06:22 PM (lpTXP)

252 btw...the broadcast sucked...loaded with commercials/promos(the ppv model works much better for this sport), its almost unwatchable now.

Well, a $10.00 Paramount Plus option does have it charms when compared to paying $90.00 for the full pay per view, dropping $40.00 at a Buffalo Wild Wings to catch the event or, paying $25.00 at my local movie theater.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 06:22 PM (HTCU3)

253 >>>...rich men think they know something and they want to spread their ideology. Bezos is trying to do that, trying re-orient the paper to be pro-free-markets, for example, but the bratty employees think Bezos should pay them to push their ideology.

--

All that shit, the second most ignominiously, is why we can't trust shit or have nice shit.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at January 26, 2026 06:23 PM (NYInA)

254 NOOD!!! Cali fraud.

NOOD!!!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)

255 >>> Who thought it was a good idea put Sweeney in a suped up Mustang? She probably crashed it into the green screen.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 06:19 PM (oT7pT)

She is into automobiles and classic car restoration.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 06:23 PM (3uBP9)

256 ...Because the Korean Legislature hasn't enacted our Historic Trade Agreement, which is their prerogative, I am hereby increasing South Korean TARIFFS on Autos, Lumber, Pharma, and all other Reciprocal TARIFFS, from 15% to 25%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 06:23 PM (m24qK)

257 248 It's amazing but everyone is focusing on Minneapolis, while ignoring what appears to be an attempted coup and possible civil war in China. Even markets aren't paying attention.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Xi just disappeared one of his topo military generals.
The egg rolls are starting to burn in the oven.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 06:24 PM (abIsI)

258 Are there any bad googly mooglies?

Posted by: Imponderable at January 26, 2026 06:25 PM (2Ez/1)

259 248 It's amazing but everyone is focusing on Minneapolis, while ignoring what appears to be an attempted coup and possible civil war in China. Even markets aren't paying attention.
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Not much anyone can do about Xi offing his own generals. Xi set the stage when he became head honcho, the last years of Mao had him cavorting with his harem and the Gang of Four terrorizing the rest of the Chicom hierarchy. Eventually teh PLA had enough and told Mao that the Gang went or he went and made him do the dirty deed. They then saddled him with a replacement which in short order became the new face for leadership which was actually a committee.

Xi decided to overturn all to centralize leadership in himself that so you will get the rumors of coups and palace intrigue until he dies or becomes ex leader Xi.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:26 PM (E4rtv)

260 But they will have the undying love of the sweaty fat bag of fish shit, Erook Errorokson.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Ah yes, Erick, the voice of the GA GOPe and a lousy radio show. His flop sweat trying to regain his CNN commenting gig shows the man has no degradation he will not do to his rep to get that back.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:28 PM (E4rtv)

261 I don't think the Virginia law can criminalize people ex post facto.

Posted by: SimoHayek

You think the power hungry communitards in the VA government are going to look at the cate on your receipt to figure out whether your magazine was purchased before it was illegal to do so?

You are an optimist.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 06:28 PM (a+4eV)

262 Stephen Colbert's Ratings Hit New All-Time Low

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You mean an unfunny, dishonest, whining "comedian" can't attract an audience?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:16 PM (L/fGl)
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Also pretend Catholic Colbert.

I saw a clip recently where Ricky Gervais indulged in extending his worldview, basically recanning Hume. Gervais said that if you did away with all the books, all the results of Science would come back, but books on religion wouldn't.

And despite the multitude of holes in this scenario, Colbert nodded along: "That's good. That's really good."

Is Colbert the type of faithful Catholic that believes the Lord would ever permit his scripture to be done away with?! Or couldn't arrange for it to come back exactly as written?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (krQz2)

263 I don't think the Virginia law can criminalize people ex post facto.

Posted by: SimoHayek
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Just New York, then?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 06:29 PM (krQz2)

264 If Colbert were to travel to Iran and cover the protests in person, a la Don LeMon, he might get some viewd back.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (/lPRQ)

265 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce?
Faggots and pedophiles.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 06:31 PM (/lPRQ)

266
Shockingly, it turns out that the entertainment value of "Trump is a poopyhead" is limited,

and, in fact, will neither support a talk show nor newspaper for an extended period of time.

Who knew?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 06:35 PM (iJfKG)

267 U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Star and crew recently rescued the luxury cruise ship Scenic Eclipse. It was trapped in ice near Antarctica. The fifty year old icebreaker successfully freed the ship and escorted it to open water on January 17, 2026.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 06:36 PM (m24qK)

268 Xi decided to overturn all to centralize leadership in himself that so you will get the rumors of coups and palace intrigue until he dies or becomes ex leader Xi.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 06:26 PM (E4rtv)

Why it's as if Winnie the Pooh killed Piglet and turned him into a BLT and ate him!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 06:38 PM (iJfKG)

269 252 btw...the broadcast sucked...loaded with commercials/promos(the ppv model works much better for this sport), its almost unwatchable now.

Well, a $10.00 Paramount Plus option does have it charms when compared to paying $90.00 for the full pay per view, dropping $40.00 at a Buffalo Wild Wings to catch the event or, paying $25.00 at my local movie theater.
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most of the fighters are MAGA...and were previously not censored (post-fight interviews, attire) . Dana has always had the attitude 'we dont censor our athletes, they can say anything they want , they are grown adults who beat the hell out of eachother for a living...words arent going to harm anyone'. will be interesting to see if 'a memo goes out' now that they have new masters.

Posted by: vinney at January 26, 2026 06:40 PM (5LiC7)

270 that neither Jeff Bezos nor Will Lewis are serious, good-faith stewards of The Washington Post.

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Translation from commie rat bastard: where my free money, bitch?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 06:43 PM (L/fGl)

271 Has anyone thought of running Carson reruns on late night. There are a gazillion of them, and they'd beat the crap out of the likes of Colbert and Kimmel.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (s0JqF)

Who even owns the rights to those anymore?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:32 PM (06Hmj)

One of the cable channels runs Carson shows ever night at 11pm.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 26, 2026 06:44 PM (5xuJ/)

272 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate points to no.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 26, 2026 06:44 PM (A/zT2)

273 And now that we're talking ... for as old as some of you supposedly are ... am I the only Fuck that remembers Laugh In ?

The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate points to no.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 26, 2026 06:44 PM (A/zT2)

They are being run as well on the same cable channel that runs the old Carson shows.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 26, 2026 06:46 PM (5xuJ/)

274 Homeless guy shoots up and shits in the street Oh well.

Sidney Sweeny hangs her bra off the Hollywood sign? Full force of the law must fall.

Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 26, 2026 06:48 PM (vOtXJ)

275 I love this media trend. Despite the sway they still hold on those who blindly resist red-pilling - reality shows through!

And that list of hoaxes is amazing!

Posted by: Iris at January 26, 2026 06:49 PM (bOJ2I)

276 266
Shockingly, it turns out that the entertainment value of "Trump is a poopyhead" is limited,

and, in fact, will neither support a talk show nor newspaper for an extended period of time.

Who knew?

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Colbert Show was losing 10+mil a year...a real loss-leader, with a dwindling audience.
couple that with federal de-funding some NGOs / RFKs exposure of Pharma as the main funders of mockingbird Media...its not a coincidence that these shows will cease to be funded/ and cease to exist as their funding pipeline gets cutoff. see FoxNews who had the highest ratings but still couldnt get advertisers(outside of Pharma and MyPillow). (or fraudulent NGO money because they are 'Red team') . without the fraud, all of these media companies cease to exist / be profitable.

Posted by: vinney at January 26, 2026 06:52 PM (5LiC7)

277 244
'I can see mASSIE doing it'

I eagerly await the twilight of that sellout's career.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 26, 2026 06:52 PM (fd80v)

278 I'm sure half of Colbert's audience assumed he was already canceled.

Late night ISN'T that hard. I could listen to Craig Fergeson hit on hot babes all night. He was effortlessly funny and entertaining. Same with Conan, or even Letterman. None were overtly political.

I can't think of any current late-night host who is remotely in that category. Talk shows should be about hanging with your friends and pals, having off the cuff BS sessions. Getting to know stars.

There used to be a schtick with the wild animal guy comes on the show with a beaver, or snake, or something. The point was to just, bring something interesting to talk about, and have people let their hair down a bit.

Look at Joe Rogan work. He gets people to talk about all sorts of crazy stuff. There are a few podcasters out there that could fit the bill. Ana Faris. Adam Buxton. Offer them a $5 million contract and let them do their magic.

Posted by: El Mariachi - Attorney at Law at January 26, 2026 06:57 PM (vOtXJ)

279 That's an excellent point about the funding. I always wondered why these leftwing media outfits would have low viewer/readership and still NEVER go out of business.

Posted by: Iris at January 26, 2026 07:00 PM (bOJ2I)

280 A state trooper saw the whole thing. He pulled the marine biologist over, and arrested him for transporting underage gulls across a staid lion for immortal porpoises.

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I can even hear Muldoon groaning from here ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 11:09 PM (V+K+8)

Former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman Defects to Reform, Denounces UK Tories as Traitors

Suella Braverman had been Secretary of the Home Office (one of the top positions in government) under former PM Rishi Sunak. She was kicked out of the office for speaking two truths the conservative party had declared heretical:

1, that unlimited third world migration constitutes an "invasion," and

2, that it is evident that the police punish native Britons much more harshly than foreign invaders, and this constitutes "two-tier policing."

So she's always been more #based than the average inbred paper-pusher in the "conservative" party.

But she was loyal to the dying Conservative Party.

Until now.

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has accused the Conservatives of "betrayal" as she became the latest MP from the party to defect to Reform UK.
She is the third sitting Tory MP to join Nigel Farage's party in the last eleven days, and takes Reform's tally of MPs to eight.
At a press conference following her defection, Braverman said she had felt "politically homeless for the best part of two years" pointing to differences over areas including Brexit and immigration.
Her defection comes hot on the heels of Robert Jenrick and Andrew Rosindell, who also left the Conservatives earlier this month.
Responding to her defection, the Conservative Party said it was "always a matter of when, not if, Suella would defect".

As you know, the dying establishment's main weapon is left's weapon of denunciation and defamation:

The party's initial statement also said: "The Conservatives did all we could to look after Suella's mental health, but she was clearly very unhappy."
They later issued a corrected statement which removed the sentence, saying the original lines were "a draft version" which had been "sent out in error".
Braverman said the reference to her mental health was "a bit pathetic" and "more signs of a bitter and desperate party that seems to be in free-fall".
...
She accused the Conservatives of failing on Brexit while delivering "out-of-control immigration" and high taxes.
She said "the final straw came in the last few days" as there appeared to be a "concentrated effort, a witch hunt to hound out right-wingers".

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In addition to the four sitting Conservative MPs who have now switched to Reform, around 20 former Tory MPs have made the move since the general election, including former ministers Nadhim Zahawi, Nadine Dorries and Jake Berry.
Henry Smith - one of those ex-MPs to make the switch - said Braverman had tried to "steer the last government in a Conservative direction" but had been "very much stopped in her tracks".
Speaking to Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live, the former Crawley MP said that while the Conservative leadership "might be making noises to the right", many Conservative MPs were "quite frankly more comfortable in a much more Liberal Democrat position".

I saw a Lotus Eaters video in which they predicted -- or put down as a prediction for a 2026 prediction Bingo game -- that the "conservatives" would wither away down to their most liberal members, at which point they would just merge with the Liberal Democrats. As the BBC points out above, that's all they are now anyway.

Braverman denounced the remaining "conservatives" as cucks for the liberal globalist one-world maxi-state. Or "wets," as she called them.

She now says the Conservatives are "too weak to save themselves, let alone the country".
...
She was not offered a position in Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet, and became a vocal critic of the party's record in office on immigration, net zero and what she branded "woke" thinking.
...
At a press conference alongside Farage, she dismissed her former party as dominated by "centrists" and "One Nation wets".

"Wets" has a specific meaning in British politics. I guess we'd call them "RINOs."

Google AI:

In British political slang, "wets" referred to moderate members of the Conservative Party, particularly under Margaret Thatcher, who were seen as weak, unprincipled, or too willing to compromise on her strict monetarist and spending-cut policies, contrasting with her hardline "dries".
The term, used pejoratively by Thatcher and her supporters, described those who opposed her tough economic medicine and favoured more consensus or less drastic reforms, like reducing government spending and challenging unions.
Key Aspects of "Wets":
Origin: Popularized by Margaret Thatcher in the late 1970s/early 1980s to criticize internal party dissent.
Meaning: Lacking firmness, being effete, ineffectual, or weak in character and resolve.
Policy Stance: Opposed to Thatcher's radical economic agenda, including spending cuts and confronting powerful unions.
...
Contrast: Directly opposed to "dries," Thatcher's loyalists who fully embraced her free-market principles.

The first video below is her full 18 minute speech. If that's too long, check out the clip from the press conference she gave after her defection. It's a lot punchier.

.@SuellaBraverman tore into the Tories! 🔥

She rightly called out two-tier policing and rising Islamism and antisemitism at hate marches. She was sacked as Home Secretary, none of her colleagues backed her.

Jewish people have been murdered thanks to unchecked antisemitism. pic.twitter.com/qswRm8e9g3
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) January 26, 2026

"We've got to stop telling the British people they are racist... This concept of white privilege is a nonsense"

"Say that to underachieving white working class boys."

"Tell grooming gang victims they have white privilege."

Suella Braverman was WAY too good for the Tories. pic.twitter.com/W0FiVKR79P
— Lee Harris (@LeeHarris) January 26, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 04:32 PM

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1 Welcome to the party, pal.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (ExV1e)

2 The prior thread has been nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (ExV1e)

3 They later issued a corrected statement which removed the sentence, saying the original lines were "a draft version" which had been "sent out in error".

In other words, that's what we think but it looks bad.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

4 The UK lacks an eighth amandment like foundational document.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (YlWIZ)

5 The Lord is separating the chaff from the wheat.

Posted by: kingsman at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (ehY6c)

6 Nor can they speak or shoot.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (YlWIZ)

7 Oh, NO!!!

Anyway....

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 04:36 PM (cxFcK)

8 "Wets" has a specific meaning in British politics.

I'd have said that "wets" refers to politicians more concerned about the people who show up in boats than the ones whose families have been here for millennia.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:36 PM (ExV1e)

9 One can hope it is timely.

Posted by: Adriane the Time . . . May Not Be On Your Side Critic . . . at January 26, 2026 04:36 PM (3ZUWJ)

10 Wow. But is there still time?

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 04:36 PM (ciYHQ)

11 The cucks over at Lotus Eaters are blaming Trump for the failures of the European Conservative Movement.

I love hearing EuroFags cry and piss.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:36 PM (ZcsJV)

12 Surly to fall on deaf ears

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Ia/+0)

13 The Conservatives did all we could to look after Suella's mental health

Hysteria? or was it The Vapours.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (gKWVE)

14 A drowning rat grows a million teeth. She better hire a shitload of security. The Muz don't like women who say these things. Sporty times.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (DHre5)

15 Braverman is not the most eloquent, which partly sounds like it's because she's parsing everything she says to minimize the damage to her own political future. Still, she's a lot braver than most of the UK's invertebrate "conservative" politicians, so two marks.

The movement from Conservatives to Reform reflects the dawning realization among Conservatives that their political viability is nil if they don't make the move.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (Riz8t)

16 So wets = squishes.

What would a WAP be?

Posted by: banana B Dream at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (3uBP9)

17 Did she lob a scimitar at Farage?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (u73oe)

18 Muslim rape social clubs hardest hit.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (krQz2)

19 I'm no expert on UK politics but I love to make fun of their teeth.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (UjdFS)

20 The cucks over at Lotus Eaters are blaming Trump for the failures of the European Conservative Movement.

I always love to hear them talk about how severely conservative the average Brit is and how important it is that the massive welfare spending in the country go to natives.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (ExV1e)

21 Just a reminder that the whole Western world is watching what happen in Minneapolis. A triumph for the US Constitution in Minnesota means a strong breeze at the backs of the UK Reformists.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (rj6Yv)

22 Who here has ever worked in the UK - or interacted with anyone from the UK - or generally read a book about any interaction with the United States and UK.

Here's the thing - the UK is not our friend. Its easier to get along with a Russian or Chinese, on a one-on-one basis, that anyone from the UK.

The entire Trump Greenland thing ? I don't want them as a State. But a good Air/Land base ?

Yeah. Because the UK. If we continue to deport folks ? The UK will be the first government to "take it to the UN". And then the first to send assets to do more than that.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (GvwA4)

23 Did she lob a scimitar at Farage?

Her arms are not clad in the purest shimmering samite, that's for sure.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Riz8t)

24 If anything can save Old Blighty, it may be Amelia.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (0sNs1)

25 heh, not only does Adrian comment-block me, his is better than mine.

I'm going to go pout in the corner

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 04:39 PM (ciYHQ)

26 Let's? Sounds kind of disgusting. Like calling a party the Moists. Or Swamp Asses.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 04:39 PM (zZu0s)

27 You know who have the shapeliest, most-toned arms?

Moi.

Posted by: Michelle O. at January 26, 2026 04:39 PM (0sNs1)

28 Here's the thing - the UK is not our friend. Its easier to get along with a Russian or Chinese, on a one-on-one basis, that anyone from the UK.

What a load of codswallop. The Brits can still pull back and become sane again, and there are signs that's happening.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

29
It's mildly interesting to me that a WOC seems heading for propah British leadership.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:40 PM (erZBp)

30 As far as Thatcher's daughters go, I want to see Liz Truss jump to Reform next. The Conservatives let her twist as PM. I hope she has the biggest barbed dildo to ram into their backs. She can paint it purple.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:40 PM (gKWVE)

31 19.

Why don't the English take care of their teeth?

Because nobody cares about the fence in front of an outhouse.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 04:40 PM (DHre5)

32 Britons: Stop the mass immigration!

Tories: So you’re saying you want more immigration? Got it!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 04:40 PM (u73oe)

33 If anything can save Old Blighty, it may be Amelia"

Purple haired bints helped get us here...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (XuXeR)

34 I read this early this morning. While Farage is no Rupert Lowe in terms of mass deportation, he'll get things going and stop the boats. He will no longer pay for the invasion the way Starmer does. Maybe He'd make Lowe Home Secretary and throw out the fake refugees. There are only 3 places in the world wher muslim men are "persecuted", and none of these soldiers of Allah are taking dinghies from Myanmar, China, or parts of India willing to throw them out.

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (kJmLc)

35 Britons: Stop the mass immigration!

Tories: So you’re saying you want more immigration? Got it!

Also Tories: Why does everyone despise us?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)

36 >> Meaning: Lacking firmness, being effete, ineffectual, or weak in character and resolve.

In American Revolutionary terms we call these people “One Minute Men”. Which makes it more embarrassing this woman has more sack than them.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (BfShq)

37 The conservative party in the UK must be well versed in the GOP playbook,

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (abIsI)

38
Entryism?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (tgvbd)

39 I don't really trust ol' Nigel. I mean, not that I think he's bad, but I get RINO vibes off of him.

They really need Tommy Robinson.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (Vvh2V)

40 on that Maine jet crash ... earlier I saw 7 passengers dead, pilot badly injured.

"Investigative reporter Steve Robinson posted on X that the plane belonged to “top anti‑ICE / anti‑Trump lawyers who defended illegal aliens”, and that all passengers were presumed dead.

He named attorneys Jason Itkin and Kurt Arnold, known for representing immigrants in high‑profile cases in Texas. Robinson’s post also alleged political donations by the firms to a PAC that campaigned against Republican candidates in the 2024 elections. Those claims have not been independently verified beyond his post."

https://tinyurl.com/2v82uycm

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (vbXSk)

41 Yeah. Because the UK. If we continue to deport folks ? The UK will be the first government to "take it to the UN". And then the first to send assets to do more than that.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (GvwA4)
====

If we continue to "deport folks", especially the most violent offenders of public order, that may just be enough for Brits to do the same and save their country.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (rj6Yv)

42 "The Brits can still pull back and become sane again, and there are signs that's happening."

(pushes play

J'veux ton amour et je veux ta revanche
J'veux ton amour, I don't wanna be friends (ooh, oh)
No, I don't wanna be friends (oh, caught in a bad romance)
I don't wanna be friends (ooh, oh)

(stop)

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (ciYHQ)

43 When is their next election?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (u73oe)

44 What a load of codswallop. The Brits can still pull back and become sane again, and there are signs that's happening.

The conservative party in the UK must be well versed in the GOP playbook

One of you get it. The other fondles the memory of Winston Churchill way too much.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (GvwA4)

45 If anything can save Old Blighty, it may be Amelia"

Purple haired bints helped get us here...

There are several new variations on Amelia from Germany, France, and IIRC, Holland. They can all use the same basic plot because their governments are all doing basically the same idiotic things. This is how preference cascades begin.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)

46 No idea where she is from, only obviously not a Anglo-Saxon

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

47 I like the cut of her jib -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (SRRAx)

48 Which makes it more embarrassing this woman has more sack than them.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (BfShq)

Given British private school elite, she may have had sex with fewer men than the average Tory.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (ExV1e)

49 NPCs, here are your marching orders from The Reich:

"Across America and the world, people are realizing
it's not possible to appease America's dictator.

The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining
together against him.

It's time for a massive general strike across the
country."

-- Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (0sNs1)

50 My wife is right: Nigel Farage looks like a Simpsons character.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)

51 I don't really trust ol' Nigel. I mean, not that I think he's bad, but I get RINO vibes off of him.

They really need Tommy Robinson.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (Vvh2V)

I think Nigel doesn't want to be seen as being mean. So he'll cave as soon as the press bitches about him.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (ExV1e)

52 One of you get it. The other fondles the memory of Winston Churchill way too much.

Ah, the first refuge of someone who can't make an argument: you just don't get it. Welcome to the left.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (Riz8t)

53 I don't really trust ol' Nigel. I mean, not that I think he's bad, but I get RINO vibes off of him.

The guy looks and acts like a clown. Farage sounds French to me

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (abIsI)

54 well, good for her.

too bad we don't have a few like her in this country

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 04:45 PM (Cjt/F)

55 No idea where she is from, only obviously not a Anglo-Saxon

She certainly looks Indian.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)

56 I suspect that the man of many handles is back again, only this time it's a one word nic. Yep: nobody here has ever interacted with someone from Britain or read a book about it. LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (rZCVI)

57 >>It's time for a massive general strike across the
country."

-- Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social

Even the smolest man can make a big difference.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (ZcsJV)

58
Who here has ever worked in the UK - or interacted with anyone from the UK - or generally read a book about any interaction with the United States and UK.

_________

I lived there for 18 months in 83-84 and my relations with my co-workers there were friendly enough. I also didn't discuss politics except for one occasion where my reply was so brutal that no one dared bring up the topic again.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (tgvbd)

59 I'd say we have an oversupply of wets here at home too.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (mxcbL)

60 Was reading this morning (I think from Conservative Woman UK?) about how the residents of Cowborough have made it very clear that they do not want a migrant camp next to their town, and they got it anyway. 3/27 "asylum seekers" have already slipped containment, and to add insult to injury, the camp has a 24/7 medical facility while the town residents have to travel for their medical care. Unreal.

Posted by: pookysgirl at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (Wt5PA)

61 Fun fact. Wets is the term used when ordering French fries with beef gravy.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (gm9Sb)

62 Ah, the first refuge of someone who can't make an argument: you just don't get it. Welcome to the left.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (Riz8t)

Well then Here We Go. Let us begin.

Shall we start with "Who needs Who more ? The British ? Or us Americans" ?

You like a debate ? So do I. Debate.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (GvwA4)

63 "Across America and the world, people are realizing
it's not possible to appease America's dictator.

The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining
together against him.

It's time for a massive general strike across the
country."

-- Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (0sNs1)

Seriously ? Sounds Insurrectionary to me...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (VE6XX)

64 No idea where she is from, only obviously not a Anglo-Saxon
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

Her parents are both Indian. She was born in London.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (ExV1e)

65 I think Nigel doesn't want to be seen as being mean. So he'll cave as soon as the press bitches about him.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (ExV1e)

Nigel has already been squishy on the Yaxley\Robinson question. But he may wise up if his base pushes the issue.
Yaxley is a philosemite and proSikh, he cannot be libeled as a racist.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (gKWVE)

66 She certainly looks Indian.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:45 PM

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (0sNs1)

67 54 well, good for her.

too bad we don't have a few like her in this country
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

It's looking like Anna Paulina Luna is the only member of congress that has a set.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (abIsI)

68 My wife is right: Nigel Farage looks like a Simpsons character.
Posted by: Bulg

This woman looks like a Spitting Image puppet.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 04:47 PM (cxFcK)

69 Good.

It's a start.

I hope.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 04:47 PM (WONhk)

70 >>Who here has ever worked in the UK - or interacted with anyone from the UK - or generally read a book about any interaction with the United States and UK.

Get a load of this retard.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:47 PM (ZcsJV)

71 56 I suspect that the man of many handles is back again, only this time it's a one word nic. Yep: nobody here has ever interacted with someone from Britain or read a book about it. LOL.

You're probably right. I should have known.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)

72 It's time for a massive general strike across the
country."

-- Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (0sNs1)

You do realize that this post will be seen by more people than see his bloop (or whatever they call a bluesky utterance).

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (ExV1e)

73 It's time for a massive general strike across the
country."
-- Robert Reich

I agree.
What was used in Tokyo?

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (gKWVE)

74 In 2005, the Conservative Party reacted to its third consecutive loss in general elections by selecting David Cameron, the wettest of Tory wets, as its leader, and he proceeded to convert the Conservatives into New New Labour. Although the party was able to return to power, its abject inability to deliver conservative policies, other than reluctantly pursuing Brexit, has ultimately destroyed it.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (hdNUA)

75 by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (abIsI)

Agree. He's by no means the worst they've got, but I don't like him as the leading man. And Farage does sound French!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (Vvh2V)

76 My wife is right: Nigel Farage looks like a Simpsons character.
Posted by: Bulg

This woman looks like a Spitting Image puppet.
Posted by: Blutarski

And Keir Starmer looks like a Muppet.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (77rzZ)

77 I don't really trust ol' Nigel.

If you listen to Nigel long enough, he comes down on every side of an issue.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (cxFcK)

78 BWAHAHAAH~! The tears! They are a joy.

@tomfriedman
@JeffBezos. I am the foreign affairs columnist of the New York Times. I have enormous respect for the foreign staff and foreign reporting of the @washingtonpost
. It has been indispensable for citizens, journalists, opinion writers and diplomats. Please preserve and expand it. Democracy dies in darkness.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (mlg/3)

79 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (rZCVI)

Have you ? Have you ever left that enclave where they respect you - in Jersey - to somewhere else where you're not protected or respected ?

Have you ever inched outside that little bit and looked at any personal danger ?

No. You have not. That's why you're what you are. That's why you are so adamant about it.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (GvwA4)

80 "The cucks over at Lotus Eaters are blaming Trump for the failures of the European Conservative Movement."

I used to listen to them from time to time. But recently one was mocking an American for claiming their family went back to the Revolution. Lotus Eater guy says "then I'm even more American, because my family never left".

What ... you are more original British, still subservient to a Monarchy, certainly not "even more American" where our ancestors left Britain behind to form a more perfect union.

He also claimed America got everything from them anyway. Well, we got the Magna Carta, but it was not "borrowed/stolen" from the Brits. The settlers were themselves British. It was the settlers' own heritage ... for Pete's sake.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 04:49 PM (vbXSk)

81 And Farage does sound French!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

Sounds Arabic to my ear.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (gKWVE)

82 I also didn't discuss politics except for one occasion where my reply was so brutal that no one dared bring up the topic again.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (tgvbd)

Might it have been something to the effect of, "Keep your fucking opinions to yourselves, you limey fucks?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (ExV1e)

83 Robert Reich

Men of his stature are in short supply

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (qFwJc)

84 “ One word Nick”. Would be a good nic.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (pDt9x)

85 Take me back to the UK of "Sod off swampy!" Man, those were the days.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (wBaIH)

86 Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t

Maybe not, but you know who always seems to start with " I know things. I've worked abroad I know people You just don't get it, do you?"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (rZCVI)

87 So does the Conservative Party go defunct at some point? Or does it get subsumed by another group?

It's a very old party. I would hate to see the name go, though I guess I never cry about the Whigs.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (jc0TO)

88 If you listen to Nigel long enough, he comes down on every side of an issue.
Posted by: Blutarski

We're only making plans for Nigel~

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (mlg/3)

89 And yes, she was named for JR's wife in Dallas

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (kJmLc)

90 Suella's actual name is Sue Ellen. Her parents named her after JR Ewing's wife.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (CNl8/)

91 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:44 PM (ExV1e)

That's my opinion, too.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (Vvh2V)

92 And here I thought our political system was dysfunctional.

The UK man.... wow.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (qwVdq)

93 No. You have not. ...
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (GvwA4)

Internet toughguy here.
Or a Fed.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:51 PM (gKWVE)

94 Nope is yankeefifth. I's bet on it.

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 04:51 PM (ZdhjE)

95 Oh great. Another FenSpoke basher. Go away, Troll.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:51 PM (77rzZ)

96 Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (kJmLc)

You beat me. Congratulations.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 04:51 PM (CNl8/)

97 the former Crawley MP said that while the Conservative leadership "might be making noises to the right", many Conservative MPs were "quite frankly more comfortable in a much more Liberal Democrat position

Sounds familiar.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 26, 2026 04:52 PM (z0w8y)

98 Yaxley is a philosemite and proSikh, he cannot be libeled as a racist.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:46 PM (gKWVE)

Is that a challenge? Because that sounds like a challenge. -- the press

*as I understand it, libel laws in the UK are more strictly enforced than in the US and there's no bullshit "but they're famous" dodge so maybe the press wouldn't call him racist, but I wouldn't put money on it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:52 PM (ExV1e)

99 Suella's actual name is Sue Ellen. Her parents named her after JR Ewing's wife.
Posted by: Mark1971

Pame Ewing >>>>>>>>> Sue Ellen Ewing

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:52 PM (77rzZ)

100 >>I used to listen to them from time to time. But recently one was mocking an American for claiming their family went back to the Revolution. Lotus Eater guy says "then I'm even more American, because my family never left".

They are increasingly glazing the likes of Nick Fuentes and venting their bile re. Israel.

They can suffer alone in the hell they created for themselves, as far as I care.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:52 PM (ZcsJV)

101 It is speculated that Pretti's gun may have discharged in the scuffle, leading to the defensive CBP shooting.

Dumbass.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (XcPAl)

102 So, turns out senator Cotton, during a news spot just admitted that their appropriations bill was written by the very conservative Republican senator from Washington, Patty Murray.

Wait, this just in,... sources are telling me now,... there may be a few problems with the assumption that Patty Murray is a very conservative Republican senator.

Posted by: banana Very Unsarcastic Dream at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (3uBP9)

103 I think the significance of this is that Braverman was positioned for leadership in the Conservatives. Her defecting is a clear signal that the party has no future.

Also of note, I saw a clip of that WEF asshole Fink saying that "countries who did not have massive immigration are much better positioned for the future."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (OKjYk)

104 Nothing wrong with her view, just wondering is there any Anglo-Saxon in the government? They only come from there after all

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

105 Pam Ewing, I meant. Played by the incandescently hot Victoria Principal.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (77rzZ)

106 Maybe not, but you know who always seems to start with " I know things. I've worked abroad I know people You just don't get it, do you?"

And if you were cold ? Or hungry ? Would you be so pissy about anyone that told you the answers to the questions then ?

Yes ... you would. You'd drink the water or eat the bread or sleep in the tent. And then you'd bitch, as soon as your were no longer hungry, thirsty, or cold.

Because you're pretty typical for a modern woman.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (GvwA4)

107 Brits are our allies, not our friends.

I don't even consider these peckerwoods from Georgia or Kentucky to be my friends. That doesn't mean we can't be civilized and show respect.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (oT7pT)

108 What was used in Tokyo?
Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:48 PM (gKWVE)

😂😂😂

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (Vvh2V)

109
Might it have been something to the effect of, "Keep your fucking opinions to yourselves, you limey fucks?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (ExV1e)

_______________

No. But I went over there as a mild internationalist and came back as a rabid superpatriot and isolationist. The British media, with the odd exception, looks at Americans as trailer trash that hit the lotto jackpot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (tgvbd)

110 What would a WAP be?
Posted by: banana B Dream at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (3uBP9)

___________________

Italian typo?

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (dIske)

111 101 It is speculated that Pretti's gun may have discharged in the scuffle, leading to the defensive CBP shooting.

Dumbass.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (XcPA

I'm a dunce when it comes to open carry but are you allowed to have the gun loaded ? That shows how dumb I am about these things

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (VE6XX)

112 btw hi Bulg, good to see you

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)

113 Wait, this just in,... sources are telling me now,... there may be a few problems with the assumption that Patty Murray is a very conservative Republican senator.

Posted by: banana Very Unsarcastic Dream at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (3uBP9)
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Her dirty, stinking sneakers tell the tale.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (rj6Yv)

114 Reform claiming legal and illegal migration was horrendously mismanaged, only to hire the former Tory Home Secretary and Immigration minister in the last two weeks? It's a bold strategy Cotton

Conservatives changing their name to Reform are just going to give us more of the last 15 years, which they blamed Labour for every election...apparently working enough for idiots to believe them.

I said it a year ago, but here we go again. Vote Reform, get Tory. The right will succeed in turning us into a techno-feudal society within a generation. The white working class will emphatically vote for this because they don't understand the world and are easily conned.

Of course this dipshit who talked about the so called guardian reading tofu eating "wokerati" in the house of commons ends up in Reform. Utterly talentless except at creating noise.

"Welcome to Reform, an exciting new Tory rebranding exercise for a new era. Here's to 14 more years of Conservative incompetence, but now with more toadying up to US fascists than ever before!"

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (JCZqz)

115 There are a lot of problems with Nigel Farage; but he seems to be the best that can be found in the UK today, since no one would run Tommy Robbinson.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (giMmT)

116 "No. But I went over there as a mild internationalist and came back as a rabid superpatriot and isolationist. The British media, with the odd exception, looks at Americans as trailer trash that hit the lotto jackpot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (tgvbd) "

this!

we're talking about the country that wanted the Confederacy to succeed in breaking the US

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 04:56 PM (Cjt/F)

117 Latest study claims that married dot Indian women are the mostly likely to have an affair by a large margin.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:56 PM (abIsI)

118 btw hi Bulg, good to see you
Posted by: gKWVE

Thank you, Sir. (Or are you an 'Ette?) I hope you're well.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:56 PM (77rzZ)

119 Call me when the invaders are being drawn and quartered.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (e4I2N)

120 Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (oT7pT

This Georgia peckerwood appreciates your civility! 😁

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (Vvh2V)

121 Suella's actual name is Sue Ellen. Her parents named her after JR Ewing's wife.
Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (CNl8/)

She also, apparently, has two biological children which may explain her actual concern about the actual future of the UK.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (ExV1e)

122 I think all of these Tory defections to Reform are just looking for a different lifeboat on the Titanic.

Rupert Lowe is the only person I would trust to try and save the UK. And I don't know that it is possible at this point.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (0U5gm)

123 >>> 94 Nope is yankeefifth. I's bet on it.
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 04:51 PM (ZdhjE)

The writing style here is completely different than yankeefifth's pattern.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (ULPxl)

124 No. But I went over there as a mild internationalist and came back as a rabid superpatriot and isolationist. The British media, with the odd exception, looks at Americans as trailer trash that hit the lotto jackpot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (tgvbd)

And despite the fact they largely despise Starmer and mass migration, they bash us and Trump relentlessly over ICE. I'd love to see them try to make it happen peacefully.

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (kJmLc)

125 *pops popcorn*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 04:58 PM (W2Pud)

126
BWAHAHAAH~! The tears! They are a joy.

@tomfriedman
@JeffBezos. I am the foreign affairs columnist of the New York Times. I have enormous respect for the foreign staff and foreign reporting of the @washingtonpost
. It has been indispensable for citizens, journalists, opinion writers and diplomats. Please preserve and expand it. Democracy dies in darkness.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

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wait, who said what to whom?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:58 PM (erZBp)

127 It's time for a massive general strike across the
country."

-- Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (0sNs1)

Too bad the people he is calling on to "strike" don't work in the first place.

Or if they do, they don't work at what anyone would consider a "productive" job.

Mouthpiece at a think tank - or whatever it is that the American Peter Dinklage does - ain't exactly a rocket scientist.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 26, 2026 04:58 PM (SRRAx)

128 If memory serves, was there nota “ confederate 5th” too?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 04:58 PM (pDt9x)

129 Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 04:57

Yep.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (Nx5jP)

130 Rupert Lowe is the only person I would trust to try and save the UK. And I don't know that it is possible at this point.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (0U5gm)
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Concur. Lowe seems well-based to me.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (rj6Yv)

131 >>>This Georgia peckerwood appreciates your civility! 😁

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

>I'm certainly not ruling out that we could be friends.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (oT7pT)

132 11 The cucks over at Lotus Eaters are blaming Trump for the failures of the European Conservative Movement.

I love hearing EuroFags cry and piss.
Posted by: garrett

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I saw a clip of Niall Ferguson blaming Trump for Carney. His logic is that Trump humiliated faggy little Justin at Mar a lago, and that pissed off the Canadians into voting for Carney.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (OKjYk)

133 Friedman to Bezos, I think, Blonde Morticia

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (Vvh2V)

134 Suella's husband is Jewish, which also makes her, but not Mrs. Starmer, anti-migrant

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (kJmLc)

135 111 Donna, depends where you are. I keep up to date on constitutional carry laws, both concealed and open.Utah has gone to full blown constitutional carry, but for awhile they had a curious provision for open carry in that it couldn't be readily usable. Autoloader, empty chamber and you have to rack the slide. Revolvers were foggy, what to do, maybe next chamber up empty or carrying unloaded? Gone know.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (gm9Sb)

136 Have the Brits considered establishing Sanctuary Cities for Native Brits?

Posted by: not sure at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (n51Jp)

137 Beloved teacher, 28, found dead in snow 300 yards from where she vanished as monster winter storm kills 18
. . . .
Rebecca Rauber, 28, was last seen on Friday night leaving a bar in Emporia, Kansas, 70 miles northeast of Wichita.
. . . .
hypothermia just hours after she was seen on surveillance footage leaving the bar shortly before midnight on Friday.
The teacher left the bar on foot with no coat, purse, or phone as temperatures in the area dipped to 3 degrees, with a wind chill of negative 13.

-
She was obviously a genius.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (L/fGl)

138 Pretti's gun went off? I blame Sig!

Probably should have saved that for Weasle's Saturday Gun segment

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (wBaIH)

139 >>I saw a clip of Niall Ferguson blaming Trump for Carney. His logic is that Trump humiliated faggy little Justin at Mar a lago, and that pissed off the Canadians into voting for Carney.

Yep - That is their 'argument'.

It's pretty fucking weak.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (ZcsJV)

140 >>> 128 If memory serves, was there nota “ confederate 5th” too?
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 04:58 PM (pDt9x)

yankeefifth / y5 / confederatefifth / c5 / n has his own distinct voice and writing style.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (ULPxl)

141 Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (gm9Sb)

Thanks

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (VE6XX)

142 on that Maine jet crash ...
https://tinyurl.com/2v82uycm
Posted by: illiniwek

MSNs attempt to Putinize the crash is reprehensible.
They intersperse who WORKS for the law firm with lines about (anonymous) victims like "no FURTHER names have been released by first responders". Gives the impression that all these high-ranking CoughWagnerCough officers were conveniently taken out. By who? No idea, but let's remind the audience several times that Trump had motive

Related: sorority house burns to ground, 6 women killed. We're not saying Fen did it but all 6 had dated Fen, were pregnant, and Fen opposes paying child support

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (ciYHQ)

143 Nothing wrong with her view, just wondering is there any Anglo-Saxon in the government? They only come from there after all
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

I recall the Lotus Eaters folk bemoaning the fact that none of the higher ups in the Tory were Anglo-Saxon. My thought was... what did the white men in your party do for you the last time they were in power?

The white men in the UK who care about the UK get thrown in prison.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

144 WEF is responsible for Carney, as they were responsible for Trudeau, Starmer, Macron, Johnson, Sunak and Blair.

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (kJmLc)

145 Beloved teacher, 28, found dead in snow 300 yards from where she vanished as monster winter storm kills 18

I would guess not a science teacher.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (abIsI)

146 137 Beloved teacher, 28, found dead in snow 300 yards from where she vanished as monster winter storm kills 18
. . . .
Rebecca Rauber, 28, was last seen on Friday night leaving a bar in Emporia, Kansas, 70 miles northeast of Wichita.
. . . .
hypothermia just hours after she was seen on surveillance footage leaving the bar shortly before midnight on Friday.
The teacher left the bar on foot with no coat, purse, or phone as temperatures in the area dipped to 3 degrees, with a wind chill of negative 13.

-
She was obviously a genius.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (L/fGl)

I suspect alcohol may have been involved..

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

147 >>Beloved teacher, 28, found dead in snow 300 yards from where she vanished as monster winter storm kills 18
. . . .
Rebecca Rauber, 28, was last seen on Friday night leaving a bar in Emporia, Kansas, 70 miles northeast of Wichita.

I am just going to guess that she didn't teach a Winter Survival course?

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (ZcsJV)

148 It's a very old party. I would hate to see the name go, though I guess I never cry about the Whigs.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (jc0TO)
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The Liberals (Whigs) never entirely disappeared from Parliament, though they were supplanted as one of the two major parties by Labour. In the 1980s, a moderate section of the Labour Party broke off as the Social Democrats and ended up merging with the Liberals, renamed the Liberal Democrats. They won about one-eighth of the vote in the last two general elections, and their current share of the seats isn't that much lower than their vote share.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at January 26, 2026 05:02 PM (hdNUA)

149
Friedman to Bezos, I think, Blonde Morticia
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

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Ahhh, got it. lol, it is funny.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 05:02 PM (erZBp)

150 Beloved teacher, 28, found dead in snow 300 yards from where she vanished as monster winter storm kills 18

Thank God she didn't have a map. No telling how many others she could have led to their death with her.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:03 PM (GvwA4)

151 Meanwhile, I have a purring kitty on my lap.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 05:03 PM (ULPxl)

152 ***"Wets" has a specific meaning in British politics. I guess we'd call them "RINOs."***
--

Wets is a bit more direct and accurate allusion.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 05:03 PM (m24qK)

153 >>I saw a clip of Niall Ferguson blaming Trump for Carney. His logic is that Trump humiliated faggy little Justin at Mar a lago, and that pissed off the Canadians into voting for Carney.

Yep - That is their 'argument'.

It's pretty fucking weak.
Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (ZcsJV)
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Elbows up.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 05:03 PM (rj6Yv)

154 Pame Ewing >>>>>>>>> Sue Ellen Ewing
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:52 PM (77rzZ)

My mother used to refer to Linda Gray as the Human Fly-Trap because her mouth was always hanging open.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 26, 2026 05:03 PM (LxER7)

155 "It's time for a massive general strike across the
country.
-- Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social"

Every time he spews some liberal nonsense I hear him saying in munchkin voice "Follow the yellow brick road"

Posted by: Don Lemon at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (GUOwU)

156 Rebecca Rauber, 28, was last seen on Friday night leaving a bar in Emporia, Kansas, 70 miles northeast of Wichita.

I am just going to guess that she didn't teach a Winter Survival course?

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (ZcsJV)

I am just going to guess that she wasn't very hot if she left the bar alone.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (CNl8/)

157 sock_rat_eez, you are probably thinking of PM Temple, Lord Palmerston...

*Some* Brits did feel like the CSA would put them n$'s in their place, in Jamaica and so forth. Palmerston was likely one of these.
Cooler heads across the pond didn't want a CSA to rampage through Cuba (as was the plan) which would then springboard into Jamaica to link up with Brits of that sort.
So Her Majesty's Government - wisely, for British interests - stayed away from that late unpleasantness. They had their hands full in recently-post-mutiny India anyway.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (gKWVE)

158 Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x

Poor woman. I feel bad for the people who loved her. There was also a story about 21 year old at, who was a student at t the U of Michigan without a coat. They found him dead as well, and yes, I think alcohol was involved there too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (Nx5jP)

159 I like Kami Badenoch.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (RIvkX)

160 22 Who here has ever worked in the UK - or interacted with anyone from the UK - or generally read a book about any interaction with the United States and UK.

Here's the thing - the UK is not our friend. Its easier to get along with a Russian or Chinese, on a one-on-one basis, that anyone from the UK.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (GvwA4)
____________________________

I used to do some work in the US for Lloyds of London. They'd send representatives over to audit sporadically. One particular time they sent a woman VP and a male black guy from the Caymans who ran their operations down there. W was president at the time and all she wanted to do was belittle US politics and US obesity. The black guy smiled whenever she did this but said nothing. When she left the room he turned to me and gave me a big ass smile and said, "Just ignore her. That's what I do. She's a bit of a c*nt."

I was still laughing when she re-entered the room.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (dIske)

161 I'm a dunce when it comes to open carry but are you allowed to have the gun loaded ? That shows how dumb I am about these things

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:54 PM (VE6XX)

Depends on jurisdiction, obviously, but it would be an outlier if you could open carry, but it had to be unloaded.

But I think he was concealed carrying from all reports I've read.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:05 PM (XcPAl)

162 WaPo is talking about folding its Sports section, which makes perfect sense, since there are no local professional sports teams.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at January 26, 2026 05:05 PM (wBaIH)

163 Blonde Morticia, Eddy Muller's Noir Alley offering on TCM last weekend had Caroline Jones as a blonde. Made me think of you.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:05 PM (77rzZ)

164 158 Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x

Poor woman. I feel bad for the people who loved her. There was also a story about 21 year old at, who was a student at t the U of Michigan without a coat. They found him dead as well, and yes, I think alcohol was involved there too.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 05:04 PM (Nx5jP)

People forget that its’ not really antifreeze.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:05 PM (pDt9x)

165 >>Beloved teacher, 28, found dead in snow 300 yards from where she vanished as monster winter storm kills 18

She died doing what she loved...getting blackout drunk. She might not have been the best in earth sciences, but she knew all 54 genders!

Posted by: 1st Draft Obituary at January 26, 2026 05:06 PM (JCZqz)

166 Islam is using the Left to globalize the world. Once that is done, three quarters of Islam's job is done. And they didn't have to do anything except fund it.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:06 PM (E0p3T)

167 Well, we got that going for us...

@LeadingReport 2m
BREAKING: House is moving forward with holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in Contempt of Congress.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 05:06 PM (mlg/3)

168 That masthead ought to read:

Democracy dies in darkness, and we are trying our best.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 05:06 PM (0U5gm)

169 There are a lot of problems with Nigel Farage; but he seems to be the best that can be found in the UK today, since no one would run Tommy Robbinson.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (giMmT)

Everyone is afraid of being labeled mean. They'd rather die than assert their rights to their own country.

As the German version of Amelia asked, "Has the lineage of all men with balls already been wiped out?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:06 PM (ExV1e)

170 Depends on jurisdiction, obviously, but it would be an outlier if you could open carry, but it had to be unloaded.

But I think he was concealed carrying from all reports I've read.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 05:05 PM (XcPAl)

Yes... Concealed carry

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (VE6XX)

171 >>I am just going to guess that she wasn't very hot if she left the bar alone.

NGL - I don't care who you are or what your experience is, a real whiteout can be an extremely scary event to be out alone in. Panic can set in quick and that leads to bad decisions.

I had a buddy almost die from exposure on a hunting trip back in the early 2000s. He got turned around and around again out there and only survived because another hunter and I went out and found him.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (ZcsJV)

172
I'm a dunce when it comes to open carry but are you allowed to have the gun loaded ? That shows how dumb I am about these things
Posted by: It's me donna a

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Since no one else is answering, Yes it can be loaded and usually is.

You are thinking for people who are in states where you can not carry. It has to be unloaded and inaccessible (usually locked in trunk,... varies. I am not an expert.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (OKjYk)

173 There are some definite risks if you plan to marrying an Indian woman.

https://tinyurl.com/59jmxfzn

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (abIsI)

174 *I'd point out here that at the start of the late unpleasantness, the CSA was a vital cotton supplier to the UK. But by the end, India was

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (gKWVE)

175 I know it's a matter of semantics but I object to this "two tier" crap. It's one tier. You're either on it or you're not.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (E0p3T)

176 All the English people who don't hate America have already moved here.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (06Hmj)

177 166.

The other quarter of the job the muz better pack a lunch for.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (ek6ey)

178 marry

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (abIsI)

179 BREAKING: House is moving forward with holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in Contempt of Congress.

Renaming a post office would be more consequential

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (pawvM)

180 I used to read a lot of CW books, and one was by an ADC on General Grant's staff. Talking about the meeting on the riverboat at war's end, President Lincoln was not happy with Her Majesty's government and had eyes on Canada. When you have the biggest and best equipped army on Earth I guess you can speculate.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (gm9Sb)

181 I was chiseling the mini glacier that is blocking my car. It's nice that the condo keeps the main road clear, but blocking me in is a dick move. Anyway, done for the day, continue tomorrow. Sun setting, wind picking up, getting colder. Single digits overnight for a while here in Babylon DC.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (sAmhv)

182 His logic is that Trump humiliated faggy little Justin at Mar a lago, and that pissed off the Canadians into voting for Carney.

If humiliating Justin Trudeau is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (JCZqz)

183 She was obviously a genius.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (L/fGl)

You misspelled drunk.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (ExV1e)

184 >>> People forget that its’ not really antifreeze.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:05 PM (pDt9x)

It makes one feel warm because we equate heat transfer through skin with warmth. That feeling comes from you losing heat at an increased rate.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (3uBP9)

185 173 There are some definite risks if you plan to marrying an Indian woman.

https://tinyurl.com/59jmxfzn

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (abIsI)
____________________________

And that doesn't even get into all the various traditional dances they make you learn for the reception.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (dIske)

186 I've been out of the loop. How did that business walkout, boycott, or what ever turn out last friday?

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (ZdhjE)

187 I see Tom Friedman is still an arrogant idiot. The WAPO international section won't give you cab drivers viewpoint Tommy boy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 05:10 PM (e4I2N)

188 Sorry, O/T

Walz will renege on whatever he told Trump he will do. Bet on it. The guy is a weasel.

Posted by: Gref at January 26, 2026 05:10 PM (5rh/l)

189 Powerline has article on terms between President Trump and Walz ( M) we are coming, help us or get out of the way

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 05:11 PM (Ia/+0)

190 Have to be born Hindu to be Hindu, yes?? So no Hindu Billy Grahams I suppose.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:11 PM (pDt9x)

191 My brother-in-law Onslow and my sister Daisy vote Labour consistently as they have been on the dole for decades. Onslow is, in fact, bone idle. A couple of quid in benefits for a bacon butty and a wager down at the betting parlour is all he requires.

Posted by: Zombie Hyacinth Bucket at January 26, 2026 05:11 PM (oftw2)

192 >yankeefifth / y5 / confederatefifth / c5 / n has his own distinct voice and writing style.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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smartassery?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 05:11 PM (m24qK)

193 Thank God she didn't have a map. No telling how many others she could have led to their death with her.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:03 PM (GvwA4)

My dog just told me to tell you "fuck you", because that laugh of mine just woke him up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:11 PM (06Hmj)

194 If anything can save Old Blighty, it may be Amelia"
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Purple haired bints helped get us here...
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Tell me you don't know the back story without telling me...

Amelia was created by the British govt as the villain in an online game. Why did they make a young goth girl with purple hair the villain? At some point, with intersectionality one runs out of options. The villain couldn't be a young white male because that is who they were targeting. Total backfire and as the kids say, I am here for that!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 26, 2026 05:12 PM (RkOfE)

195 I see Tom Friedman is still an arrogant idiot. The WAPO international section won't give you cab drivers viewpoint Tommy boy.

You would think that a man that's talked to cab drivers, carpenters, kitchen cooks and servers, and such would have a finger firmly on the pulse of the working poor.

He doesn't. He's a bullshit artist. Like a few here.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (GvwA4)

196 Have to be born Hindu to be Hindu, yes?? So no Hindu Billy Grahams I suppose.
Posted by: tubal

This will start the Gnish - ing of teeth.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (wOO3z)

197 Have to be born Hindu to be Hindu, yes?? So no Hindu Billy Grahams I suppose.
Posted by: tubal

I think you can convert to Hinduism. I think that's what Tulsi did?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (77rzZ)

198 I used to read a lot of CW books, and one was by an ADC on General Grant's staff. Talking about the meeting on the riverboat at war's end, President Lincoln was not happy with Her Majesty's government and had eyes on Canada. When you have the biggest and best equipped army on Earth I guess you can speculate.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 26, 2026 05:08 PM (gm9Sb)
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Things came to a head in Mexico. As soon as the rebel armies surrendered, Johnson sent Phil Sheridan and the Army of the Potomac's cavalry to Texas to keep an eye on Maximillian and the French.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (rj6Yv)

199 I've been out of the loop. How did that business walkout, boycott, or what ever turn out last friday?
Posted by: Ouch the Grouch

Like a fart in a hurricane. Tho, some AWFUL loaded up a bunch of carts at Target, refused to pay, and demanded the employees walkout. So, again, flatulency.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (mlg/3)

200 "There is a well-grounded tradition in Christianity that we do not overcome the world by acting as the world does."

"Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning" Romans 15:4 ... before Pentecost I believe. Lots of OT learning about how to deal with evil ones ... with the jawbone of an ass, for example.

But also times when the prophets were hiding in caves, so each situation is different.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (vbXSk)

201 Walz will renege on whatever he told Trump he will do. Bet on it. The guy is a weasel.
Posted by: Gref

Wow. When you put it that way...I never thought I'd see a human weasel gayer than Pauly Shore

Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (JCZqz)

202 I saw that article about the young girl dying in the cold. Very sad. It was bitter cold Saturday here in VA where I am and it got even colder once the snow was falling fast. Terrible.

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (Q0yOR)

203 yankeefifth / y5 / confederatefifth / c5 / n has his own distinct voice and writing style.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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In the business we call it staccato contrarianism.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (E0p3T)

204 This will start the Gnish - ing of teeth.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

"Stop, stop! Ganesh commands you!"

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (77rzZ)

205 197 Have to be born Hindu to be Hindu, yes?? So no Hindu Billy Grahams I suppose.
Posted by: tubal

I think you can convert to Hinduism. I think that's what Tulsi did?
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:13 PM (77rzZ)

Hmmm. Have to look it up. BRB.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (pDt9x)

206 I'm confused by all the people dunking on the poor teacher who got lost in a snowstorm and died. People here don't seem to be against drinking. I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority because I don't drink. Is it because she's a teacher? Or because she got lost in a snowstorm?

It's really common for people who get lost in the woods to be found near a trail but don't know it's there. 300 yards away from the bar in an active snowstorm might be far enough away the lights were invisible. Maybe she got turned around, tromped over her own footprints a few times, couldn't see anything, and panicked. You wouldn't even have to be very drunk for that to happen to most of us in a snowstorm.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (Yp6az)

207 148 It's a very old party. I would hate to see the name go, though I guess I never cry about the Whigs.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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The British Whigs were very different than the American Whigs. Essentially the British Whigs stood up for individual rights, the Glorious Revolution, etc. The Tories, aka conservatives, were the King's men in parliament and served King George III during the American Independence. The American Whig party were basically those who were not Democrats.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:14 PM (E4rtv)

208 There are some definite risks if you plan to marrying an Indian woman.

https://tinyurl.com/59jmxfzn
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 05:07 PM (abIsI)

That's Indian women in India. Is it the same elsewhere? Who knows.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:15 PM (ExV1e)

209 Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:11 PM (06Hmj)

Get that Dawg a treat. Heat up a can of something if you have to.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 05:15 PM (GvwA4)

210 I think the British dalliance with the confederacy had more to do with cheap cotton than anything else.

On modern Britons, they are a whole lot more socialist in general than one might think.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 05:15 PM (0U5gm)

211 203 yankeefifth / y5 / confederatefifth / c5 / n has his own distinct voice and writing style.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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I think he is banned too.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:15 PM (E4rtv)

212 An architect firm I work with in Philly and Providence announced today they were taking off early to do the commie "Walkout".

Instant 25% Communism Tax applied to all future work.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:16 PM (ek6ey)

213 well not so much the French. They'd already looted the Mexican treasury and fucked off. All that was left on that border was Juarez who'd assumed the Presidency in exile, and was assembling men to retake the City.

Posted by: gKWVE says if you don't like the Brits, look at the Frogs at January 26, 2026 05:16 PM (gKWVE)

214 >>I think the British dalliance with the confederacy had more to do with cheap cotton than anything else.

It had just about everything to do with that.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:16 PM (ZcsJV)

215 You would think that a man that's talked to cab drivers, carpenters, kitchen cooks and servers, and such would have a finger firmly on the pulse of the working poor.
Posted by: Nope

Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings!

Posted by: The Walrus at January 26, 2026 05:16 PM (JCZqz)

216 How do you convert to Hindu? Dumpster fire pretending to be a religion?
A little song
A little dance
A little seltzer in you pants.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at January 26, 2026 05:17 PM (wBaIH)

217 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:15 PM (ExV1e)

I would think that if her name is Sue Ellen Braverman she's probably quite anglicized and if married, married to a rather conservative Brit

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 05:17 PM (Nx5jP)

218
Walz will renege on whatever he told Trump he will do. Bet on it. The guy is a weasel.

The GOP suffers from Intermittent Reinforcement with a side of cognitive dissonance in rationalizing that they can trust Lucy won't pull the football this time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 05:17 PM (9Hs2w)

219 214.

Tea and cotton turned out to be the most expensive things in the history of mankind.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:18 PM (ek6ey)

220 Speaking of on the dole...Whole town in NY. It's gross. Zero shame.

Posted by: connected and litigious at January 26, 2026 05:18 PM (cS1cw)

221 There's not really such a thing as "Hindu" like it's one coherent, defined religion that everyone agrees on the broad outlines. There's like fifteen million different things that all call themselves Hindu and all more or less sort of kind of have something to do with at least one veda or gita or whatever the crap book or another. It's fascinating and confusing and I very quickly stopped giving a damn about it once I started poking around at it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 05:18 PM (06Hmj)

222 I’m back. Copilot says sure anyone can become a Hindu. A Hindu site said both yes and no. The big no group was due to one not having a caste, and caste is the Bomb over there. So, who knows??

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:19 PM (pDt9x)

223 The Fed Slur doesn't follow. It's usually used as a personal attack. But why you expect an undercover Fed to be offended by being called an undercover Fed? So what if he's "outed", the worst part for him is the bother of replacing a 2 month old account. The only people such an accusation would sting are those who believe narcing on their own kind is reprehensible.

It also invites all the witch-hunters who need to virtue signal their "special ability" to detect "glowies" and I know from personal experience that they don't give a fck about friendly fire.

Salem Witch trials were bad enough. Let's not repeat that just because someone wants to pretend the Feds are after her to establish victim cred so that she can sell more books. It's the Grifters you should be worried about, they'll turn brother against brother just to score a buck

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ciYHQ)

224 I just saw this! LOL!!!

Open Source Intel
@Osint613
In Minneapolis clashes, an anti-ICE protester was severely injured after trying to throw a flashbang back at federal agents, losing part of her fingers in the explosion.
Video: https://x.com/Osint613/status/2015821415665049639
8:17 AM · Jan 26, 2026

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at January 26, 2026 05:19 PM (9aVck)

225 I think the British dalliance with the confederacy had more to do with cheap cotton than anything else.

They wanted cheap cotton from the south and to be exempt from the protectionist tariffs that the industrial north insisted on.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 05:20 PM (ExV1e)

226 Hindus will tell you that it is a civilisation (in their spelling), not a religion. They mostly just agree that the Buddha was wrong.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 05:20 PM (gKWVE)

227 212: is that what they call 'snow day' in Philly and Providence?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 05:20 PM (sAmhv)

228 221.
All I know is at work they all talk faster than a dolphin with a cattle prod up its ass.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:20 PM (ek6ey)

229 >>In Minneapolis clashes, an anti-ICE protester was severely injured after trying to throw a flashbang back at federal agents, losing part of her fingers in the explosion.

She could play on any World Cup soccer team.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:21 PM (ZcsJV)

230 I’m back. Copilot says sure anyone can become a Hindu. A Hindu site said both yes and no. The big no group was due to one not having a caste, and caste is the Bomb over there. So, who knows??
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:19 PM (pDt9x)
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Hinduism believes in reincarnation, correct? Can you be reincarnated as an AI agent? If so, how bad of a human to do you have to be to be reborn as one?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 05:21 PM (ESVrU)

231 According to Wiki, Tulsi Gabbard converted to Hinduism when she was a teenager.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:21 PM (77rzZ)

232 That's Indian women in India. Is it the same elsewhere? Who knows.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

You prefer Indians in the US? https://tinyurl.com/bddexapb

This dusky hued hottie may appear high maintenance, but is really down to earth with simple tastes.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at January 26, 2026 05:22 PM (JCZqz)

233 In Minneapolis clashes, an anti-ICE protester was severely injured after trying to throw a flashbang back at federal agents, losing part of her fingers in the explosion.

You gotta hand it to her. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 05:22 PM (cYBz/)

234 Nood Colbert

Posted by: Dad of Six at January 26, 2026 05:22 PM (+E4s2)

235 well not so much the French. They'd already looted the Mexican treasury and fucked off. All that was left on that border was Juarez who'd assumed the Presidency in exile, and was assembling men to retake the City.
Posted by: gKWVE says if you don't like the Brits, look at the Frogs at January 26, 2026 05:16 PM (gKWVE)
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French Imperial troops were very active in 1865. Maximillian met his end in 1867.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 05:22 PM (rj6Yv)

236 231 According to Wiki, Tulsi Gabbard converted to Hinduism when she was a teenager.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:21 PM (77rzZ)

I am to be believing you, Mister Bulg. Can I interest you in believing in Krishna?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 05:23 PM (pDt9x)

237 In the business we call it staccato contrarianism.

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I'm so curious. What business has a term for an online writing style?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 26, 2026 05:23 PM (RkOfE)

238
Blonde Morticia, Eddy Muller's Noir Alley offering on TCM last weekend had Caroline Jones as a blonde. Made me think of you.
Posted by: Bulg

============

Hah! So I'm not the original Blonde Morticia.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 05:24 PM (erZBp)

239 In Minneapolis clashes, an anti-ICE protester was severely injured after trying to throw a flashbang back at federal agents, losing part of her fingers in the explosion.

She could play on any World Cup soccer team.
Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 05:21 PM (ZcsJV)
——

She seems high as fuck. That seems to be a prerequisite for Antifag. Gay, fugly, smelly, mentally ill, and a junkie.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 26, 2026 05:24 PM (ILvsn)

240 The American Whig party were basically those who were not Democrats.
Posted by: whig

IIRC, the American Whig Party split in the 1850s, with those in the North and Upper South becoming Republicans and those in the Deep South becoming Democrats.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 05:24 PM (77rzZ)

241 We're nothing like the Tories! Oooh, Bad Bunny ... in a dress! *notices bulg, OwO*

Posted by: Grand Old Pussies at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (qUkBO)

242 214 >>I think the British dalliance with the confederacy had more to do with cheap cotton than anything else.
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How in the world did they manage those plantations well enough to produce large cash crops without white men?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 05:26 PM (m24qK)

243 >>>Rebecca Rauber, 28, was last seen on Friday night leaving a bar in Emporia, Kansas, 70 miles northeast of Wichita.
. . . .
hypothermia just hours after she was seen on surveillance footage leaving the bar shortly before midnight on Friday.
The teacher left the bar on foot with no coat, purse, or phone as temperatures in the area dipped to 3 degrees, with a wind chill of negative 13.

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She was obviously a genius.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer

>I've walked more than 30 miles in sub-zero temperatures before, but I was prepared. It's a sad situation that shouldn't happen to anyone. Why she was walking is curious.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (oT7pT)

244
I’m back. Copilot says sure anyone can become a Hindu. A Hindu site said both yes and no. The big no group was due to one not having a caste, and caste is the Bomb over there. So, who knows??

Posted by: tubal

Is there a white priveledge caste? Asking for Suella.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (QVmho)

245 I say again

NOOD

Colbert

has sucky ratings

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 05:29 PM (ULPxl)

246 Why she was walking is curious.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 05:27 PM (oT7pT)
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Why they let her go like that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (m24qK)

247 Like a fart in a hurricane. Tho, some AWFUL loaded up a bunch of carts at Target, refused to pay, and demanded the employees walkout. So, again, flatulency.

Saw a video where they bought a pound of salt (like the Morton's blue tube kind of salt) then stood in line at the customer service desk to return it and demand a refund. From the length of the line, some of them must have waited hours to get their $1.98 back. But boy, they sure showed Target a thing or two, let me tell ya.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (Fs0KI)

248 I'm a dunce when it comes to open carry but are you allowed to have the gun loaded ? That shows how dumb I am about these things
Posted by: It's me donna

Yes. In a LOT of confrontations, you don't have the time to rack the slide and if you carry the revolver on an empty cylinder, you take a significant reduction in firepower.

The issue is training. Almost all discharges are negligent, not accidental because people put their booger hooking fingers inside the trigger guard.

What some are arguing from what I have seen is that the slide got racked in the confrontation and maybe some sort of slam fire occurred. Very rare but can happen. Once you had one shot, then the leos who were already keyed up shot the nurse to stop the attack.

Semi autos can easily put a two or more bullets into someone in less than 2 seconds. Revolvers, too. Most people cannot react faster than in a couple of seconds to any input.

Jerry Miculek, a competitive shooter shows how the maximum of how fast someone can be
Miculek has held five officially sanctioned world records in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records, including:

1.00 second for 8 shots on a single target (1999).

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:31 PM (E4rtv)

249 IIRC, the American Whig Party split in the 1850s, with those in the North and Upper South becoming Republicans and those in the Deep South becoming Democrats.
Posted by: Bulg
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You are correct. The Whigs split over the Compromise of 1850 and the accidental presidency of Millard Fillmore. The Southern wing of Whigs was destroyed and the Northern wing congealed with other minor parties like the Free Soilers and Know Nothings.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 05:33 PM (E4rtv)

250 "The Fed Slur doesn't follow."

I'm not saying it doesn't happen (waves to Agent Garcia) just don't be casual and careless with the accusation. That's a real person on the other side and if he's a good guy, being falsely accused of treachery by your own people can be heartbreaking.

The originator of the "glowie" slur has such piss poor analysis that they confused a foreign anti-american with a native Texan/Marine. Worse, when they get it wrong and burn an innocent person at the stake, they don't admit to their mistake and correct the record. Feds or not, that type of person should not be entrusted with that kind of power. You could burn next just to feed the narrative

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 05:40 PM (ciYHQ)

New Details on Church Invasion Prove It Was a Straight-Up Hate Crime

Tyler O'Neill's thread has the supporting charging documents.

This behavior would not be tolerated if a mosque was invaded.

Tyler O'Neil
@Tyler2ONeil
HORRIFYING NEW DETAILS
The invasion of Cities Church was even worse than we thought.
Agitators blocked stairs so "parents were unable to get to their children" at Sunday School.
One told a kid, "Do you know your parents are Nazis, they're going to burn in hell?"

...
William Kelly, "DaWoke Farmer," shouted, "This ain't God's house. This is the house of the devil."

About 50 members of the congregation were "stuck" towards the front of the church. Not only did the agitators take over the service, but they "made it nearly impossible for parishioners to get out and leave."

One woman broke her arm.
Congregants "were terrorized, our children were weeping, college students and young women were sobbing, it was impactful and it will take time to work through."

An agitator "continued to scream in the faces of young children while they were crying."

Nekima Armstrong, a main ringleader, said that @citieschurch
"cannot pretend to be a house of God while harboring someone who is directing ICE agents to wreak havoc upon our community and who killed Renee Good."

Make no mistake: this church invasion was an atrocity.
Sadly, Democrats like @Jacob_Frey, are carrying water for the agitators. Judges denied arrest warrants for 5 of the 8 charged defendants.
But @HarmeetKDhillon says this isn't over. Stay tuned.

The Researcher
@listen_2learn
19h
Compare and contrast what these criminals did and how they were quickly released from custody to what they did to the J6ers who simply walked through the Capitol.
The two-tiered system of injustice is going to destroy our country.

As gay sex assailant Don Lemon declared -- and he was privy to the intentions of the invaders, being part of the plot himself -- the entire point of the exercise was to "traumatize" the church-goers. Including the children.

This video from Don Lemon is the one that frustrates me.

He thinks it is his right to traumatize your kids for his cause. pic.twitter.com/Y8k3wg42XB
— Rural Revival (@RuralRevive) January 19, 2026

As some point out, a Catholic church was similarly invaded last year, by a gunman who shot the place up.

Two children were murdered.

If protesters have the right to go armed to "protests," so do the people being "protested."

Posted by: Ace at 03:35 PM

Comments

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1 Doesn't matter. -- federal judges

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:35 PM (ExV1e)

2 Afternoon.

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (1Yy3c)

3 Anyone ignores the nood, it's on them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ExV1e)

4 I have sent a very sternly-worded letter to Judge Boko “Sparkles” Cohen-Guiterrez asking for permission to arrest Don Lemon. I anxiously await Xer reply!

Posted by: Pam Blondi at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (l3YAf)

5 Minnesota needs to be defeated

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (kJmLc)

6 "charging documents"?!

What does that have to do with bringing people to justice?!

When are people going to be brought to the judicial system to face justice?

What do "charging documents" have to do with this?!

I've never seen "charging documents" on Law and Order!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)

7 Didn't we already know this?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

8 Held. Captive for hours?

Posted by: Operator Error at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (p6bg0)

9 >> Judges denied arrest warrants for 5 of the 8 charged defendants.

The judiciary has become a fifth column and the greatest threat to our republic.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (FnxMC)

10 Why does it always take weeks for details like this to come out?

The Left still manages to dominate narrative control.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (OKjYk)

11 "charging documents"?!

What does that have to do with bringing people to justice?!

When are people going to be brought to the judicial system to face justice?

What do "charging documents" have to do with this?!

I've never seen "charging documents" on Law and Order!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)
_______

They're documents calling for "charging" the electric chair to execute these miscreants, silly

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)

12 I feel Pretti, oh so Pretti...dead.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (gtcuf)

13 When Democrats talk about saving "our democracy, this is what they mean. A democracy where only certain people get charged with crimes.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (viF8m)

14 I hope the church sues Lemon for all he's worth. Bankrupt his gay ass.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (77rzZ)

15 Of course the Cultural Marxists H8 western region, Marx told them as much

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (Ia/+0)

16 New Details on Church Invasion Prove It Was a Straight-Up Hate Crime

So these are the kinds of posts ... and headlines ... that get me banned and also wear me out.

Do you think any group just wandered around town, with a will to fight, and just happened to walk into a church ? Or a mosque ? Or a synagogue ?

Or any Damn where else where folks gather, and advertise their ideology ?

No. Folks do not. Of course it was "hate". No two people ever fight without "hate". Good Gawd. How many posts will drop before we get to the obvious ?

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (GvwA4)

17 We're going to need to overthrow the communists in Cuba if only cuz we need to massively expand Guantanamo and throw all these terrorists in there.

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (1Yy3c)

18 I go armed everywhere, yes church included. I also carry a variety of other tools, yes even in church, so I have a contingency of force available to me.

FAFO

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (xcxpd)

19 Evil fuckers.

My tolerance for godless commies is approaching zero.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ufFY8)

20
This will require the administering of HVAC services to the agitators on the spot when they begin their vile spew in a private setting.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (xG4kz)

21 11 They're documents calling for "charging" the electric chair to execute these miscreants, silly

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)

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I'm sorry, but do you have a doctoral degree in law from X or BlueSky?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)

22 I'd imagine the woman with a broken arm could file a whole bunch of lawsuits.

Go all the way down the list. Everyone there. Everyone who paid them to go there. Everyone who arranged for them to go there. Cast that net as wide as possible.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (06Hmj)

23 I’m old now and way past my prime, but twenty years ago when my kids were young? Anyone posing a danger to my kids like this would be headed to the hospital or morgue and I would be headed to jail.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (u73oe)

24 I go armed everywhere, yes church included. I also carry a variety of other tools, yes even in church, so I have a contingency of force available to me.

FAFO
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM

Spears.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

25 They did this in MN because they believe that they have completely siezed the legal, "justice" system there and there is no chance of any real consequences. I would fully like them proven wrong. But I understand why they would think that.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (3uBP9)

26 There has to be retribution. This cannot stand.

Posted by: RebeccaH at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (VFung)

27 The judiciary has become a fifth column and the greatest threat to our republic.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (FnxMC)

The Federal magistrate has denied my request to arrest Don Lemon and has instructed me to arrest Nick Shirley for terrorism instead.

While Iam complying with the court for now, you can be sure I’m appealing this all the way to Chief Judge Izzat Omar B’lech Subramanian!

Posted by: Pam Blondi at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (l3YAf)

28 They're documents calling for "charging" the electric chair to execute these miscreants, silly

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)

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I'm sorry, but do you have a doctoral degree in law from X or BlueSky?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (GBKbO)
________

From Trump University

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

29 With impunity? Or not? You decide.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (pDt9x)

30 25 They did this in MN because they believe that they have completely siezed the legal, "justice" system there and there is no chance of any real consequences. I would fully like them proven wrong. But I understand why they would think that.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (3uBP9)

You seem unduly optimistic

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (kJmLc)

31 My tolerance for godless commies is approaching zero.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ufFY

Your tolerance for communists should always be at zero. Do better.

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (1Yy3c)

32 One of the main triggers of the Spanish Civil War was the left began burning churches. It won't be long

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (e4I2N)

33 Word is there will be more arrests. The Justice Department just needs to make adjustments and reword the warrant.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (NpAcC)

34 Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

Spear v gladius

Discuss.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ufFY8)

35 'If protesters have the right to go armed to "protests," so do the people being "protested."'

With Christians under sustained lethal attacks around the globe, it ought to be SOP to post armed guards at churches by now.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (N8ZBc)

36 Your children might not like being ass-raped by me but it will be for their own enlightenment.

Posted by: Don Lemon at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (GUOwU)

37 I think that we are also going to find that the group has others who created a disturbance elsewhere in order to distract and tie up the police so they couldn't get to the church.*

Because there is no way someone in the church didn't call 911.

Yet none of them acted with any concern that they would be arrested.

*
Or they had insiders in the PD tipping them off.
This is why the judge denied the arrest warrants.
Because search warrants go along with arrest warrants.
And the judge is protecting the phones of the co-conspirators.
Because the judge IS a co-conspirator.
The rot in MN is much, much deeper and darker than we think.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (HXT0k)

38 A church goer should have just shot them all.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (zZu0s)

39 So, where were the men of this congregation. Surely there were at least a handful. Surely there were real men, not soy boys. Why didn't they defend the congregants there?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (7v6oI)

40 One of the main triggers of the Spanish Civil War was the left began burning churches.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Well, they had all those Spanish Indian kids in mass graves beneath them.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (77rzZ)

41 Spear v gladius

Discuss.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ufFY

you using that symbol like the "union" operation in PM?

If so, then I agree.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (06Hmj)

42 Agitators blocked stairs so "parents were unable to get to their children" at Sunday School.

I guarantee you someone/someones would have eaten a fire extinguisher.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (zILP0)

43 Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

Spear v gladius

Discuss.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM

It depends.

Posted by: Round Shield or Scutum at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (jc0TO)

44 There will be a reckoning. Every pastor, priest, rabbi and reverend should be prepared to meter out justice thru violence.

It has come to that. They are the shepherds of the congregation and they must defend.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (oT7pT)

45 My God, this was far worse than I thought from the original video.

I would have had more than a broken arm trying to defend children. And for these bastards to tell children this stuff to their faces, as they wept, enrages me.

Thanks for getting the truth out and may it spread far and wide, Ace.

Pure evil. This is more than simple fraud. It is demonic, the hate they have for others who don't fuel their fire.

I want this cleaned up by the US Military. Scrubbed clean after the nasty people are jailed and millions deported.

I agree with another Moron, make MN a territory. Strip them of everthing. Put the leaders in prison.

To think I spent most of my life thinking MN was an innocent and cold state up north, eating a lot of cheese like Wisconsin.

In reality they are a hive mind of evil and insurrection. The trans movement is high priority to them, as noted by the trans killing of children in the church.

I am trying to be good so I won't write what I'd like to say.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (WONhk)

46 Your children might not like being ass-raped by me but it will be for their own enlightenment.
Posted by: Don Lemon at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (GUOwU)

Hates white men.

Loves white dong.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (l3YAf)

47 The parishoners have the right to press charges, I assume they are doing so.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (0U5gm)

48 I go armed everywhere, yes church included. I also carry a variety of other tools, yes even in church, so I have a contingency of force available to me.

As you should. Its a tool. Sam Colt made us all equal.

I hope your church has a little bit of security. As in a couple men paying more attention to the doors than the preacher.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (GvwA4)

49 No way this happens at our church here in middle TN 1/3 of the people are carrying... including the women. We have security cameras at all the entrances andf they lock the doors when the service starts.

Posted by: Big Alfredo at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (Vdukr)

50 9 >> Judges denied arrest warrants for 5 of the 8 charged defendants.

The judiciary has become a fifth column and the greatest threat to our republic.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (FnxMC)

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I think they were arrested but the judge did not approve of detention or even required bail. A few the women are staying in a hotel.

The women said they have to stay at a hotel because of all the death threats. LOL.

Either way somebody is paying for their hotel and I doubt it's coming out of their own pockets.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (Vh9CX)

51 Hates white men.

Loves white dong.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:46 PM (l3YAf)

Shit. That's basically the definition of third-wave feminism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (06Hmj)

52 Spear v gladius

Discuss.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ufFY

Well, historically the Romans kind of fought to a draw against the Greeks at first (Phyrrus.) Then after the 2nd Punic War the Romans were both hardened and just beat the Greeks like a Narc at a biker rally. Advantage Gladius- but it was really tactics and soldiers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (zZu0s)

53 Several members of our Catholic Church attend with CC.
The clergy is aware...and thankful.

Posted by: UncleJefe at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (gAuAm)

54 The charging doc has a number of names redacted. I assume those are the human head lice who the judges denied arrest warrants?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (iFTx/)

55 And it will not be the last church that is attacked by these spawn of Satan.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM (Nx5jP)

56 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

57 42 Agitators blocked stairs so "parents were unable to get to their children" at Sunday School.

I guarantee you someone/someones would have eaten a fire extinguisher.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 03:45 PM (zILP0)

Hmmm... so False Imprisonment? Sue the shit out of them... that is a Tort.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM (mP0Kj)

58 I hope the church sues Lemon for all he's worth. Bankrupt his gay ass.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (77rzZ)

Agreed. And if he tries to settle, only agree on the condition that some Papa Bears get some alone time with him-and not the fun kind he likes.

Posted by: pookysgirl, Mama Bear at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM (Wt5PA)

59 The only way the Federal judiciary gets Blondi off her botoxed ass is if they enjoin her from appearing on Fox News.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (l3YAf)

60 I recently got a church calling to be sorta kinda security but not really. We're going to be at the entrances and near the kids. We're officially missionaries designated to greet people, but we're also there to identify weirdos and call in reinforcements if someone seems off.

I also ignore the General Handbook instruction that says no firearms on church property.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (Yp6az)

61 A lawsuit by the church and its members is definitely something that should happen. Now it will be in MN which might be a tough ask, but some lawyer would probably take a shot on percentage.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (n5tGW)

62 With righteous indignation the parishioners should have taken up arms against them and beat the holy shit out of them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

63 Agreed. And if he tries to settle, only agree on the condition that some Papa Bears get some alone time with him-and not the fun kind he likes.

Posted by: pookysgirl, Mama Bear at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM

I'm not going to assume his kink.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (jc0TO)

64 "To think I spent most of my life thinking MN was an innocent and cold state up north, eating a lot of cheese like Wisconsin.

In reality they are a hive mind of evil and insurrection."

The Swede and German protestants who settled those states have serious cases of Toxic Altruism and Radical Egalitarianism.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (N8ZBc)

65 24 I go armed everywhere, yes church included. I also carry a variety of other tools, yes even in church, so I have a contingency of force available to me.

FAFO
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM

Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

Long spears. Twice as long as a man.

Posted by: William Wallace at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (TbWk/)

66 34 Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

Spear v gladius

Discuss.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ufFY

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Spears worked pretty well for the Spartans.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (36PRH)

67 No longer land of moose and squirrel.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (pkeXY)

68 @65 some men are longer than others.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (36PRH)

69 Several members of our Catholic Church attend with CC.
The clergy is aware...and thankful.
Posted by: UncleJefe at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (gAuAm)

My priest is always strapped. Has a backup in an ankle holster, too. Young, fit guy.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (l3YAf)

70 Remember when the church set people on fire for fucking with them?

I miss those days.

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (1Yy3c)

71
According to Julie Kelly, it's not looking good for the government's case.

https://shorturl.at/7RJ10
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Yet what appears on the surface to be a routine disagreement between the executive and the judiciary on a rather mundane question is anything but. Schlitz, a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and a George W. Bush appointee, has unloaded on the DOJ, further revealing the lengths to which even once reasonable decision makers on all political sides will go to undermine the president’s immigration enforcement agenda in Minnesota and risk the safety and rights of their own constituents in the process.

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (I7J98)

72 If protesters have the right to go armed to "protests," so do the people being "protested."

Posted by: Ace at 03:35 PM

They do. And, they do.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)

73 I attend a very small church, and my daughter is too old to be in a Sunday school classroom so she sits with us.

Threanten her or separate us with force and I'll turn your head into a canoe rack.

Posted by: PabloD at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (Av+9r)

74 > One of the main triggers of the Spanish Civil War was the left began burning churches. It won't be long

How many dozen Canadian churches got torched? Nobody seems to have batted an eye.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Yp6az)

75 There is a Give Send Go for Cities Church.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Nx5jP)

76
I've never seen "charging documents" on Law and Order!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)

I stopped watching L&O when they transsexualed the old broad's adopted son.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

77 >>> You seem unduly optimistic
Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (kJmLc)

I am! Because I know, as a student of game theory, that the solution to the prisoner's dillemma is to assume the best intention of your rational opponent, to act with the upmost sacred honor, and just hope really hard that things will work out next time.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:51 PM (3uBP9)

78 It will be a great day when this happens and these "protestors" see a door being locked behind them, with a quiet, stern man uttering the line, "Now, yous can't leave."

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at January 26, 2026 03:52 PM (KbCG3)

79 Long spears. Twice as long as a man.
Posted by: William Wallace at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM (TbWk/)

—————-

Ahh, your mother’s been telling you stories about me!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 03:52 PM (u73oe)

80 >> "To think I spent most of my life thinking MN was an innocent and cold state up north, eating a lot of cheese like Wisconsin.

The Farm and Labor Movement / Communist Party of America were birthed there.

Just a quick glance at the name of their Party should be enough for you to recognize it.
The Sickel and Hammer should replace the Star on their State Flag.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 03:52 PM (ZcsJV)

81 77 >>> You seem unduly optimistic
Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (kJmLc)

I am! Because I know, as a student of game theory, that the solution to the prisoner's dillemma is to assume the best intention of your rational opponent, to act with the upmost sacred honor, and just hope really hard that things will work out next time.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:51 PM (3uBP9)

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The name fits.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 26, 2026 03:52 PM (36PRH)

82 some men are longer than others.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

The Paolo has entered the chat.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (77rzZ)

83 Now that they have shown how and that consequences are de minimus it will happen again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (RIvkX)

84 I don’t understand the non action of the church attendees.

If anyone had gotten in my kids faces, frightened them and made them cry, I would have gone nuts. Sure, I’d probably have gotten hurt, but maybe some others would fight back too.

Instead, those kids saw first hand that NOT A SINGLE ADULT GOT UP TO DEFEND THEM.

Jeepers.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (W2Pud)

85 Wow. Someone gets between me and my kids, they'd better have their will in order. No sentient mammal in the known universe puts up with that nonsense.

Posted by: Alexander Scipio at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (029Oi)

86 So brave, attacking people who's religion instructs them to turn the other cheek. This is one of the unforgivable sins, like stealing the Good Samaritans truck while he was helping you move.

Yeah that just happened, I guess I'm too trusting. But who does that? I swear, people are being so shitty to me that I wonder if God and Lucifer made a bet to see if I could become a monster. It's starting to be too much. A voice says maybe we should audition these people for the role a Human Torch. The voice is mine.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (ciYHQ)

87 Just a quick glance at the name of their Party should be enough for you to recognize it.
The Sickel and Hammer should replace the Star on their State Flag.
Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 03:52 PM (ZcsJV)

Yeah...I understand NOW, but that's how I used to think about them pre-Omar.

When I am busy living life I don't think this stuff exists. Until I find out it does.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 03:54 PM (WONhk)

88 >> My priest is always strapped. Has a backup in an ankle holster, too. Young, fit guy.

White American and a Trump fan, too. Kind of unusual in a priest.

Lately it feels like the Diocese is punishing us, though. They send us the boomer guest priests who call ICE the Gestapo and tell long, rambling stories about how much fun they had right out of seminary in the 70s ministering to drug addicts. Or Nigerians and Indians who can’t speak a word of intelligible English.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (l3YAf)

89 62 With righteous indignation the parishioners should have taken up arms against them and beat the holy shit out of them.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:49 PM

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Yes. Taking a bigger review, it seems only Minnesota has abandoned law and order. So far.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (zv3kA)

90
If anyone had gotten in my kids faces, frightened them and made them cry, I would have gone nuts. Sure, I’d probably have gotten hurt, but maybe some others would fight back too.

Instead, those kids saw first hand that NOT A SINGLE ADULT GOT UP TO DEFEND THEM.

Jeepers.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (W2Pud)

This is the problem. They think they're doing The Lord's work by turning the other cheek and just sitting there to take it.

They are well within God's Law to protect themselves, their families and the church by force. They think they're being kind, while they're just being stupid, worthless and weak.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

91 The attack on Minnesota churches is an attempt to divert attention from the Somali Daycare Fraud and Democrat Party Vote Buying operation. They will attack people attending church. They'll attack federal law enforcement. They'll burn Minneapolis to the ground.

But you will NOT shut down their taxpayer-funded vote-buying grift. That's the entire foundation of the Democrat Farm/Labor party.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (X+xvk)

92 Blocking parents from getting to their children? INAL, but that sounds like a kidnapping charge can be tacked on. Can someone enlighten me?

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (NYInA)

93 I'm sorry, but the beta cuck shit about how they're traumatized and need "time to work through this" is horseshit.

Even Jesus Himself would have punched these faggots in the face. That's how you "work through" people being obnoxious assholes in your house of worship. Not trying to reason with them while they keep you separated from your children and tell the kids you're going to hell. That band of queers would have kept me away from my kids for about two tenths of a millisecond before they started spitting out teeth.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (5aZAZ)

94 The Swede and German protestants who settled those states have serious cases of Toxic Altruism and Radical Egalitarianism.

There is something to that. The Wisconsin / Minnesota / Iowa triangle is quite literally the birthplace of American Socialism. That's just history. About as fact as anything can be when you're talking Socio-Political stuff.

Also - the first big wave of Modern Immigration on an Industrial Scale ? Lutherans. From Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Contributing to sponsor folks from the worst corners of the world.

I've worked that part of the country. They are Weaponized Naive.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (GvwA4)

95 Instead, those kids saw first hand that NOT A SINGLE ADULT GOT UP TO DEFEND THEM.

Jeepers.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (W2Pud)

—————

Jeepers indeed. I always had a visceral reaction if I thought my children were in danger.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 03:56 PM (u73oe)

96 "Trump is giving up completely in MN based on a tweet that doesn't even say that!"

Meanwhile:

@EricLDaugh
·
20m
🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth has APPROVED a CBP request to use space at Fort Snelling, Minnesota to house immigration agents, vehicles, aircraft and equipment, per SF Chronicle

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:56 PM (GBKbO)

97 *locks doors*

I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me!

Posted by: Fr Rorschach at January 26, 2026 03:56 PM (36PRH)

98 Yep, blocking exits/entrances is the only predicate needed to declare it a terrorist act. Trump needs to move forward and Federalize the cases.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 03:56 PM (mlg/3)

99 Furthermore, relying on what's left of our system of justice in this country to appropriately punish the people who crashed your Christian worship is an act of comical stupidity.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 03:57 PM (5aZAZ)

100 >> Instead, those kids saw first hand that NOT A SINGLE ADULT GOT UP TO DEFEND THEM.

Forget it, nurse, it’s Lutefisktown.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:57 PM (l3YAf)

101 Or Nigerians and Indians who can’t speak a word of intelligible English.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director

Usually Nigerians speak English beautifully.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:57 PM (77rzZ)

102 The only thing I would utter at a time like that is "I feared for my life. I want my lawyer."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

103 I've never seen "charging documents" on Law and Order!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Depending on the exact charges, like misdemeanors, it can mean charging by information in the federal system. Felonies require grand jury indictment. So often a holding charge of information (sworn leo statements of witness interviews, videotape, etc.) is provided to the magistrate to indicate probable cause of a specific criminal misdemeanor law.

Charges can always be upgraded to felonies after a federal jury reviews the evidence and possibly adds to it such as subpoenas for texts, etc.

But people here were agitating for immediate arrests, DoJ responded and the magistrate judge threw out several of those arrests as lacking probable cause. They don't have that power for grand jury indictments.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (E4rtv)

104 I go armed everywhere, yes church included. I also carry a variety of other tools, yes even in church, so I have a contingency of force available to me
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I guarantee the leaders were hoping one of the member was armed.
And would shoot one of the terrorists.
Because they wanted the story of "white Christian kills black."

One of the black women (who I bet the judge let off) blamed the church members in her presser, saying, they have a right to investigate if an ICE agent was the pastor and, further, that the rest of the members should be investigated to see if they are ICE agents.

There is a reason the cartel judge refused to sign the warrants.
And it wasn't for valid legal reasons.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (HXT0k)

105 I have been in a mob violence situation and I guarantee you that I would have gotten to those children. Shame on any parent that let that happen

The mob already called the tune.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (0KSrI)

106 Most of these chirch invaders won't get convicted is my guess

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

107 William Kelly, "DaWoke Farmer," shouted, "This ain't God's house. This is the house of the devil."

That's ironic, considering the recent news:

A group calling itself the Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers has installed a plaque at the Minnesota State Capitol thanking Governor Tim Walz for not blocking a satanic holiday display. The plaque states, “The Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers thanks Gov. Tim Walz for not standing in the way of spreading Satanism in the State Capital Building. Satan has a special place for you.”

Maybe he meant it as a compliment?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (JCZqz)

108 102 The only thing I would utter at a time like that is "I feared for my life. I want my lawyer."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

Who are you suing? The bearded Commie Farmer or the 2 DEI hires ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (VE6XX)

109 Most of these chirch invaders won't get convicted is my guess
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

No one will......

In before the "nothing will happen" guy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)

110 My church also has CC carriers and security at the locked doors. These people are lucky somebody wasn't shot, but I have to say if I was in this situation I would call in a shots fired at the church anyway since the police won't respond in MN otherwise. And then when later asked, well it sounded like a gunshot, sir.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

111 Obviously someone needs another sternly worded letter.
Maybe this time we put some perfume and a kiss mark on it.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (abIsI)

112 Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce

http://tiny.cc/bk5y001

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Yp6az)

113 Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Leave Britney alone!

Posted by: Stu Podaso at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Ms2AM)

114 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

We're not really hearing a report of what the parents did, and I'm guessing that the woman who got her arm broken wasn't sitting by turning the other cheek.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Nx5jP)

115 98 Yep, blocking exits/entrances is the only predicate needed to declare it a terrorist act. Trump needs to move forward and Federalize the cases.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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They are federal. It was a federal magistrate judge that quashed some of the warrants and applied no detention and bail time for the three arrested.

Federal judicial failure but meanwhile, the cases have probably been submitted in the mean time for a federal grand jury. Those indictments cannot be quashed by magistrates and a district judge doing that risks summary overruling at the appellate level.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (E4rtv)

116 >> There is something to that. The Wisconsin / Minnesota / Iowa triangle is quite literally the birthplace of American Socialism.

Before Marx, there were Christian socialists.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (l3YAf)

117 It appears I have no heat at the studio. I can hear it turn on and run, but not heating up. Sigh.

Posted by: Piper at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Wmg4n)

118
Who are you suing? The bearded Commie Farmer or the 2 DEI hires ?
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (VE6XX)

Uh, as they lie in pools of their own blood assuming room temperature, I would be likely charged with a felony and require the services of a good lawyer versed in the laws of self-protection and lethal force.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Zz0t1)

119 Don Lemon was not charged because he is an FIB CHS.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

120 I hope the church sues Lemon for all he's worth. Bankrupt his gay ass.

Posted by: Bulg

No standing!

Posted by: Judge Ty Neeb Hubbles at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Ms2AM)

121 The hit piece on Cruz requires a sign up.
Do you have a direct link to the clips?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (m24qK)

122 This is just evil come into the light, no longer needing to hide in the shadows. This information coming to light is appalling. But...why did no one stand up and do...something? Anything? I don't understand that. I get being afraid and fearful but God didn't make us to be fearful. Especially in His house.

That these maggotspawn felt brave enough to go inside a church is proof they are not going to be finished or done until this entire insurrection and the paymasters, etc. etc. are dealt with toot sweet.

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Q0yOR)

123 112 Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce

least shocking news ever

I won't get in a car with a woman driver who is not me

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (emBoF)

124 They should have yanked the plug on L&O 20 years ago.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (QxMMC)

125 I don't want to pile on but I made the same comment at the time.

When I asked Mrs. F. what she thought would happen if that happened at our congregation and she said they would probably applaud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (RIvkX)

126 So, where were the men of this congregation. Surely there were at least a handful. Surely there were real men, not soy boys. Why didn't they defend the congregants there?"

"We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise"

Pretty much covered it.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (XuXeR)

127 The problem is that we are reacting. They have teams holding overwatch. Which means they have a vulnerability that makes an overwatch prudent.

Find the overwatch, destroy it, then go find out what they are protecting

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (ciYHQ)

128 Federal judicial failure but meanwhile, the cases have probably been submitted in the mean time for a federal grand jury. Those indictments cannot be quashed by magistrates and a district judge doing that risks summary overruling at the appellate level.
Posted by: whig

Oh, look at you with your learing* and law stuff~!
j/k

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (mlg/3)

129 117 It appears I have no heat at the studio. I can hear it turn on and run, but not heating up. Sigh.

that sucks!

you are in the South, right? might just be too cold for your heat pump

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (emBoF)

130 Six hundred and thirty-nine minutes of Shostakovich:
youtube.com/watch?v=OCES9E3vs98

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (N8ZBc)

131 I was disappointed Don didn't slip and fall, break a hip, and get neutered in the hospital by "mistake".

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (UjdFS)

132
"Agitators blocked stairs so "parents were unable to get to their children" at Sunday School."

This is when Bif starts beating the coon dog shit out of whomever is between Bif and Bif's kid. No exceptions. Blind white hot rage attack.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (QVmho)

133 I won't get in a car with a woman driver who is not me
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (emBoF)

You know.. I never thought about it but you're right....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (VE6XX)

134
Instead, those kids saw first hand that NOT A SINGLE ADULT GOT UP TO DEFEND THEM.

Jeepers.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (W2Pud)

I would have gone to jail with you. Even if they were not my kids.

In Mass our grands sit with us all, but I have no doubt whatsoever I would protect them. I would die for them easily, and this is not dramatic reading. I have thought about this since the church shootings by trannies and this is my answer.

The church now locks the doors for children's Mass once a week at the school. Some people are armed, but I don't know who.

I'm not armed but I will go down fighting and have felt this way since 9/11 on planes. To the point a decade later my husband told me I should be second string vs in the mass of fighting back. I doubt it.

I once flew on an empty plane with about 10 business men. A Mexican looking dude's phone rang at 10k feet landing (during the cell phone bomb chapter of terror). The plane was half empty and a few men looked me in the eye and we all thought the same thing without words and were ready. The flight attendant asked whose phone and we all pointed to him. Ha! No bomb cause I'm still here.

I will fight.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 04:01 PM (WONhk)

135 But by all means let's have nice phone conversations with their hateful, corrupt, insurrectionist leaders and see if we can work things out.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 04:02 PM (WHfpM)

136 It appears I have no heat at the studio. I can hear it turn on and run, but not heating up. Sigh.
Posted by: Piper at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (Wmg4n)

Heat pump? Gas furnace? Electric furnace?

Did you get ice?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 04:02 PM (l3YAf)

137 We're not really hearing a report of what the parents did, and I'm guessing that the woman who got her arm broken wasn't sitting by turning the other cheek.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 03:59 PM (Nx5jP)

You are correct. However, I'm leaning more toward the lady was assaulted by the heathens and sustained injury and not in her attempt to rescue the frightened children.

I could be wrong, but I'm continually told how "nice" the Minnesotans are.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 04:02 PM (Zz0t1)

138 >>I won't get in a car with a woman driver who is not me

Sometimes you are forced to...
my advice is to look out the side window.

And to pray.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:02 PM (ZcsJV)

139 You know.. I never thought about it but you're right....

lol Donna back when I was a sports mom I used to have to now and again

TERRIFYING

and taking the kids to school there'd be like 1-2 low speed parking lot/car line accidents a month!

those women were CRAZY

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (emBoF)

140 ***An agitator "continued to scream in the faces of young children while they were crying."
---

Was this an all female congregation?
Where were the men?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (m24qK)

141 Before Marx, there were Christian socialists.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 04:00 PM (l3YAf)

Yep. But I bet there are a few here who don't mind enforcing God's Will via taxation and social policy. Because they know What Would Jesus Do.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (GvwA4)

142 106 Most of these church invaders won't get convicted is my guess
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

As Rickb23 said above - fire extinguishers. Not to be sprayed - but swung like a weapon. They make fantastic bell ringers and leave a lasting impression. FAFO. Case adjourned.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (7v6oI)

143 There is a reason the cartel judge refused to sign the warrants.
And it wasn't for valid legal reasons.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice a

That does not kill the cases, it simply means now that the whole shebang and protesters are now targets of a federal grand jury. Magistrate judges only have power over minor cases, not grand jury indictments. Once presented to a federal district judge, they might try to quash a grand jury indictment but that is often viewed badly by appellate courts and likely to be overturned.

Blue district court judges have basically shit in their nests by ignoring law and that means their leeway to keep going YOLO is getting restricted bit by bit. The 8th panel shredding the ridiculous injunction by a fed. district court judge regarding ICE actions is an example. Happened within a day or so of the initial injunction.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)

144 Feedline to toilet finally unfroze after four days. Time to GO!

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (N8ZBc)

145 117 It appears I have no heat at the studio. I can hear it turn on and run, but not heating up. Sigh.

A safety switch on our furnace shorted out last night, prolly because the furnace electronics (50 yrs old?) were being overworked.

Part can't be replaced until tomorrow, so me and The Missus and the kitties are mitigating with space heaters until then.

Let the body heat comments commence! lol

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (MSlZp)

146 Lamb of God
Take away the sins of the world
Have mercy on us.

That's what they pray in church. And then came the wolves.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (wBaIH)

147 Yep. But I bet there are a few here who don't mind enforcing God's Will via taxation and social policy. Because they know What Would Jesus Do.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM

Passive aggressive coward. Name named or gtfo.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (jc0TO)

148 2024 Minnesota vote
Kamala 1,657,579
Trump 1,519,032

Trump would be turning his back on a lot of voters

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (+r0A9)

149 College students were weeping. Jesus Christ, we are lost. Fucking cowards.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Vvh2V)

150 Obviously someone needs another sternly worded letter.
Maybe this time we put some perfume and a kiss mark on it.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Dot the i's with hearts.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (QxMMC)

151 >> It appears I have no heat at the studio. I can hear it turn on and run, but not heating up.

Forced Air Furnace?

Sounds like your ignitor is not working.
When it is running, can you go outside and smell the unburned gas being pushed out the exhaust/vent?

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (ZcsJV)

152 This behavior would not be tolerated if a mosque was invaded.
---
Ellison used the FACE act on protesters OUTSIDE of a mosque.

It's bullshit all the way down.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (krQz2)

153 Instead, those kids saw first hand that NOT A SINGLE ADULT GOT UP TO DEFEND THEM.

Jeepers.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 03:53 PM (W2Pud)

Nurse - not to creep you out. I pop in and out here from time to time. You think a group in Seattle would have jumped up and started whipping ass ?

I've been to Seattle many times. The answer is no.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (GvwA4)

154 149 College students were weeping. Jesus Christ, we are lost. Fucking cowards.

probably they were girls

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (emBoF)

155 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (m24qK)

Weeping, apparently.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (Vvh2V)

156 106 Most of these church invaders won't get convicted is my guess
Posted by: Skip
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I actually think most of them will take a plea resulting in fines and probation because the FACE act is pretty severe.

Minnesota is whole state federal jurisdiction so the accused can be tried with a jury from anywhere in the state. They won't get the hometown cooking as in state courts.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (E4rtv)

157 129 117 It appears I have no heat at the studio. I can hear it turn on and run, but not heating up. Sigh.

that sucks!

you are in the South, right? might just be too cold for your heat pump
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026

Yes, in Alabama. It’s cold - 41 but feels like 30. I don’t think it’s a heat pump - but it might be, it’s a commercial unit on the roof. I can’t get anyone out until tomorrow, regardless. Looks like I am canceling full classes until they do come, though. I have space heaters now and we can limp through tonight, but I don’t think leaving them running overnight is a great idea.

Posted by: Piper at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (OoFl2)

158 146 Lamb of God
Take away the sins of the world
Have mercy on us.

That's what they pray in church. And then came the wolves.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (wBaIH)

Be the sheepdog.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (7v6oI)

159 Was this an all female congregation?
Where were the men?"

From the article: "college students and young women were sobbing"

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:06 PM (XuXeR)

160 And it could also be that if the church is preparing a lawsuit or suits the members have been instructed to not say anything.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Nx5jP)

161 Most of these church invaders won't get convicted is my guess
--
Those who make regular justice impossible, make vigilante justice inevitable.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 04:06 PM (HXT0k)

162 lots of the dads carry in our parish.

lots of fire guys, lots of cop guys.

that whole deal would have gone way different at my church.

plus, I'd be there. and I don't give a F who you are you are NOT scaring me

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:06 PM (emBoF)

163 149 College students were weeping. Jesus Christ, we are lost. Fucking cowards.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Vvh2V)

Yup. Pretty pathetic.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 04:06 PM (WHfpM)

164 I am never surprised by diversity, you want the average? thats what diversity gets you

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)

165 But @HarmeetKDhillon says this isn't over. Stay tuned.

*****

Talk to me when Lemon is arrested, Dhilon.

Posted by: EFG at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (AbEPc)

166 I rather hope they try that at my Church. They would be handily escorted to the curb, whereupon they probably would get a taste of quick justice. It all started with the "homeless" addicts coming into the sanctuary and raising havoc. That ended in short order.

I have never understood why any Church would tolerate miscreants. You are either there to worship Our Lord and Savior or you are not, in which case you should not be there, at all.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (6Bc88)

167 148 2024 Minnesota vote
Kamala 1,657,579
Trump 1,519,032

Trump would be turning his back on a lot of voters
Posted by: JM in Illinois
=====
If we use the usual margin of fraud of 5-10 percent. Trump may have won Minnesota. Somalis paid to vote and collect ballots is a thing there along with their ridiculous vouching of voters law including nursing homes.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (E4rtv)

168 9 >> Judges denied arrest warrants for 5 of the 8 charged defendants.
----

IRS investigations have been suggested.
It is expected of this administration to be smart enough to take care of this judicial problem.
It creates much disappointment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (m24qK)

169 I have space heaters now and we can limp through tonight
Posted by: Piper

Just make everyone move faster, and they'll generate their own heat.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)

170 Most of these church invaders won't get convicted is my guess
Posted by: Skip
=======
I actually think most of them will take a plea resulting in fines and probation because the FACE act is pretty severe.

Minnesota is whole state federal jurisdiction so the accused can be tried with a jury from anywhere in the state. They won't get the hometown cooking as in state courts.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (E4rtv)
_______

I think they're using the KKK Act, but that might be even more severe than FACE Act.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)

171 Where were the men?"

Transd. Or never born.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (XuXeR)

172
According to Julie Kelly, it's not looking good for the government's case.

https://shorturl.at/7RJ10
-------------
Yet what appears on the surface to be a routine disagreement between the executive and the judiciary on a rather mundane question is anything but. Schlitz, a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and a George W. Bush appointee, has unloaded on the DOJ, further revealing the lengths to which even once reasonable decision makers on all political sides will go to undermine the president’s immigration enforcement agenda in Minnesota and risk the safety and rights of their own constituents in the process.
Posted by: beckster

==============

I've read that the tl;dr on that is that the government didn't exhaust all its other remedies before leaping to whatever that remedy was, so it's not bad-bad. It's just "Go through the proper channels."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (erZBp)

173 If you engage in criminal trespass, at my home or my church or at any business, and then prevent me from reaching my children - then you get one verbal warning to IMMEDIATELY leave.

Anything less than 100% compliance and the ventilations will begin.

This is non-negotiable.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (HlyYF)

174 I'd be there. and I don't give a F who you are you are NOT scaring me
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:06 PM (emBoF)

Go ahead, punk, yell at a kid. Mama Bear don't play that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (6Bc88)

175 @EricLDaugh
·
20m
🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth has APPROVED a CBP request to use space at Fort Snelling, Minnesota to house immigration agents, vehicles, aircraft and equipment, per SF Chronicle
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:56 PM (GBKbO)

Spicy...I hope it's about to get red hot ghost pepper spicy. I'm here for it!

So I must be productive and do chores like a whirling dervish so I can be here for it!

Please, please let this mean what I think it means. XXXX kisses!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (WONhk)

176 "I have never understood why any Church would tolerate miscreants. You are either there to worship Our Lord and Savior or you are not, in which case you should not be there, at all."

Chili cook-off potlucks are an exception.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (N8ZBc)

177 At this point, what is there left to know about the Left's depravity?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 04:08 PM (WHfpM)

178 Make halberds great again.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 26, 2026 04:09 PM (qFwJc)

179 =====
If we use the usual margin of fraud of 5-10 percent. Trump may have won Minnesota. Somalis paid to vote and collect ballots is a thing there along with their ridiculous vouching of voters law including nursing homes.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (E4rtv)

But Brian in New Orleans told me it was IMPOSSIBLE to hack voting machines and change vote counts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 04:09 PM (Zz0t1)

180 A plaque from the Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers is being displayed at the MN state capitol, thanking Gov Tim Walz for allowing the spread of Satanism.

"Satan has a special place for you."

https://tinyurl.com/2fncuenj

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:09 PM (abIsI)

181
I think they're using the KKK Act, but that might be even more severe than FACE Act.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Burned on a cross?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 04:09 PM (qo38o)

182 Yes, in Alabama. It’s cold - 41 but feels like 30. I don’t think it’s a heat pump - but it might be, it’s a commercial unit on the roof. I can’t get anyone out until tomorrow, regardless. Looks like I am canceling full classes until they do come, though. I have space heaters now and we can limp through tonight, but I don’t think leaving them running overnight is a great idea.

so .. heat pumps can't handle much 40 degrees past where you've set it. so if it's 40 below - wait what? It's not 40 below! ok say it's like here it's 22 degrees. my heat is set to 60 degrees, so it's not more than 40 degree swing or the pump will go berserk (and I'll go to emergency heat).

anyway the heat unit might not be broken, just gone a little haywire.

sorry! at least this is a rare occurrence for you! up here it's common. why we have other heat (central wood burning stove and fireplaces up thru the bedrooms).

I'm amused by the stories out of Canada now they are pushing electric heat up there. that's just crazy, it's crazy HERE to have all electric heat!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:10 PM (emBoF)

183 If protesters have the right to go armed to "protests," so do the people being "protested."
Posted by: Ace at 03:35 PM

A pistol is not a magic wand. One does not brandish it like a relic and make the evil recoil once you roll the dice for effect.
If you pack a pistol you get special attention, and if you draw it in a conflict you better be ready to use it or the best outcome is you get is it fed to you and your teeth see it first.
Committing any crime while carrying is an additional crime, as well. I was trying to convince a young relative of this recently.

Dumassery encouraged by loudmouths wanting more Horst Wessels to lied the masses around by nose.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:10 PM (rbvCR)

184 Yep. But I bet there are a few here who don't mind enforcing God's Will via taxation and social policy. Because they know What Would Jesus Do.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:03 PM (GvwA4)
_-_
Yeah, I've always thought that was the wrong question. We're not Jesus. What would he have US do? Left us with the two (why do people only mention the second?) rules - probably they are adequate.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:10 PM (vd6bO)

185 Back in the day, all non-Catholics were removed from the church at the end of the Liturgy of the Word and the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 26, 2026 04:10 PM (qFwJc)

186 FWIW "Lied" was intentional and I hope you all chuckled

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:10 PM (rbvCR)

187 I have never understood why any Church would tolerate miscreants. You are either there to worship Our Lord and Savior or you are not, in which case you should not be there, at all.

Yep. I'm obviously not religious. But I'll make space for those that are. Good on you - as long as your good works don't entail when I can buy beer or new bundles of diversity on my shores.

If some poor, drugged out useless soul wanders into your AO ... and you feel compelled to help ? Then help as you see fit. I might send you a tax-free dollar for your efforts.

But putting up that building and those symbols should not be a call to come kick your asses because your Divinity says you shall not fight back. Fuck that.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (GvwA4)

188 Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (emBoF

It says college students and young women. So they made a distinction. Coukd be sloppy grammar, probably is; but sounds like ni one, let alone a man, fought back.

AFWIW, I doubt either you or I would've stood their weeping, ffs.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (Vvh2V)

189 169 I have space heaters now and we can limp through tonight
Posted by: Piper
---

Is your HVAC broke? Mine is. I put a little electric up in the attic and have two running in the main room. I lit the oven and left the door open this morning. It made a yuge difference.
Good luck.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (m24qK)

190 The Feds tracked down 1,500 J6ers, and they won't get 40 thugs who invaded the church? I disagree.

But if they only get a misdemeanor, they will wear it like a badge of honor.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (XRW6c)

191 My 13 year old grandson would've kicked someone in the nuts.
That's his favorite move and he loves to use it.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (UjdFS)

192 Wouldn't a workout studio generate net heat? I've worked in places that had to have cooling year around regardless of the temps because bodies put out so much heat. AC in the summer and winter, with the winter mostly just doing direct heat exchange with the outside. But no heat system at all. In 10deg/20deg weather during winter.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (3uBP9)

193 176 "I have never understood why any Church would tolerate miscreants. You are either there to worship Our Lord and Savior or you are not, in which case you should not be there, at all."

Chili cook-off potlucks are an exception.
_-_
Exactly, gp. One should say to Mr. LeMon, "How 'bout you and I take this outside."

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (vd6bO)

194
And Jesus calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them,

And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.

But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh.

Matthew 18:2-7

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (tgvbd)

195 But by all means let's have nice phone conversations with their hateful, corrupt, insurrectionist leaders and see if we can work things out.
Posted by: Ordinary American

I don't understand your tactics. The GOP had come to stand for Impotence and Treachery before Trump's rise to power. Who would you replace him with?

We finally get Scarlett Johansson to say yes, and you want to hold out for the red-headed version?

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (ciYHQ)

196 Somalis paid to vote and collect ballots is a thing there along with their ridiculous vouching of voters law including nursing homes.

Somali clannishness is amusing here.
Mayor Frey won because he got the Hawiye clan to outmachine the Daroodis.
The Daroodis are truly evil; they're the ones who Ilhan Brofo over the top and tried (unsuccessfully) to elect the pirate as mayor. Also did a genocide against the Isaaq in Somaliland when they were back home.
So it's a question of crooks (Hawiye) or genocidaires (Daroodis). Maybe that is why Republican governors say a little fraud here and there is the price of business in our glorious multicultural equitable dream.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (gKWVE)

197 At this point, what is there left to know about the Left's depravity?
Posted by: Ordinary American

It will get worse.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (QxMMC)

198 Bomb the entire state of MN with Holy Water. Problem solved.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (abIsI)

199 We're not a warrior culture. It's what makes America what it is. Call it soft, call it being a pussy, whatever, but we're all working on the assumption that you just don't do this sort of thing. No one is born with a switch that lets you go from happy, relaxed, Sunday morning in Church with the family to Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. That kind of thing is either learned through training, as an actual soldier or something similar, or you're just On all day, every day, and you're either a psychopath or you're probably from sub-saharan africa or something where that kind of thing is normal.

Part of the reason Shock Troops work so well in these shitty revolutionary movements is that normal well adjusted people in normal well adjusted societies simply do not respond well to Shock. Monday morning quarterbacking isn't fair to anyone who was actually there suffering under this shitty debacle. "I Would Have" is just projection. Unless you have experience in that sort of thing, you have no idea what you'd actually do if twenty people stormed into your church and created a scene.

Don't judge anyone there too hard. Save your hatred for the goons and thugs who attacked the place.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (06Hmj)

200 "Dumassery encouraged by loudmouths wanting more Horst Wessels to lied the masses around by nose."

"In Dubious Battle" is a fine depiction of leftists getting their own guys killed just to raise bloody shirts to inflame the mob.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (N8ZBc)

201 Lemon small bitter Froot.

Posted by: Fact-Checker at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (oftw2)

202 Remember all the blue city prosecutions of good Samaritans because they beat down a black criminal?

Remember the message was, the cost of doing right was you would be the one to get charges?

While every Antifa terrorist was being let free?

So yeah, I'm not faulting the members in deep rotten blue Minny for not doing anything.

Trump may be in the WH but Frey runs the city, the cops and the prosecution.
If one hair on the head of one of those terrorist would have been mussed, he would have brought the full force and weight of the city down upon them.
Have no doubt of that.
And he would have gotten convictions because "fuck Trump and his Trumpsters."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (HXT0k)

203 Could also be a flame sensor in the furnace. A very easy fix if you're able to do such things.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 04:13 PM (n5tGW)

204 127 The problem is that we are reacting. They have teams holding overwatch. Which means they have a vulnerability that makes an overwatch prudent.

Find the overwatch, destroy it, then go find out what they are protecting
Posted by: Fen
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Yesterday, they just found out that their Signal groups and comms are known. That is causing some panic. LT Gov. of MN, a key Walz campaign operative, and even evidence of police involvement in these festivities via Signal is likely to cause a stop and reevaluate.

Comms evidence causes people to be convicted and for networks to be exposed.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:13 PM (E4rtv)

205 So, over the weekend, my meditation on this was this.

To Marxists, "comfort" makes you complicit (this goes back to Marx).

But what are the whiners whining about?

ICE platooning their neighborhoods doesn't make them feel safe--i.e. comfortable. Thus, what they seek is a *form* of comfort.

The castigate comfort, but they insist on comfort in their own terms.

Plus, what is the best that Marxism has to offer, granted it can do anything. Provide human comfort.

What do illegals, in the narrative, come to the US for? To have a better life, i.e. more comfort. And the Marxists insist that our laws should not withstand people seeking comfort.

So it's really about ONE group insisting comfort on their terms, or otherwise they are going to discomfort you.

But that means that they are--by their own reasoning--complicit in the rape and murder of American girls and boys.

Because they are comfortable NOT doing anything about that.

However, unfortunate for our side, they have called that they are rubber and we are glue.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:13 PM (krQz2)

206
Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

Spear v gladius

Discuss.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ufFY

Spears. In most cultures, spears and variants were the primary hand-to-hand killing weapon. The Japanese samurai used naginata and yari as their deadliest weapons (cinema downplayed them in favor of the katana, because the katana was flashier and more entertaining to watch). In Europe, the spear was the mankiller until the advent of firearms, and it still took several hundred years for it's replacement by the rifle and bayonet, which is still a form of spear. Modern soldiers are still taught the basics of spear/bayonet fighting today.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 04:13 PM (y9nCu)

207 The savage social media society. Why not? Pornography and prostitution are lauded in the digital landscape.

There's your brave new world.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 04:14 PM (oT7pT)

208 Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 03:50 PM (I7J9

IOW they want their share of corruption and don't mind crime if the price is right

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:14 PM (kJmLc)

209 But putting up that building and those symbols should no
t be a call to come kick your asses because your Divinity says you shall not fight back. Fuck that.
_-_
Yeah, turning your cheek is one thing. Holding your neighbor and forcing him to run his cheek? No - have to defend the others in the church when they are attacked.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:14 PM (vd6bO)

210 They need to enact some sort of 3 strike rule against judges. Overturned 3 times, you're out, for life, and disbarred, or whatever it's called.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:15 PM (Vvh2V)

211 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (tgvbd)

What translation is that, Hadrian? Several of the words are different from my RSV.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

212 About 50 members of the congregation were "stuck" towards the front of the church

Please remind me what constitutes kidnapping...

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 04:15 PM (qo38o)

213 Unless a house of worship is pre- prepared for a event as this or that mass shooting in Utah, its hard to know what a reaction would be.

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:16 PM (Ia/+0)

214 We're not a warrior culture. It's what makes America what it is.

Boss ... and I like you quite a bit ... you are not up on the times about certain areas in this collective space.

A lot ... A LOT ... of folks around me are certainly in the Citizen-Soldier portion of the program. We've all just had enough.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:16 PM (GvwA4)

215 Comms evidence causes people to be convicted and for networks to be exposed.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:13 PM (E4rtv)

*nods*

What was ours shall be ours again.

Posted by: Cloud William at January 26, 2026 04:16 PM (LxER7)

216
What translation is that, Hadrian? Several of the words are different from my RSV.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

___________

Douay-Rheims 1899

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:16 PM (tgvbd)

217 > Just make everyone move faster, and they'll generate their own heat.

Mom, I'm cold!

Put on a sweater!

I did, I'm still cold!

Twenty burpees, GO!

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (Yp6az)

218 FWIW "Lied" was intentional and I hope you all chuckled
Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:10 PM

*raise hand*

I did.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (Wnv9h)

219 The Minnesota Fed judge is a stickler for details. He's seems to believe the administration hasn't exhausted their remedies before coming to his court. Might be correct

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (e4I2N)

220 154 149 College students were weeping. Jesus Christ, we are lost. Fucking cowards.

probably they were girls
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (emBoF)

Even so, pathetic. I am glad to be a redneck who fights back and always will. My brother and friends trained me well.

I have in a split second in college with ONE goosing by a frat boy. That guy was lucky he was faster than me because I was going to give him a head injury (I had a cast iron Dutch oven lid in my hand, which is a long story as I did not normall walk with one). Seriously. I was going to hurt him badly was my only thought after calling him a bastid at the top of my lungs (near a park with others).

I am never afraid for myself. And no one had better touch a hair of my grand's sweet heads or they will be missing eyeballs and some nether regions for starters.

I mentioned all this to my husband just now, the church invasion, and his answer was,"What do you expect...it's MN!"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (WONhk)

221 > Sadly, Democrats like @Jacob_Frey, are carrying water for the agitators. Judges denied arrest warrants for 5 of the 8 charged defendants.

But @HarmeetKDhillon says this isn't over. Stay tuned.
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It would appear the judiciary is going to be a real problem with this. One might want to take a look at what sort of charges were dropped and the rational for electing not to arrest Lemon and instead make an attempt at simply charging him (what whatever?)

I've no idea if the arrests can be reinstated, but this horseshit is getting really fucking old.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (qwVdq)

222 But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh.

Matthew 18:2-7
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (tgvbd)

So if I'm understanding you right you're saying we should drown 'em all?

Sounds inefficient.

How about we burn them all, and once the screams have died away THEN we throw them into the water.

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (sCpL+)

223 But if they only get a misdemeanor, they will wear it like a badge of honor.
Posted by: JM in Illinois

Also means fines and probation with up to a year in incarceration. And those committing violence against others get more serious charges.

That criminal record sticks even for leftists as it shows up in every database used for employee background checks.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (E4rtv)

224 190. Don’t forget , many of the J6 were turned in by friends,family,and neighbors. You’re not going to find that same scenario with these mobsters.

Posted by: Jen the original at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (Quil1)

225 190 The Feds tracked down 1,500 J6ers, and they won't get 40 thugs who invaded the church? I disagree.

But if they only get a misdemeanor, they will wear it like a badge of honor.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (XRW6c)

Nobody protested violently or otherwise while Garland/Wray spent many months tracking down and arresting J6ers. They didn't give a fuck about their speedy trial, bail, rights. Trump is worthless if he does NOT continue expelling illegals.

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (kJmLc)

226 I've been to Seattle many times. The answer is no.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (GvwA4)

I guess that makes what happened in MN OK. Cool, sorry I got worked up.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (rbvCR)

227 I don't believe the church that was shot up was "invaded." He shot into the church from outside.

Posted by: GWB at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (rDQEC)

228 At some point, you have to make the decision to defend yourself and/or your loved ones. When it's your kids being threatened, that's the time. It's not optional. The people who invaded that church and did that need be hunted by the LEAs like the feral animals they are and dealt with. If not, the next question is do you want mob justice? Because that's how you're gonna get mob justice.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 04:18 PM (3Ope8)

229 Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (06Hmj)
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Nicely said. We have definitely grown into a culture that wants to enjoy its music and streaming shows and video clips and social media. We are a country of comfort.

And that's a pretty good thing in most cases. We are trying to preserve this comfort and prosperity. And we are not want to break into armed conflict too quickly.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:18 PM (krQz2)

230 224 190. Don’t forget , many of the J6 were turned in by friends,family,and neighbors. You’re not going to find that same scenario with these mobsters.
Posted by: Jen the original at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (Quil1)

So Minnesota is completely corrupt and lawless. Burn it down

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:18 PM (kJmLc)

231 > What translation is that, Hadrian? Several of the words are different from my RSV.

Looks like the Douay-Rheims 1899 American.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 04:18 PM (Yp6az)

232 Comms evidence causes people to be convicted and for networks to be exposed.
Posted by: whig
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Where are the direct links to the Cruz hit piece?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:18 PM (m24qK)

233 When asking what would Jesus do, never forget that whomping people with a bullwhip is on the table.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 04:19 PM (u73oe)

234 . "I Would Have" is just projection. Unless you have experience in that sort of thing, you have no idea what you'd actually do

×××××××

Well, I have yelled and kicked and and punched and bit til a shotgun was put to my head, so I'm feeling pretty secure in saying I wouldn't have just stood there, especially if they blocked a way to children.

Which, by the way, how did they know that? They have a rat in the congregation.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:19 PM (Vvh2V)

235 Also, if you're going to kidnap children, expect to get shot. A lot. At least at my church.

And that's BEFORE we get a security plan in effect. You might get shot less, after. Shot fewer? That's why we need to finish writing the plan.

Posted by: GWB at January 26, 2026 04:19 PM (rDQEC)

236 I've no idea if the arrests can be reinstated, but this horseshit is getting really fucking old.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Yes. the only permanent dismissals are via an actual ruling by a judge that can be appealed. Usually the ruling is pretrial but a few times can happen after the prosecution has shown their case or after the defense rests but before the jury gets the case. These summary decisions are one of the most reversible on appeal of any judicial decision. That is because the dismissals have to be by law, not by fact. The only thing more reversible is the rare judge overturning a jury verdict.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (E4rtv)

237 Don't judge anyone there too hard. Save your hatred for the goons and thugs who attacked the place.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (06Hmj)
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Hard pass, but thanks.

I've had occasions where some drunk idiot put his hands on my wife without her permission. I can tell you exactly how that ended up for that drunk idiot, but it would sound like me being Billy Badass, which I'm definitely not.

Now that my wife and I have kids, I can tell you that drunk idiot got off light in comparison to how I would react if someone fucked with my children.

Has jack shit to do with being a warrior culture or anything like that. It's how a normal man should react when his loved ones are threatened.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (5aZAZ)

238 Legally, isn't it kidnapping when you block the ability to leave? This should be the harshest of changes

Posted by: Chicago Vota at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (baPXJ)

239 166 I rather hope they try that at my Church. They would be handily escorted to the curb, whereupon they probably would get a taste of quick justice. It all started with the "homeless" addicts coming into the sanctuary and raising havoc. That ended in short order.

I have never understood why any Church would tolerate miscreants. You are either there to worship Our Lord and Savior or you are not, in which case you should not be there, at all.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:07 PM (6Bc88

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There is a Catholic priest, a Father Pfleger, famous in Chicago for supporting all kinds of Lefty causes. I think it's the nature of the Church leadership to be passive and Left. Consider the recent Popes.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (etDlM)

240 Nurse - not to creep you out. I pop in and out here from time to time. You think a group in Seattle would have jumped up and started whipping ass ?

I've been to Seattle many times. The answer is no.
Posted by: Nope

You don’t know me. I kid you not, you threaten or frighten my children and I’m not going to just sit there. First and foremost my kids would know I stood up for them and put my self in danger to protect them. Because that’s what a mother does.

I do t care if I’m in Seattle or small town TX.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (W2Pud)

241 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

Well, there it is. The crippled and deformed cocksucker of Texas has made his proclamation. Do fucking better Texas.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (abIsI)

242 WAPO newsroom staffing to be cut in half imminently.

http://tiny.cc/0l5y001

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (Yp6az)

243 But putting up that building and those symbols should not be a call to come kick your asses because your Divinity says you shall not fight back. Fuck that.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:11 PM (GvwA4)

My Divinity does not say that. He told us to turn the other cheek, but He also quite rightly told us to defend the innocent. DH does his bit, certainly, and I never feel threatened when he is with me. I expect a great many of our congregants feel the same. And I have been known to carry myself.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:21 PM (6Bc88)

244 149 College students were weeping. Jesus Christ, we are lost. Fucking cowards.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Vvh2V)

The same college girls who call men misogynists, shield rapists. The same college girls who want to abolish the 2A are mad about a man who became a nurse at 32, who carried enough ammo to kill 40 people. To hell with these bitches, increase the pressure, Mr President

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

245 If we get convictions, but can't get them out of the Minneapolis jurisdiction, do not be surprised to see a result that is night-and-day different from J6.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:21 PM (krQz2)

246 if twenty people stormed into your church and created a scene."

Just a sec... "stormed in" is one thing, but physical injury... the lines were crossed...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (XuXeR)

247 "not want to break into armed conflict too quickly."

_-_

Yeah, I think what people are saying is not that we should change philosophy, but that it is time to change tactics. I have been in on many such conversations in the church of late. We've got this.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (vd6bO)

248 The younger being conditioned not to fight back.

And we didn't hear O's big mouth, in the midst of everything else he's been yapping about, comment about the terroristic invasion of the independent Baptist church either.

I think we need to see more links of the videos showing the evil getting their a**es kicked, including inside churches.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (NFX2v)

249 "In Dubious Battle" is a fine depiction of leftists getting their own guys killed just to raise bloody shirts to inflame the mob.
Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 04:12 PM (N8ZBc)

In the 80's in Germany the commies were shooting each other in power struggles "with police calibers" and dumping the bodies at the mass protests at army bases and nuke generating facilities to "prove" the violence of the establishment.
This went on until one of the bodies was discovered before the protest in a parked truck.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (rbvCR)

250 Ah, that should have been s/convictions/arrests/.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (krQz2)

251 That's a very disturbing theory that the judiciary is a co-conspirator. It fits - I just didn't realize I didn't think the left would go that far. I certainly hope the FBI can get all the criminals.

Posted by: Iris at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (bOJ2I)

252 I do t care if I’m in Seattle or small town TX.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (W2Pud)

Not sure why anyone would assume that the pussies at the Udub are exactly the same as the range master.... LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6Bc88)

253
Yeah, turning your cheek is one thing.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:14 PM

"turn the other cheek" is not an admonishment for passivism

it's a call to be slow to anger / respond

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (tljrc)

254 Douay-Rheims 1899
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Thanks. Having been a translator, I find the subject of translation fascinating. And Biblical translation is the absolute apex of translation.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

255 There is a Catholic priest, a Father Pfleger, famous in Chicago for supporting all kinds of Lefty causes. I think it's the nature of the Church leadership to be passive and Left. Consider the recent Popes.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (etDlM)

The current one either adore migrants of any sort, or desperately misses the money sent to Caritas and Catholic Charities.

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (kJmLc)

256 Average BTU per hour is 1,000. More if you are exercising.

Posted by: Schweddy Balls Lemon at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (oftw2)

257 This will require the administering of HVAC services to the agitators on the spot when they begin their vile spew in a private setting.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (xG4kz)

High Velocity Automatic Colt?

Posted by: GWB at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (rDQEC)

258 I would have isn't projection for me. I have been there, know what is like and go to white hot rage in a hearbeat

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (0KSrI)

259 Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

Amen. Cut, jib, newsletter!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Vvh2V)

260 Where are the direct links to the Cruz hit piece?

Posted by: Braenyard

Go to Axios. I posted a tiny url last thread, you can also go to GWP and they link the original Axios story there.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (E4rtv)

261 When asking what would Jesus do, never forget that whomping people with a bullwhip is on the table.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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Luke 22:36-38 KJV
he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (XeU6L)

262 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

Oh, FFS........NO its NOT. I RESPECT those that put their lives on the line to protect this country from ALL enemies. Foreign AND domestic.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Zz0t1)

263 Well, there it is. The crippled and deformed cocksucker of Texas has made his proclamation. Do fucking better Texas.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (abIsI)

Bastard

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:24 PM (kJmLc)

264 >>who carried enough ammo to kill 40 people.

Dude.

He had a backup Mag.

Let's not get all retarded.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:24 PM (ZcsJV)

265 Well it's 25 degrees here now. That's our high today. Overnight low 9 degrees they say. Oh well, Minnesota we here in Alabama have our own problems.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 04:24 PM (E7+ue)

266 Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 04:23 PM (0KSrI)

Yes, ma'am! It is beyond one's ability to control. I guess you're born that way ir you're not. It's probably what makes us Conservative.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:25 PM (Vvh2V)

267 253
Yep.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:25 PM (vd6bO)

268 lol little Greg

so fun

nice of him to weigh in, you know everyone waits on his wisdom!

they must have a file on him a foot wide

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 04:25 PM (emBoF)

269 264, each with 20 bullets

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:25 PM (kJmLc)

270 It's not that surprising to see a bunch of people at a city church not fight back. At least it shouldn't be.

Jesus, and James, don't say a whole lot about fighting for your rights.

It would be far more effective to protect your kids to knock the dust from your shoes on Blueberghs once it was all over.

Just like refugees from Marxism, they would understand why.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:25 PM (krQz2)

271 262 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

Not helpful

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (VE6XX)

272 255 That guy is a turd and a half. He's always rabble rousing in Chicago. He's well known for that.

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Q0yOR)

273 The younger being conditioned not to fight back"

50 years of "don't hit the bully"...

And I don't hold to rules in a fight.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (XuXeR)

274 I'm just glad there are elected Republicans that can surrender for me while I'm busy out here working and shit.

Saves so much fuckin time.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Oewsf)

275 Well, there it is. The crippled and deformed cocksucker of Texas has made his proclamation. Do fucking better Texas.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Abbott? What did he say?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (77rzZ)

276 Bulg, how are you doing? Been praying for you.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Vvh2V)

277 255 There is a Catholic priest, a Father Pfleger, famous in Chicago for supporting all kinds of Lefty causes. I think it's the nature of the Church leadership to be passive and Left. Consider the recent Popes.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (etDlM)

The current one either adore migrants of any sort, or desperately misses the money sent to Caritas and Catholic Charities.
Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:22 PM (kJmLc)

"Father" Pfleger is a disgrace. He only thrived because the previous Archbishop of Chicago was also a Peter-puffer. Any priest who is well-known for anything other than his exemplary service of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass or publishing deep theology is suspect.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (6Bc88)

278 >>each with 20 bullets
Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:25 PM (kJmLc)

OK.
If you insist on being a retard.

I will comply.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (ZcsJV)

279 My faith in any Judge is done, if they do not uphold written law they are suspect.
Law isn't what they want it to be

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Ia/+0)

280 Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

It's a Baptist church which tend to be fairly conservative We don't know what those women thought about what you mentioned unless they were asked.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (PFs9e)

281 Oh, never mind. I see that Donna posted it.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (77rzZ)

282 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.
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Uh...were the shootings by ICE?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (XeU6L)

283 WAPO newsroom staffing to be cut in half imminently.

http://tiny.cc/0l5y001
Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (Yp6az)

Yay! Lengthwise, or crossways?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (rbvCR)

284 The tone of this thread seems to be: I'm ready to act

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (0iJDD)

285 I've been to Seattle many times. The answer is no.
Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:04 PM (GvwA4)

I guess that makes what happened in MN OK. Cool, sorry I got worked up.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:17 PM (rbvCR)

Not at all. And Nurse would be One of One if it happened in Seattle.

That's the Point. Point capitalized. For a Reason.

It happens in Minnesota right now the same reason it happens in Portland. And New York City. And Philly.

Its not happening in the Rural South because they get shot the first time it does.

Its not happening in Seattle right now because the pin-heads are watching the Seahawks.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (GvwA4)

286 There is a well-grounded tradition in Christianity that we do not overcome the world by acting as the world does.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (krQz2)

287 FS - You're right that it is good to stay out of the mindreading business.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (vd6bO)

288 We spend hundreds of billions of dollars on our federal law enforcement training and equipment yet, none of these f*cking genius's have figured out that high pressure water cannons, especially in winter, are the best way to disperse rebellious crowds. F*cking imbeciles run out government.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (abIsI)

289
Uh...were the shootings by ICE?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (XeU6L

Nope.. That seems to be getting lost...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (VE6XX)

290 Two generations of kids have been raised on 'we don't hit.'

Even with my own kids, I see it. Their mom is always telling them 'we don't hit.'

Then, when I get them back, I remind them: It's not 'we don't hit,' it's 'we don't hit when we're mad.'

Those aren't the same.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (oSeBJ)

291
It occurs to me that 3/4" rigid electrical conduit would make dandy improvised spears. A quick jab with the open end into some commie cocksucker's face as they tried to muscle their way past a chokepoint phalanx would be nasty. Plus, it's cheap.

I'm just sayin'.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (y9nCu)

292 Greg Abbott remains as useless as tits on a boar hog.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (5aZAZ)

293 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

If he really did say that, Governor Hot Wheels really should STFU.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (3Ope8)

294 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (PFs9e

I suspect a Minnesota Baptist is a different creature altogether to an Alabama Baptist.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (Vvh2V)

295 >>We spend hundreds of billions of dollars on our federal law enforcement training and equipment yet, none of these f*cking genius's have figured out that high pressure water cannons, especially in winter, are the best way to disperse rebellious crowds.

MLK and John Lewis, et al ruined those for us.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (ZcsJV)

296 Bulg, how are you doing? Been praying for you.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

OK, got a series of medical appointments lined up to deal with my various issues. This morning's blood-glucose and BP readings were good, though.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

297 Spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)
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Pikes.

==

Posted by: The Spirit of Stonewall Jackson at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (rj6Yv)

298 And thanks for the prayers, Tammy.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

299 Nope.. That seems to be getting lost...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (VE6XX)

Chief O'Hara, his Muslim wife, and the police are helping rioters know where ICE are. It might be Border Patrol, but the MPD are eunuchs

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (kJmLc)

300 286 There is a well-grounded tradition in Christianity that we do not overcome the world by acting as the world does.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (krQz2)
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There's also some really well established scripture that says sometimes the righteous need to whip a m****f****r's ass.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 04:30 PM (5aZAZ)

301 MN state rep was the admin for one of the sign-up sheets for their ICE watch.

He also reported the location of ICE.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 04:30 PM (HXT0k)

302 301 MN state rep was the admin for one of the sign-up sheets for their ICE watch.

He also reported the location of ICE.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 04:30 PM (HXT0k)

So is the Lt Governor

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 04:30 PM (kJmLc)

303 Abbott the ~~Boneless~~ Spineless.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (/hze+)

304
Yay! Lengthwise, or crossways?
Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (rbvCR)

Management should send a memo outlining their preference to our home office.

Posted by: Samurai Business Consultant at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (y9nCu)

305 Douay-Rheims is the Catholic English translation.

Before KJV.

The Old Testament was first published in 1609, The New Testament was published in 1582.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (qFwJc)

306 Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (abIsI)

Did they outlaw them here?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (Vvh2V)

307 You all may smell my finger.

Posted by: Don Lemon at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (0sNs1)

308 So this sounds better:

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added: “Tom Homan will be managing ICE Operations on the ground in Minnesota to continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. In addition, Tom will coordinate with those leading investigations into the massive, widespread fraud that has resulted in billions of taxpayer dollars being stolen from law-abiding citizens in Minnesota.”

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (n5tGW)

309 Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (GvwA4)

I am sorry for the confusion I caused. I was not attempting to engage you in debate, I was telling you politely to go away because you are not an honest debater

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (rbvCR)

310 260 Where are the direct links to the Cruz hit piece?

Posted by: Braenyard

Go to Axios. I posted a tiny url last thread, you can also go to GWP and they link the original Axios story there.
Posted by: whig
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It's not a direct link, it's a sign up for admission.
If it's that important. There should be a direct link.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (m24qK)

311 Raymond Burr >> Greg Abbott

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (GvwA4)

312 Or they had insiders in the PD tipping them off.
This is why the judge denied the arrest warrants.
Because search warrants go along with arrest warrants.
And the judge is protecting the phones of the co-conspirators.
Because the judge IS a co-conspirator.
The rot in MN is much, much deeper and darker than we think.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Besides all of the rotten MN politicians, Minneapolis POS Chief of Police, Brian O'Hara, is all in with the protestors and very anti-ICE.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (oiNtH)

313 WAPO newsroom staffing to be cut in half imminently.

http://tiny.cc/0l5y001
Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 04:20 PM (Yp6az)

We used to live across the street from a couple of WAPO sportswriters. She was a dead-ringer for Sandra Bullock.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (LxER7)

314 Just as a "what if".... What if some of these churchgoers went and flipped their mental boom buttons to Party Mode and just stomped the everloving fuck out of these shitheads?

Imagine Teh Nooz hyperventilating about if Don Lemon would survive his multiple skull fractures from getting his head bounced off a pew like Jordan was driving through the paint with it for a buzzer beating layup.

Instead of "peaceful churchgoers assaulted by insane smellies" being the nationally prevailing storyline, it would have been "Right Wing Jesus People do a Violence against Peaceful Protestors".

None of that says anything should or shouldn't have happened a certain way. I'm just wondering out loud about it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (06Hmj)

315 If he really did say that,"

Didn't, but hey, we need to light the pitchforks...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (XuXeR)

316 NOOD! UK politics.

NOOD!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (ExV1e)

317 Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

Glad to hear it. Prayer will continue. 🤗

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (Vvh2V)

318 Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

Glad to hear about the BP, Bulg. Prayers continue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (rZCVI)

319 Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 04:31 PM (rbvCR)

And a kindly "Fuck You Sir Not So Smart" right back.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (GvwA4)

320 286.

I'm a Christian, but I'm not Jesus. I will defend my mortal coil and those of my loved ones if the need arises.

The Civil Revenge Movement and their gay-ass revolution full of SSRI candy-asses who think they are sweaty jungle fighters in red star berets have the upper hand.

It's unsustainable.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (DHre5)

321 306 Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (abIsI)

Did they outlaw them here?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

No.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (abIsI)

322 I am sorry for the confusion I caused. I was not attempting to engage you in debate, I was telling you politely to go away because you are not an honest debater

Posted by: Kindltot
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You know who Nope is.
He's not new here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (m24qK)

323 Three quarter inch schedule forty polyvinyl chloride. Bob Vila smiles.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (YlWIZ)

324 293 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

If he really did say that, Governor Hot Wheels really should STFU.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (3Ope

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They need a standard uniform. If I didn't know it was ICE, I would think they were just a bunch of thugs beating on someone. Then some random guy wearing a gray jacket walks up to the scrum takes a look and walks of with a gun.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Vh9CX)

325 History indicates that Christianity fought valiantly to defend the Church against the forces of darkness and evil. That is why there is still a Church, and Christians openly worshipping. Facts are stubborn things.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (pDt9x)

326
"Father" Pfleger is a disgrace. He only thrived because the previous Archbishop of Chicago was also a Peter-puffer. Any priest who is well-known for anything other than his exemplary service of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass or publishing deep theology is suspect.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 04:26 PM (6Bc8

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I knew quite a few of the guys who went on to be priests in Chicago. The were a few men among them, b ut too many of questionable character. And it doesn't make take many to do a lot of damage.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (i0e4P)

327 I will fight.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

I did fight. And when I asked the people I thought I had been fighting for to stand up for me, several told me "no one cares, go kill yourself" and everyone else just looked the other way.

So I think I'm done. What I'm afraid we are seeing is that our people no longer share the values necessary to maintain a Republic. Standing up for a falsely accused Marine should be instinctual for anyone who says "thank you for your service" and means it. But in 8 years only 1 has.

Worse, the younger generation of men witness variations of this betrayal and come to the conclusion that we were fools to believe in America. I'll can't agree with that but I don't blame them for not fighting.

"We laugh at Honor and are surprised to find traitors in our midst" - C.S. Lewis

We should at least no longer be surprised.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (ciYHQ)

328 298 Praying for you as well, Bulg. Any pray for the Horde nightly because we all need covered in prayer - we all are going through things.

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (Q0yOR)

329
In addition, Tom will coordinate with those leading investigations into the massive, widespread fraud that has resulted in billions of taxpayer dollars being stolen from law-abiding citizens in Minnesota.”
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

================

Just curious what Homan has to do with the fraudsters. I believe most or all are, alas, naturalized citizens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (erZBp)

330 >>> Greg Abbott remains as useless as tits on a boar hog.
Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 04:28 PM (5aZAZ)

Maybe the difficulty Republicans have with surrendering their way to victory is they just haven't tried it hard enough. Have they tried surrendering really really hard yet?

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (3uBP9)

331 300. Amen

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (DHre5)

332 would have been "Right Wing Jesus People do a Violence against Peaceful Protestors".

So congregants with broken limbs is... what, exactly? Ok?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (XuXeR)

333 Douay-Rheims 1899
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 04:16 PM (tgvbd)
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1899 a publishing date or revision date. My Grandmother had a copy with a binding that probably predated 1899.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (rj6Yv)

334 There's also some really well established scripture that says sometimes the righteous need to whip a m****f****r's ass.
Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 04:30 PM (5aZAZ)
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All OT.

All meant for Israel, which had to sustain itself as a political entity as the crucible of the Christ.

Israel was to be a great nation, so the Lord arranged a plundering of Egypt, because that's what "great nations" did. That's how they came back from Egypt with the initial confidence they had.

But misadventures did not sustain the Northern 9 tribes, which never recovered. (Although I'm not sure whether the Levite tradition was maintained in Judah and Benjamin or not).

We are in a different age with a different covenant.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (krQz2)

335 There is a well-grounded tradition in Christianity that we do not overcome the world by acting as the world does.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 04:27 PM (krQz2)

×××××××

There is also a strong foundation of forgiveness. I have needed it daily, and I would definitely need it in this situation.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (Vvh2V)

336
He had a backup Mag.

Let's not get all retarded.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 04:24 PM

I heard he was carrying 60 rounds & that they were the SIG extendo mags, so yeah, the mag in the gun and two spares...so, two spares is not unreasonable

when I was shooting USPSA, I went to the line with 48 rounds on me (6 mags), but that was knowing I was going to take at least 30 shots

on one hand, two spares is not unreasonable

on the other hand, 60 rounds seems a little heavy for a "just walking around" ammo load

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (tljrc)

337 This is the more political problem. Around 2016 he began with the VHA in health sciences. Thereafter, he became a nurse. He was represented by AFGE Local 3669.

Alex J Pretti (2023)
Nurse
Veterans Health Administration (VA)
Alex J Pretti worked as a Nurse for the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and in 2023 had a reported pay of $90,783 according to public records. This is 17.7 percent higher than the average pay for federal agency employees and 26.5 percent higher than the national average for government employees.
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Jan. 24, 2026, Statement, in part, by the President of the AFGE

WASHINGTON – Following the tragic events in Minneapolis, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:

“Today, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an AFGE Local 3669 member and a nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center who dedicated his life to serving American veterans, was killed during protests in Minneapolis connected to the administration’s immigration actions. Our union is heartbroken. An AFGE member is dead. And a family’s life has been forever changed.

While details of the incident are still emerging..."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 04:35 PM (NFX2v)

338 Just curious what Homan has to do with the fraudsters. I believe most or all are, alas, naturalized citizens.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (erZBp)

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I suspect half aren't. The current Somali ambassador to the UN ran a "home health" scam in Kentucky.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (Vh9CX)

339 I'm sure I don't need to tell any of you this, but I will anyway.

As a RN, after one nurse was attacked in the parking garage one night, we had meetings with security. Who showed us basic ways to stop an attack. Or try. Included some basic breaking physical holds. I still walk with keys jutting between my fingers out of habit. To gouge eyeballs. If we were alone we could request a security guard to escort us at night.

I rarely sit with my back to the door where people enter, as I still people watch. I do this on planes and at airports out of habit. In restaurants. Granted,at an outdoor Alison Krauss concert last summer, I did not screen 3k people, but that was an exception. I don't screen everyone coming into Mass, but I do look at the people around me. I look like a classy old broad who would not be thinking defense in Mass, but I do initially.

I always have a plan. When our son was playing sax in nightclubs in college (FL), I told him to find his exits (after the RI horror fire that killed many).

I am olde but fairly fit and I will fight.

I don't understand the mindset of anyone in MN who does not feel this way. Are they blind or just stupid and brainwashed?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)

340 Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:32 PM (06Hmj)

It's not gonna be reported truthfully, no matter what the conditions were. There's a lesson to be applied and people need to learn it. Specifically, threatening kids and churchgoers is not tolerated under any circumstances.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 04:37 PM (3Ope8)

341 Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 04:33 PM (abIsI)

Then yes, I am confused as to why it isn't the default. Probably requires coordination with the local commies, though.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Vvh2V)

342 If the allegation that the preacher was some kind of ICE official (the alleged reason for attacking that church) was verified or refuted, I missed it.

Anyone anyone bueller bueller?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Nationally Enquiring minds want to know at January 26, 2026 04:38 PM (OJSFI)

343 Chur hes are very soft targets because of their reputations of pacifism.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 04:40 PM (pDt9x)

344 Our union is heartbroken. An AFGE member is dead. And a family’s life has been forever changed.

While details of the incident are still emerging..."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day

They may have put that statement out but there are no more active unions in the VA. VA Secretary Doug Collins took care of that under Trump.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 04:40 PM (oiNtH)

345 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the Trump administration to 'recalibrate' ICE and warned that the agency is losing respect after the Minneapolis shooting.

Damned straight they are losing respect... they should have worked over the guy with batons the moment he grabbed one of them.

ICE is too restrained. Abbott's life is too soft, he is insulated from thugs and can watch people get attacked from the comfort of his highly secure governor's mansion.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 04:41 PM (PVBkQ)

346 Even Jesus Himself would have punched these faggots in the face.
Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 03:55 PM (5aZAZ)

Not going to totally agree. But I *am* going to make a "whip of cords" to be part of my EDC at church.

Posted by: GWB at January 26, 2026 04:42 PM (SmqV5)

347 332 would have been "Right Wing Jesus People do a Violence against Peaceful Protestors".

So congregants with broken limbs is... what, exactly? Ok?
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 04:34 PM (XuXeR)

No, it's fucked up, obviously. I'm saying that the people there made their decisions as to how to act as best as they could, to the degree it was even a decision and not simply fear and confusion, and i'm not going to be the one to talk shit about them and play the "well I wudda kicked they asses" game. They're not cops. They're not soldiers. We don't all walk around trained and ready to get into a fucking street fight at the drop of a hat. And beyond that, what if this was The Lord's plan for them anyway? They chose not to escalate or retaliate, but to suffer the indignity. Now they're simply victims in the eyes of anyone who isn't a retard smellie, and no one can say "well they were fighting too hurr durr".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (06Hmj)

348 ICE needs their name changed to National Immigration & Customs Enforcement.

Make the media call them NICE agents all day long.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 04:43 PM (zILP0)

349 Is Homan holding an actual nominated/appointed position? Maybe he's there to act on behalf of PDTS without the constraints of an appointed person, but carries the weight of the president.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 04:45 PM (3Ope8)

350 No legal grounds for protesting on private property. NONE. That's called trespassing and if Minnesomaila has stand your ground laws....

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 04:47 PM (xvV+O)

351 If Trump said, Charge, i would like to be filming people's expressions.

Not you guys. You guys ok.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 04:49 PM (EyfuW)

352 They're not cops. They're not soldiers. We don't all walk around trained and ready to get into a fucking street fight at the drop of a hat.
_-_
Understood. Every congregation has a mix (some are soldiers and cops). Ours has plenty of passive people. I am not one of them, and I am not looked-down on for that.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 04:50 PM (vd6bO)

353 The protesters are the sharpest tacks in the box. Some woman decided to pick up a flash bang and throw it back . It went off in her hand . Videos her running and screaming are out there ( I'm not good at posting stuff)

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (e4I2N)

354 I'm not downplaying the need to have some kind of security plan in place, here, either. I can fault them a bit for that part. They all felt safe because up to then, they *were* safe. They had no reason to think "hey, what do we do if a failed cable newscaster shows up with a bunch of retards and starts a ruckus". Who the hell would ever think that is a thing in the universe of possible events to have to plan for or even brace for? It's church, for crying out loud, not dollar shot night at the Rusty Bucket.

So, yeah, I don't fault them for not launching a counteroffensive against the brownshirts, but if they don't have any kind of security plan in place *now*, then that's on them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 04:55 PM (06Hmj)

355 NOOD

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (Q0yOR)

356 Well if life gives you La Lemon. You can make a solvent green protein shake.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (EyfuW)

357 It takes a special kind of person to keep moving into the path of a baseball bat after being hit the first time.

Antifa is not full of that type of people.

Once the cost of communist revolution hits bone, it won't take long to shut this shit down.

Alas, real will is required.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 05:00 PM (ek6ey)

358 If you storm our church, we can only conclude that you are REALLY DESPERATE to know about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

In that case, the elders, pastors, deacons and half the congregation are equipped to provide you with an immediate personal audience with Him.

Posted by: Prisoner of Cats at January 26, 2026 06:40 PM (T9zfW)

359 Nic update

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 07:09 PM (V+K+8)

Walz Agrees to De-Escalate His War Against the United States? Or... Not?

Apparently Trump and Walz had a phone call.

I'm not sure what Walz has agreed to -- maybe letting ICE pick up wanted illegals from their jails and courtrooms?

Or is it Trump who's backing down and needs Walz to provide him cover by pretending to have given up something?

Trump here says that "we're looking for all criminals" in Minnesota's "possession," but I don't see any claim that Walz actually agreed to this.

Walz says that Trump agreed to an "investigation' of ICE agents. Again, I don't see any actual agreement that Minnesota will actually cooperate with ICE. Walz just says he's working to "reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota," not "reduce the number of foreign pedophiles, killers, rapists, and gangsters."

Walz' office said the call was "productive."
"The Governor made the case that we need impartial investigations of the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents, and that we need to reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota," his office wrote in a release.
Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both Minnesota residents and U.S. citizens, were fatally shot and killed by federal immigration officers in separate incidents in Minneapolis.
Trump agreed to talk to the Department of Homeland Security about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, Walz' office said, and also agreed to look into either reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota or working with the state "in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals."

I don't know if there's any actual agreement here. This might be the typical result of diplomacy, wherein all parties just celebrate the fact that diplomacy occurred.

Posted by: Ace at 02:28 PM

Comments

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1 Huh.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 02:27 PM (jc0TO)

2 Waltz still needs to go to the clink...

Posted by: Inogame at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (53oGX)

3 it's a trap

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (HXT0k)

4 Boned!

Posted by: Max Bone at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (RkY+e)

5 If Walz isn't in cuffs, the negotiations were not a success.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (ZcsJV)

6 maybe dem polls are telling them that the antics in mn are gonna cost dems in the elections this fall

Posted by: gnats local 678 at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (CWTWj)

7 Impartial investigations ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (VE6XX)

8 Yo!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (QGaXH)

9 Marxists do not quit, they change tactics

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)

10 Caroline laid out the exact request.

All state and local officials must:
1) all criminals aliens in their jails released to ICE
2) turn over all criminal aliens they arrest to ICE
3) cooperate with ICE in arresting all aliens with criminal warrants or convictions.

yeah, he basically said, end all of your sanctuary policies and I'll pull the extra Border and Customs agents from MN.
But not ICE agents.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (HXT0k)

11 "I'm not sure what Walz has agreed to -- maybe letting ICE pick up wanted illegals from their jails and courtrooms?"

Does Walz have the unilateral power to allow this? Or does the twat mayor also have to agree? Anyone else?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)

12 >>Impartial investigations ?

Doesn't really matter.
The case brought, if any, will be removed to Federal Jurisdiction and not prosecuted.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (ZcsJV)

13

How's my ass taste?

Posted by: T. Walz, esq. at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (KrNsD)

14 So what about the massive fraud?

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (YG+k7)

15 No such thing as an impartial investigation.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (l3YAf)

16 Sabre scabbarding.

Posted by: Antonio Gramsci at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (se8lQ)

17 Letting the locals do the investigation seems like a baaaaad idea.

Posted by: WisRich at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (G0vdT)

18 why is Walz talking to Literally Hitler?

shaking rn

Posted by: Lance McCormick at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (/JT24)

19 Trump better have gotten Walz to give something substantial, or Trump has established leftist thugs will be allowed to run Federal LEO and other Federal officials out of any location in the USA, after rioting long enough.

Posted by: Gref at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (5rh/l)

20 I suspect what will happen is ICE will be allowed to pick up illegals from jails and courtrooms, in exchange for a reduced ICE force in the city. Both sides will declare victory.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (iFTx/)

21

Agreed since they have called both deaths murders...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (VE6XX)

22 Does Walz have the unilateral power to allow this? Or does the twat mayor also have to agree? Anyone else?

In Florida, DeSantis forced twat mayors to give up illegals to ICE. So Walz should also have that power.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (2ocoG)

23 Yeah, Trump just gave up. Not.

Troubling post.

Posted by: connected and litigious at January 26, 2026 02:33 PM (cS1cw)

24 >>Letting the locals do the investigation seems like a baaaaad idea.

Not THE investigation, AN investigation.

Like I said, regardless of what MN does this case will be removed to Federal Court.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:33 PM (ZcsJV)

25 Walz' office said, and also agreed to look into either reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota or working with the state "in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals."

======

This is an admission that the sanctuary policies are in effect and are creating problems for Minnesota.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:33 PM (GBKbO)

26 'if I pretend to put my sabre back in the scabbard, will you pretend to put your sabre back in the scabbard?"

"Uh, sure -- but in reality we'll keep fighting, right?"

"Of course!"

"OK -- deal."

Posted by: Antonio Gramsci at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (se8lQ)

27 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

28 As always, I don't pay attention to what Trump SAYS.
Every statement is a negotiation tactic or diplomacy.

I will pay attention to what Trump DOES.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (xcxpd)

29 "All Hell Will Break Loose" (tm)

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (RIvkX)

30
Not THE investigation, AN investigation.

Like I said, regardless of what MN does this case will be removed to Federal Court.
Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:33 PM (ZcsJV)

We know what their investigation will find....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (VE6XX)

31 I'm not sure what Walz has agreed to -- maybe letting ICE pick up wanted illegals from their jails and courtrooms?

Or is it Trump who's backing down and needs Walz to provide him cover by pretending to have given up something?

Trump here says that "we're looking for all criminals" in Minnesota's "possession," but I don't see any claim that Walz actually agreed to this.
++++
Or it's nothing. They agreed to nothing and Trump is just saying they did for PR purposes.

I have no idea. Walz is over, which means he's cornered. I don't see why he would cut a deal.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (MABZ1)

32 I nothing to support it being a win for Trump other than Trump saying it's a win.

Maybe I/we don't have the full story yet.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (QGaXH)

33 Does Walz have the unilateral power to allow this? Or does the twat mayor also have to agree? Anyone else?
-
In what sense?

Surely MN has laws making it a sanctuary state, but since he's a Democrat, he can ignore those laws whenever it's convenient.

Posted by: Methos at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (vSvIl)

34 and Fenelon Spoke gets her wish!

"Could we just have an entire open thread on "Why I second guess everything Trump and his entire administration does, and how I would do it much better"/ sarc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (ix8EF)"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (Cjt/F)

35 Doesn't really matter.
The case brought, if any, will be removed to Federal Jurisdiction and not prosecuted.
Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (ZcsJV)

I briefly entertained the idea of applying to ICE last year, but then I came to my senses and realized nobody would have my back if shit went sideways. I’d just have “conservatives” telling me to Trust The Plan/Process as communists bankrupted me with lawfare.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (l3YAf)

36 maybe dem polls are telling them that the antics in mn are gonna cost dems in the elections this fall

--

I'm hope and pray to G*d this is true, and that the majority of people are seeing this as the insurrection and terrorist tactics they are by nose-ringed freaks and D politicians.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (qBdHI)

37 27 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

Moar

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (xcxpd)

38 I think Walz has a problem. How do people ostensibly operate daycare for thousands and provide tens of thousands of meals without one government inspection? Don't health inspections still exist? The fraud isn't just those wascally Somalis. Timmy's throwing off chaff like a mig in missile lock. Send in the accountants and finish him.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (w/O5Q)

39 In other news, I've been declared Miss America.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (L/fGl)

40 27 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

Well that's unfortunate.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (i0Hi3)

41 The perfect deal would be that ICE gets all the illegal criminals and assorted scumbags. Walz gets a one-way trip to Greenland.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)

42 24 >>Letting the locals do the investigation seems like a baaaaad idea.

Not THE investigation, AN investigation.

Like I said, regardless of what MN does this case will be removed to Federal Court.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:33 PM (ZcsJV)

======

"We investigate and found the BOP office to be in violation of international law!"
-Keith Ellison

"K."
-DOJ, filing to have the case dismissed in federal court

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (GBKbO)

43 There is nothing to negotiate. The federal govt has every right to deport every fucking illegal in any state. The governor has zero say in this.

I’m not liking where this is headed.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (xg+/D)

44 Last week I posted that this is their last stand.

Last stands don't end in negotiations, they end in bloodbaths.

"They see this as their last stand. An all or nothing shot to get the public disgusted with Trump's tactics. In the past they controlled the narratives ("who will pick our crops", "dreamers", "family separation," "necessary for our economy," "cages"...) but the public got fed up with the crime, low wages, and filth. Now they are trying to reclaim that narrative by pushing chaos to the max and blaming Trump."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (OKjYk)

45 Walz says that Trump agreed to an "investigation' of ICE agents. Again, I don't see any actual agreement that Minnesota will actually cooperate with ICE. Walz just says he's working to "reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota," not "reduce the number of foreign pedophiles, killers, rapists, and gangsters."
++++
One leads to the other.

And agreeing to "investigate" ICE agents costs nothing. Every shooting or similar is already investigated.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (MABZ1)

46 yeah, he basically said, end all of your sanctuary policies and I'll pull the extra Border and Customs agents from MN.
But not ICE agents.

my take as well

ALSO

it's smart to offer an opponent a way to "save face"

especially one who is a tool of Communist China, they tend to be really big on "saving face"

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (emBoF)

47 Sorry, I trust Waltz as far as I could throw the Moon.

'Working closely' = more info to pass to my commie pals raising hell in the streets.

Posted by: CPT. Charles at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (XjTSo)

48 >>Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.

Such a Tragedy.
(Assuming there were empty seats on the plane that could have held additional Lawyers)

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (ZcsJV)

49 Trump better have gotten Walz to give something substantial, or Trump has established leftist thugs will be allowed to run Federal LEO and other Federal officials out of any location in the USA, after rioting long enough.
-
And with far less effort than they managed in 2020.

Posted by: Methos at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (vSvIl)

50 There are illegals and then there are criminals. One is both. That's who Trump is interested in.

Maybe he'll get to the other ones later?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (qwVdq)

51 Nice doggie...

Posted by: Where's a rock? at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (2Ez/1)

52 41 The perfect deal would be that ICE gets all the illegal criminals and assorted scumbags. Walz gets a one-way trip to Greenland.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)

=====

Well, since we're not getting that, we might as well get nothing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (GBKbO)

53 Trump says he's sending Homan to MN in this post from about five hours ago:
http://tiny.cc/zh5y001

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (Yp6az)

54 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

🥳

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (l3YAf)

55 40 27 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.

I think it's just, terrible storm and they chose to fly anyway, likely had "some emir's 13th son" as the pilot

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (emBoF)

56 he said, she said

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (Q+gd/)

57 I don't know if there's any actual agreement here. This might be the typical result of diplomacy, wherein all parties just celebrate the fact that diplomacy occurred.
++++
Time will tell.

MN terrorists will stop impeding and attacking ICE, or they won't. MN terrorists will stop rioting, or they won't.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (MABZ1)

58 I don't know if there's any actual agreement here. This might be the typical result of diplomacy, wherein all parties just celebrate the fact that diplomacy occurred.

It sounds to me like both, but especially Trump, are trying to claim more than was agreed to in the expectation that that puts pressure on the other guy, who doesn't want to look like he's killing any progress.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (Riz8t)

59 Chris Madel is a good guy, not sure what the real reason is for quitting his campaign for governor. According to the MPLS Star Tribune, it's this:

Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 02:37 PM (I7J98)

60 If things are "normalizing," punishments still need to flow. Once this is buttoned up - if that is what is going to happen - then the consequences *must* be brought to bear.

Not just cutting off a bunch of federal financing of programs in MN, but further punitive measures. Close down federal buildings in MN and fire the workforce.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:37 PM (MABZ1)

61 ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=kZo0k-fOM2M

Posted by: MISFITS at January 26, 2026 02:37 PM (ZcsJV)

62 I think part of the deal Trump made was that walz would have to blow homan. Why else would homan go there?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (i0Hi3)

63 It seems pretty clear that if you don't want to have complications in your life, you don't engage with federal officers in a public setting. Obviously, your choice.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (oT7pT)

64 Walz is over, which means he's cornered. I don't see why he would cut a deal.

DataRepublican sent an uncensored version of the funding chain data for MN anti-ICE activity to her Trump/FedGov contacts last night and more this morning. So there may well be leverage on Walz now.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (2ocoG)

65 Diplomacy is the art of saying nothing at all and everyone agrees to it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (mlg/3)

66 If you believe the jist of all this, it sounds like Walz is ending MN as a sanctuary state.

We'll see I guess. But what would he get in return? Not going to jail or less enforcement against the fraud?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (n5tGW)

67 Chris Madel is a good guy, not sure what the real reason is for quitting his campaign for governor. According to the MPLS Star Tribune, it's this:

Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 02:37 PM (I7J9

++++
If he's a "good guy" - and that quote doesn't indicate it - then that alone is reason enough to withdraw. Good men either don't win in American politics, or they don't stay good.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (MABZ1)

68
Not THE investigation, AN investigation.
Posted by: garrett
=========
We know what their investigation will find....
Posted by: It's me donna

"It's those damned MAGAts in red states causing all the rioting and looting and burning and raping and murdering and raping."

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (QVmho)

69 63 It seems pretty clear that if you don't want to have complications in your life, you don't engage with federal officers in a public setting. Obviously, your choice.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (oT7pT)

======

Chris Rock is a racist! He didn't say that these rules applied to white allies as well!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (GBKbO)

70 This deal seems pretti good!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (iFTx/)

71 Does this include the use of a trebuchet in any fashion?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Vh9CX)

72 Transcription of the post I linked above:

I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me. Separately, a major investigation is going on with respect to the massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud that has taken place in Minnesota, and is at least partially responsible for the violent organized protests going on in the streets. Additionally, the DOJ and Congress are looking at “Congresswoman” Ilhan Omar, who left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars. Time will tell all. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Yp6az)

73 59 Chris Madel is a good guy, not sure what the real reason is for quitting his campaign for governor. According to the MPLS Star Tribune, it's this:

Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 02:37 PM (I7J9

Retribution implies a response to a wrong. ......

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (i0Hi3)

74 But we can still arrest Walz and a host of other politicians for their part in the billions stolen by Somali pirates, right?

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (vbXSk)

75 41 The perfect deal would be that ICE gets all the illegal criminals and assorted scumbags. Walz gets a one-way trip to Greenland.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)

I think you misspelled Gitmo.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (QGaXH)

76 DataRepublican sent an uncensored version of the funding chain data for MN anti-ICE activity to her Trump/FedGov contacts last night and more this morning. So there may well be leverage on Walz now.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:38 PM (2ocoG)
++++
But the leverage - the stick - has to come with an incentive - the carrot. What's the carrot, if so? Walz walks? That would be sadly typical.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (MABZ1)

77 It seems like a big fat Normie Wedge.

No one cares what the smellies think, they're retards. But if normies see things looking awful, then Trump and Walz play nice and things suddenly look less awful (just what they see on the news, none of this has anything to do with reality)... then suddenly the normies are no longer quite as sympathetic towards the smellies, and a little more sympathetic towards Orange Man.

"He's dumb and I hate him.

...

But I guess he's not *that* bad."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:39 PM (06Hmj)

78 Walz's troops will see any contact with Trump, no matter how innocuous or inconsequential, as surrender.

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 02:40 PM (Q+gd/)

79 I like the term "Broken Brains". Good description of the crap that is Minnesota.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 02:40 PM (E7+ue)

80 62 I think part of the deal Trump made was that walz would have to blow homan. Why else would homan go there?
Posted by: Cuthbert

------

I'm right here

Posted by: Squeal like a pig, Timmy at January 26, 2026 02:40 PM (OKjYk)

81 Plot twist: Walz has MN State Police arrest Tom Homan, and things get spicy.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 02:40 PM (5aZAZ)

82 64 Walz is over, which means he's cornered. I don't see why he would cut a deal.

DataRepublican sent an uncensored version of the funding chain data for MN anti-ICE activity to her Trump/FedGov contacts last night and more this morning. So there may well be leverage on Walz now.

Think its a deal to keep his pasty flabby ass out of prison?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (i0Hi3)

83 I believe the "friendly and cooperative" tone of PDT's tweet more in the fashion of Don Corleone's kiss on both cheeks of a rival mafia leader whose time has come.

Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (oiNtH)

84 79 I like the term "Broken Brains". Good description of the crap that is Minnesota.
Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 02:40 PM (E7+ue)

Not all of it... The Twin Cities are the problem...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (VE6XX)

85 This reminds me of “Israel negotiating” with Arabs . They want to kill all Jews. So what’s the negotiation? They agree to only kill 50%?

What is the negotiable, ice is only “allowed” to deport some illegals but some get to stay? That’s not how it works. Ice’s job is to round up every last illegal they can find. There’s no negotiating with the insurrectionists.

It sets a very bad precedent for other blue cities and states.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (xg+/D)

86 what i don't understand is how universally-hated and mocked politicians like Kier Starmer and Tim Walz managed to keep staying in power, and keep beclowning themselves and enraging the populace, and nothing ever changes. The left's latest meme is "Trump desperately tries to cling to power in final days of his failed dictatorship," but of course trump is completely secure in his position -- it is the Left's politicians who "desperately cling to power."

The truth is that it's very hard to change things. Walz should have resigned in shame long ago. Starmer should have been forced to call elections and been voted out 90%-10% long ago.

Nevertheless, they persisted.

Posted by: Antonio Gramsci at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (se8lQ)

87 I don't know if there's any actual agreement here.

Posted by: Ace

Dem/lib games. Walz is going to attempt to shaft Trump. Trump will escalate.
It will be glorious.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (qo38o)

88 Well, I see its an eeyore kinda day around here no matter what thread I read. Let me go do something productive and finish clearing off the drive way.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (DVj4R)

89 But the leverage - the stick - has to come with an incentive - the carrot. What's the carrot, if so? Walz walks? That would be sadly typical.

Possibly. I'm with the many people who said that Walz is a giant pussy and would sing like a canary if he was properly cornered. So maybe he testifies against Keith Ellison and the Lt. Gov?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (2ocoG)

90 83 I believe the "friendly and cooperative" tone of PDT's tweet more in the fashion of Don Corleone's kiss on both cheeks of a rival mafia leader whose time has come.
Posted by: Cheri at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (oiNtH)

This is how I read it....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (VE6XX)

91
and that we need to reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota

Gov Balz: Yay! Reduced federal agents!

Emperor Golden Scalp Weasel: Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational 82nd Airborne Division. Not agents, paratroopers. Words matter, dumbass.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (y9nCu)

92 May GOD place a hedge of protection around Tom Homan and his people as they enter Mordor.

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (LHPAg)

93 Off "Antonio Gramsci" sock.

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (se8lQ)

94 "Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)"

And some people say their is no cosmic justice. I'm sure the record (for Maine mind you) snowfall was the main factor in the crash. Serious snow and Texas based pilots, I think I would have decided I could wait another day before flying out.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (hhkIi)

95 Plot twist: Walz has MN State Police arrest Tom Homan, and things get spicy.
Posted by: ballistic

Somehow I don't think the Staties would be able to overcome Homan's agents without engaging in FA/FO.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (mlg/3)

96 Fun fact, by the way: Tom Homan has a medal from Barack Obama for deporting illegals.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (2ocoG)

97 Keith Ellison needs a one way trip over the Atlantic on Pinochet Airlines.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (sAmhv)

98 ... It sets a very bad precedent for other blue cities and states.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (xg+/D)
++++
It may.

I'm a pessimist who has seen nothing happen but the Party winning for decades, so I will assume - in the absence of other information - that the Party won. There is little meat on this bone, so who knows. But my baseline assumption is "business as usual on the march toward to fully dictatorial control by criminals."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (MABZ1)

99 96 Fun fact, by the way: Tom Homan has a medal from Barack Obama for deporting illegals.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (2ocoG)

Yes he does

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (VE6XX)

100 Will anything happen?

Posted by: The person who always wonders if anything will happen at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (2Ez/1)

101 50 There are illegals and then there are criminals. One is both. That's who Trump is interested in.

Maybe he'll get to the other ones later?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

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Criminals multiply. They now include the protesters and organizers. On top of all the fraud criminals which are part of a RICO criminality that included many migrants.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (OKjYk)

102 But the leverage - the stick - has to come with an incentive - the carrot. What's the carrot, if so? Walz walks? That would be sadly typical.

Cooperate. Or we investigate. Forensically.

Balls deep.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (zILP0)

103 92 May GOD place a hedge of protection around Tom Homan and his people as they enter Mordor.
Posted by: Eromero

New sect: Tolkein Christianity. Might catch on.

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (se8lQ)

104 ++++
If he's a "good guy" - and that quote doesn't indicate it - then that alone is reason enough to withdraw. Good men either don't win in American politics, or they don't stay good.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
___________________________

I'm surprised by his reasoning, to be honest. I guess he caved. And Mike Lindell will never be governor.
********
Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel, a top contender in the Minnesota GOP gubernatorial race, suspended his campaign on Monday, rejecting the national Republican stance on ICE's Operation Metro Surge. Launched in December 2025, the operation arrested over 3,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records but drew lawsuits, protests, and tragedies like the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Good on January 7, 2026. Madel, who initially supported targeting serious threats, criticized the raids for scaring citizens of color and disrupting communities, while noting the political damage in blue-leaning Minnesota. His exit highlights GOP tensions and may boost rivals like Mike Lindell ahead of the November 2026 election.

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (I7J98)

105 101 50 There are illegals and then there are criminals. One is both. That's who Trump is interested in.

Maybe he'll get to the other ones later?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Yes... After the midterms...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (VE6XX)

106 98 It may.

I'm a pessimist who has seen nothing happen but the Party winning for decades, so I will assume - in the absence of other information - that the Party won. There is little meat on this bone, so who knows. But my baseline assumption is "business as usual on the march toward to fully dictatorial control by criminals."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (MABZ1)

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It's turning MN policy into TX policy regarding criminal illegals.

Is Trump losing in TX because 99% of what ICE does there is just picking up illegals from jails in San Antonio?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (GBKbO)

107 48 >>Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.

Such a Tragedy.
(Assuming there were empty seats on the plane that could have held additional Lawyers)
Posted by: garrett
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What is ironic is if the partners ordered the plane to take off in a snowstorm, they are now liable and on the hook.

Apparently the snow was pretty bad at the airport but someone was in a hurry to takeoff from Maine and go somewhere.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (E4rtv)

108 Cooperate. Or we investigate. Forensically.

Balls deep.

And not the 13 year old balls Walz allegedly is very interested in.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (2ocoG)

109 Criminals multiply. They now include the protesters and organizers. On top of all the fraud criminals which are part of a RICO criminality that included many migrants.
Posted by: bob

They also subtract Pretti Good.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (zILP0)

110 99 96 Fun fact, by the way: Tom Homan has a medal from Barack Obama for deporting illegals.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:42 PM (2ocoG)

Yes he does
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:43 PM (VE6XX)

He should wear it while getting serviced by Walz

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (i0Hi3)

111 If Timmy backs off on the sanctuary city policies and starts turning Illegals over to ICE, then the insurgency is going to turn on him.
Which is going to be unfortunate.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 02:45 PM (rbvCR)

112 Getting MN state troopers off their donut stuffed asses could be helpful. We'll see.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 26, 2026 02:45 PM (wBaIH)

113 Walz Agrees to De-Escalate His War Against the United States? Or... Not?

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OK. That's nice.

So did Santa Anna. His leg is in an American museum.

So did Jefferson Davis. He froze to death on a steamboat.

So did Tojo. He shot himself through the skull.

Gorbachev did, but retired to a dacha in SF in ignominy.

Many along the way tried and failed. Noriega, Maduro, etc.

The Gorbachev outcome is what Walz ought to hope for - and be denied, at knifepoint.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:45 PM (BI5O2)

114 111 If Timmy backs off on the sanctuary city policies and starts turning Illegals over to ICE, then the insurgency is going to turn on him.
Which is going to be unfortunate.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 02:45 PM (rbvCR)

Be a shame. Hope it works out well for him.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:46 PM (i0Hi3)

115 The latest news says there were eight persons aboard the Bombardier 650 CL, with one survivor, who was part of the flight crew.

The passengers were from the law firm of Arnold & Itkin, a personal injury law firm.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 26, 2026 02:46 PM (/HDaX)

116 Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, confirmed that President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to immediately pass legislation ending sanctuary cities "once and for all."

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This is like more laws against illegal immigration -- the existing laws are ignored with impunity, not sure any new ones are gonna to change that, unless it's strictly about ceasing all federal funding to such states and cities who have such sanctuary policies.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:46 PM (q1WgP)

117 111 If Timmy backs off on the sanctuary city policies and starts turning Illegals over to ICE, then the insurgency is going to turn on him.
Which is going to be unfortunate.
Posted by: Kindltot

Out: Firing squads
In: Circular firing squads

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (se8lQ)

118 I guess the only question now is will Tim Walz be beating his retarded son in anger tonight, or in jubilation?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (l3YAf)

119 I'm about burned out on the negativity since we won't know for a bit which way things are going, so I'm going to remind everyone that things can suck everywhere. (you're welcome)

Actually, this guy has done a whole series on what it's like to be a young salaryman in Tokyo. I find it really interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMh088gBH8

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (Riz8t)

120 someone was in a hurry to takeoff from Maine and go somewhere.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (E4rtv)

——————

And they made it all the way to the scene of the crash.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (u73oe)

121 Ok Tim, two out of three are fall guys. You, Ellison or Frey. Omar is toast. Your choice as to which two get slammed. Choose wisely

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (e4I2N)

122 One thing I haven't seen studied or commented on is whether the Somalis are actually remaining in Minnesota, or has an exodus started to occur. I can't imagine a lot of them continuing to hang around (especially those that have benefitted significantly financially). And, as they are very tribal, I could see a bulk of them moving en masse to another Blue state fraud haven.

The San Diego area (which already has over 15,000 Somalis) would be my guess. This effects leftist politicians in the Minneapolist/ Saint Paul area, as it does on a State and Federal level. A whole huge pocket of guaranteed votes just up and leaving suggests the need to settle this matter quickly. That might be Walz's motivation.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (dIske)

123 Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, confirmed that President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to immediately pass legislation ending sanctuary cities "once and for all."

Sanctuary cities are already unconstitutional.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (zILP0)

124 Maybe yesterday's gun thresd was place to ask
What are Minneapolis gun laws for concealment, and if so does identification required while doing so?

My guess is Petti had neither

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (Ia/+0)

125 It's turning MN policy into TX policy regarding criminal illegals.

Is Trump losing in TX because 99% of what ICE does there is just picking up illegals from jails in San Antonio?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:44 PM (GBKbO)

Lots of dangerous illegals not in jails though. Do they now breathe easy in MN?

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (xg+/D)

126 115 The latest news says there were eight persons aboard the Bombardier 650 CL, with one survivor, who was part of the flight crew.

The passengers were from the law firm of Arnold & Itkin, a personal injury law firm.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 26, 2026 02:46 PM (/HDaX

Omg do you wanna be the owner ofa plan that takes down a whole personal injury firm?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (i0Hi3)

127 Commenting on comments that have occurred.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (f+JVJ)

128 I would like to see a cat scan of said wavelength

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (Q0yOR)

129 87 I don't know if there's any actual agreement here.

Posted by: Ace

Dem/lib games. Walz is going to attempt to shaft Trump. Trump will escalate.
It will be glorious.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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We have the optics op versus the actual facts on the ground. Doesn't harm Trump in the slightest despite the ridiculous TACO crap devised by Dem operatives.

The question is whether the deportations continue or not. Trump can be flexible here but Walz will be limited by his left flank and fellow criminals.

Trump has a pattern which infuriates a lot of people here but he does rope a dope domestically and in foreign affairs and zig zags to get to his destination like a sailor tacking into the wind.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (E4rtv)

130 If Timmy backs off on the sanctuary city policies and starts turning Illegals over to ICE, then the insurgency is going to turn on him.
Which is going to be unfortunate.

For some reason, I doubt your sincerity.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (Riz8t)

131 Walz's troops will see any contact with Trump, no matter how innocuous or inconsequential, as surrender.
Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 02:40

I think that, too. If the reaction here to Trump! agreed with Walz to drink less diet coke, then the Walz peeps will be feeling abandoned when the newest rumors start
to spread.

Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (F3Dlr)

132 Maybe Walz cracking has something to do with the ringleader pointing fingers at him for all the fraud. Thank you Aimee Bock!

Posted by: Random PJ at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (Dwxc/)

133 I guess the only question now is will Tim Walz be beating his retarded son in anger tonight, or in jubilation?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (l3YAf)

My money's on some weird combination of both.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (/HDaX)

134 And just like that, Trump took the narrative.

Now it is, if the MN officials cooperate and hand over just the criminals, we'll leave everyone else alone.

Almost like he sent Bovino as the "bad cop" and now he's going to send Holman as the "good cop."

Or, like with Greenland, Bovino said "we're going to deport all illegals, they are all criminals."
And now Trump is going to force MN to end their sanctuary policies.

Now Trump looks like the reasonable one.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (HXT0k)

135 This reminds me of “Israel negotiating” with Arabs . They want to kill all Jews. So what’s the negotiation? They agree to only kill 50%?

What is the negotiable, ice is only “allowed” to deport some illegals but some get to stay? That’s not how it works. Ice’s job is to round up every last illegal they can find. There’s no negotiating with the insurrectionists.

It sets a very bad precedent for other blue cities and states.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:41 PM (xg+/D)
_____\

The frontline and flashpoint of this battle is criminal illegals. There are so many illegal alien rapists and gang-bangers and drug dealers and neon-green dildo-throwers that ICE could be kept busy for years detaining and deporting them.

If ICE could just pick up these scumbags from jails and courthouses, it would be a major win for the good guys. ICE could then move on to "regular" illegals.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (iFTx/)

136 New sect: Tolkein Christianity. Might catch on.
Posted by: zombie

Great. We can call it Catholicism.
* dusts hands *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (mlg/3)

137 I’d just have “conservatives” telling me to Trust The Plan/Process as communists bankrupted me with lawfare.

We're not saying "trust the plan", we're saying understand the situation. However much you may want Trump to go scorched earth dictator and rule with an iron fist - but only in the areas, and with the policies, of which you approve... he doesn't have the support to do that.

That means that he has to play within the walls created by what are believed to be the rules. And the other side gets to play also.

Pam Bondi (useless, evil, clown) isn't in charge of ICE, or CBP... that's Kristi Noem. The folks that Pam Bondi is in charge of - FBI/DOJ - are hampered by rogue federal judges. We've had some posts about that. She's also hampered by dead-enders at the DOJ who haven't outed themselves yet. The ones who do the bare minimum to make it appear as though they're doing their jobs.

And those judges... I guess SCOTUS could do something, but they won't. Congress could do something but they won't either.

That's the facts on the ground. Not trust the plan. Just recognize that throwing yourself on the ground and screaming that you want a cookie RIGHT NOW isn't helpful.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (ExV1e)

138 123 Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, confirmed that President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to immediately pass legislation ending sanctuary cities "once and for all."

Sanctuary cities are already unconstitutional.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (zILP0)

=======

The legal extent of sanctuary cities is not honoring federal government detainers on prisoners held on state charges upon their release.

Is it unconstitutional for a city to say, "We're not calling the feds when we release this prisoner from our prisons"?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (GBKbO)

139 Have heard "rumors" that Trump now only wants criminal illegals arrested and deported.I hope this is not true.

I want ALL illegals deported. ALL. That's what I voted for.

They break the law when they cross the border. They break the law by staying like squatters, not paying taxes for decades, never assimilating in culture nor language, and, now, committing fraud on our dime.

While abuela may have cleaned homes and made tacos, she's still illegal 20yrs later. The fact that 70% of Somolians here for a decade are still on welfare is enough to tell you they are here for free stuff only. Not to culturally enhance our country.

DEPORT THEM ALL!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (WONhk)

140 Obviously we're getting just the very surface of whatever is going on here, but I really don't like how it looks. MN is in a state of insurrection, and this sounds very much backing down. At the very least that's how it's going to be touted and how Walz's insurgency will take it.

Go ahead with the effeminate shaming language, but unless this is a head fake it looks very much like negotiating with terrorists at best.

Posted by: No bueno IMHO at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)

141 Mike Lindell as Governor would be frightening. He has all the energy of Trump and the ability to dial it down like Alex Jones.
On the other hand, he apparently is very detail oriented and will stop everything to solve a problem.
He also was a crack addict who's dealer cut him off so he wouldn't waste his life.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (rbvCR)

142 One thing I haven't seen studied or commented on is whether the Somalis are actually remaining in Minnesota, or has an exodus started to occur. I can't imagine a lot of them continuing to hang around (especially those that have benefitted significantly financially). And, as they are very tribal, I could see a bulk of them moving en masse to another Blue state fraud haven.

They weren't settled in MN by accident; it was part of a plan to keep the state blue. They'll have less influence in other states, so the gravy days are probably coming to a close.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)

143 125
Lots of dangerous illegals not in jails though. Do they now breathe easy in MN?

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (xg+/D)

======

Why do you keep coming back with new names?

Is getting deported several times not enough of a clue?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)

144 thing I haven't seen studied or commented on is whether the Somalis are actually remaining in Minnesota, or has an exodus started to occur. I can't imagine a lot of them continuing to hang around (especially those that have benefitted significantly financially). And, as they are very tribal, I could see a bulk of them moving en masse to another Blue state fraud haven.

—

Virginia is about to make it illegal to vet recipients of govt money for eligibility. So my guess is that’s where they’ll go next.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (xg+/D)

145 Maybe Walz cracking has something to do with the ringleader pointing fingers at him for all the fraud. Thank you Aimee Bock!
Posted by: Random PJ at January 26, 2026 02:48 PM (Dwxc/)
++++
"Ringleader." Sure. She might have been point-man on that fraud, but she's a "ringleader" of nothing. Everything going on is a Party operation.

She's maybe akin to a VP in Fraud, Inc. She runs a division, not the corporation. But she might be looking to save her own skin by selling out the boss.

Like most mafia organizations end up vulnerable. There's a reason for that.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (MABZ1)

146 What I am wondering is if the national democrats are trying to cut their losses, and let Walz hang? We know that the money laundering is a national thing.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (0U5gm)

147 118 I guess the only question now is will Tim Walz be beating his retarded son in anger tonight, or in jubilation?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (l3YAf)

Lol. Wonder if his wife will kiss him when he comes home with spunky breath after his meeting with homan.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (i0Hi3)

148 Great. We can call it Catholicism.
* dusts hands *
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (mlg/3)

That's token Christianity...

Posted by: HOLY WARRRRRSS!!! at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (TbWk/)

149 Apparently the snow was pretty bad at the airport but someone was in a hurry to takeoff from Maine and go somewhere.
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Maine showed up on the Somali fraud radar late last week, is that related to their presence?

Posted by: Methos at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (vSvIl)

150 >> neon-green dildo-throwers

I thought this was America.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (l3YAf)

151 I hope President Trump is simply being diplomatic before the big BOOM. He can then say he tried, etc, and whatever political jibberjabberwocky he wants to say.

Walz is pedomouth in deep in fraud and insurrection. So is his Lt Gov and AG Ellison. Signal will prove this, too, with the Lt Gov on chats. They may delete to their heart's content, but it is in The Cloud.

I appear to be starting to go on a rampage and need a sandwich.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (WONhk)

152 *Tolkien.
And as noted, that's just Catholicism. (Actually probably more Nestorianism, what with the flat-earth teasing in the First Age.)

Posted by: gKWVE at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (gKWVE)

153
Rick Caruso said today in an article on the newly-launched CA Post (sister of the NY Post) that he's not running for governor because this state is too broken:

https://tinyurl.com/45ypvarv

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (I7J98)

154 Chris Madel is a good guy, not sure what the real reason is for quitting his campaign for governor. According to the MPLS Star Tribune, it's this:

Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 02:37 PM (I7J9

He can't publicly say that Minnesota is getting what it has coming. If, on the other hand, the second statement is truly his opinion, he's not a good guy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (ExV1e)

155 139 Have heard "rumors" that Trump now only wants criminal illegals arrested and deported.I hope this is not true.

I want ALL illegals deported. ALL. That's what I voted for.

They break the law when they cross the border. They break the law by staying like squatters, not paying taxes for decades, never assimilating in culture nor language, and, now, committing fraud on our dime.

While abuela may have cleaned homes and made tacos, she's still illegal 20yrs later. The fact that 70% of Somolians here for a decade are still on welfare is enough to tell you they are here for free stuff only. Not to culturally enhance our country.

DEPORT THEM ALL!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (WONhk)

80 % will be tied to the grift and then deported?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (i0Hi3)

156 Gus Walz is the 2d smartest being in the Walz household.... Patches Walz the housecat being the top dog.

Posted by: sven at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (MUJd1)

157 136 New sect: Tolkein Christianity. Might catch on.
Posted by: zombie

Great. We can call it Catholicism.
* dusts hands *
Posted by: weft cut-loop

I just wanna see a new edition of the King James Bible, but with Tolkein references scattered throughout.

"And Lot's wife turned around, cast her eyes upon Sauron, and was turned into a pillar of dwarven salt."

Posted by: zombie at January 26, 2026 02:52 PM (se8lQ)

158 Religious hatred stabbing in Parkland, WA:

A guy's out walking his dog when a man approaches him and asks what religion he is. The dog walker replies, "Christian." The man then stabs the dogwalker and the dog. Both are in surgery.

http://tiny.cc/ii5y001

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 02:53 PM (Yp6az)

159 I think Timpon will do whatever his wife and daughter tell him.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at January 26, 2026 02:53 PM (wGerL)

160 Go ahead with the effeminate shaming language, but unless this is a head fake it looks very much like negotiating with terrorists at best.
Posted by: No bueno IMHO at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)

Trump got the last of the Hostages, living and dead, from Hamas.
At last count, Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has confirmed the Bolivarian state has released 260 political prisoners.

Negotiating with terrorists' main boss is surprisingly effective if you can show you have a "discombobulator" and are willing to use it.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 02:53 PM (rbvCR)

161 Lol. Wonder if his wife will kiss him when he comes home with spunky breath after his meeting with homan.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (i0Hi3)

“This doesn’t smell like burning tires!”

Posted by: First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz at January 26, 2026 02:53 PM (l3YAf)

162 139 Have heard "rumors" that Trump now only wants criminal illegals arrested and deported.I hope this is not true.

I want ALL illegals deported. ALL. That's what I voted for.

DEPORT THEM ALL!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:49 PM (WONhk)

======

He said outright that he wanted to stop enforcement on farms.

Homan and Miller ignored him and kept doing it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

163 >>I want ALL illegals deported. ALL. That's what I voted for.

The Pregnant ones, first.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:53 PM (ZcsJV)

164 I love the strategic incoherence of one faction pushing "Trump is a Dictator" and another pushing "Trump is a Chicken".

So... You don't want him to play nice with MN and come to a reasonable agreement, because that's being a Chicken?

You actually *want* him to send in the military and torch the governor's mansion?

So that... you can keep calling him a Dictator?

I don't know, smellies. What do you actually want? Just tell me what you want. Make it make sense.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (06Hmj)

165 Walz should be given no quarter. Pilloried at least, preferably executed. Make an example of this fat, thieving, retarded pigman.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (BI5O2)

166 Lose a loved one in a plane accident?
Call us.

Posted by: Too soon? at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (2Ez/1)

167 And we’ve officially entered the “I’m losing but trying to save face” part of this dumbfuckery. Whatever it takes to get them out of our state

“Build your opponents a golden bridge to retreat across.” -Sun Tzu. If ICE gets the fuck out of MN, I will be relieved. But we can't forget Pretti or Good. There must be prosecutions that come out of this.

We also can’t forget all the people, including children, they disappeared during this campaign. Pushing them out of Minnesota wins a battle, not a war. They just know they’ve fucked up the optics for their base and are counting on MAGA’s short term memory to allow them to get right back to their genocidal plans

They don’t call him TACO for nothing. My fellow Minnesotans, we’re winning. Keep the pressure on every day. They’re looking for an exit strategy. Welcome to Minnesota mother fuckers.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (JCZqz)

168 Waltz is done. Arrest him in the middle of the night.

Arrest him in such a hard fashion that he can't stop shitting.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (EyfuW)

169 167 “Build your opponents a golden bridge to retreat across.” -Sun Tzu. If ICE gets the fuck out of MN, I will be relieved. But we can't forget Pretti or Good. There must be prosecutions that come out of this.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (JCZqz)

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ICE has a permanent field office in St. Paul.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

170 From Fox News Bill Melugin:

Very misleading from Walz. Yes, his prisons honor ICE detainers by transferring *convicted* criminal aliens after they serve their sentence, but his city and county jails do not.

ICE wants criminal aliens arrested for crimes handed to them instead of being released to streets.

Even California prisons honor ICE detainers.

The sanctuary fights are over city and county jails.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (CNl8/)

171 Tom Homan
What is best in life ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (NtVYv)

172 Kangaroo Crash at the Tour Down Under.

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=j1XuBcKqKEI

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (ZcsJV)

173 Keep in mind that Trump is known for making nicey-nice in public while sharpening his dagger behind the scenes.

Just last week he publicly praised the Mullahs in Iran for not executing protesters, and everyone pretty much assumed that didn't mean he's suddenly okay with Iran. He's buying time for what's to come if they don't get their shit together.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (5aZAZ)

174 167We also can’t forget all the people, including children, they disappeared during this campaign. Pushing them out of Minnesota wins a battle, not a war. They just know they’ve fucked up the optics for their base and are counting on MAGA’s short term memory to allow them to get right back to their genocidal plans

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (JCZqz)

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American citizens or illegal immigrants disappeared?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

175 >> Gus Walz is the 2d smartest being in the Walz household.... Patches Walz the housecat being the top dog.

DADDEH SAID IS TIME TO PLAY HIDE THE VEENA SOSSAGE AGAIN

Posted by: First Tard of Minnesota Gus Walz at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (l3YAf)

176 164 Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:54 PM (06Hmj)

I want the left to be convicted for the open-aired seditious conspiracy they are running on signals.

The J6ers were spiked like volleyballs for a lot less.

Posted by: sven at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (MUJd1)

177 what i don't understand is how universally-hated and mocked politicians like Kier Starmer and Tim Walz managed to keep staying in power, and keep beclowning themselves and enraging the populace, and nothing ever changes.

It's easier for Starmer. He only has to appeal, personally, to the voters of his district. They vote Labour and he has has influence in Labour. Why not keep him.

Then the party chose him to be PM. Most voters only voted for their personal MP and the British system sucks worse than ours.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (ExV1e)

178 Lol. Wonder if his wife will kiss him when he comes home with spunky breath after his meeting with homan.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 26, 2026 02:50 PM (i0Hi3)

"Oh shit, Tim, that's disgusting! What the hell?

....

Since when did your boyfriend start smoking?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:56 PM (06Hmj)

179 I have no idea what in the Hell Trump is saying in that message other what is loud and clear: The Insurrection Act is no longer on the table.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 02:56 PM (nCgQz)

180 While abuela may have cleaned homes and made tacos, she's still illegal 20yrs later.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Trump is fighting a two front battle--first, it always made sense to go after the criminals who happen to be illegal first--less deaths, less crime, less drug dealers around (see the crime stats). Every person killed, hurt, or od'ed by a illegal with a long criminal record is a needless death or injury.

That builds impetus by a) denying the Dems their criminal footsoldiers for voter fraud, drug sales, etc., and b) it is a plain 80-90 percent support of public issue. No rational person wants pedoes, drug dealers, etc. Only Democrat intellectuals could be so stupid to admit that.

Going after Maria right now is the harder case to make for many voters especially if it turns ugly. Best to go after the rotten fruit first, and turn up the screws on the softer illegals by cutting off their money, benefits, making it hard to travel, and so on. Enforcement can then pivot to large employers as they aren't sympathetic to the public either.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:56 PM (E4rtv)

181 We also can’t forget all the people, including children, they disappeared

--

I already have, piggy.

But I haven't forgotten you and yours.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:56 PM (BI5O2)

182 URL shorteners.

Posted by: They're a thing at January 26, 2026 02:56 PM (2Ez/1)

183 So ... Redditards think they are winning?

Good

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:57 PM (HXT0k)

184 I didn't know Trump was French.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 02:57 PM (abIsI)

185 The legal extent of sanctuary cities is not honoring federal government detainers on prisoners held on state charges upon their release.

Is it unconstitutional for a city to say, "We're not calling the feds when we release this prisoner from our prisons"?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

If they have a federal hold, yes. Re-read your oath of office that you swore to.

"Uphold the Constitution"

Federal law is that.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:57 PM (zILP0)

186 177 It's easier for Starmer. He only has to appeal, personally, to the voters of his district. They vote Labour and he has has influence in Labour. Why not keep him.

Then the party chose him to be PM. Most voters only voted for their personal MP and the British system sucks worse than ours.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:55 PM (ExV1e)

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Starmer doesn't have to face voters for more than 3 more years. As long as he keeps the upper parts of his party cognizant of the fact that getting rid of him does nothing to help them and their eroding support because they're all fucking crazier than he is, he remains PM.

Starmer didn't show his ass to the world until after he became PM.

Terms of service can be a real bitch.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:57 PM (GBKbO)

187 I don't know what to think about this, at least until a pundit who happens to write political fiction about american leftists starting a domestic war tells me to stop being black pilled again. Until then I guess I'll just really hope for the best.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 02:58 PM (3uBP9)

188 185 If they have a federal hold, yes. Re-read your oath of office that you swore to.

"Uphold the Constitution"

Federal law is that.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:57 PM (zILP0)

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Actually...no, it's not unconstitutional. A hold is not an order, it's a request.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

189 179 I have no idea what in the Hell Trump is saying in that message other what is loud and clear: The Insurrection Act is no longer on the table.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Bombing Iran's nuke facilities was off the table until it is on. The essence of Trump is chaos and riding the wave. That upsets a lot of people that want everything right now because we are in charge.

Trump's appearance at his victory speech in 2016 had You Can't Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones playing. That is always true in politics and foreign policy. You just try to get what you need.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:58 PM (E4rtv)

190 Assless chaps.

Boobs.

Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (Kt19C)

191 Ringleader, point man, whatever. She organized a lot of Somali fraud.

And we agree "she might be looking to save her own skin by selling out the boss."

Posted by: Random PJ at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (Dwxc/)

192 Very misleading from Walz. Yes, his prisons honor ICE detainers by transferring *convicted* criminal aliens after they serve their sentence, but his city and county jails do not.
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So, Walz has to do that which he legally cannot do--order city and county officials.

And the left is thinking they won?

Amusing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (HXT0k)

193 I'll look on with interest at what Homan accomplishes/reports from that hellhole that is MN. My ICE brother is currently in Minneapolis amidst all this terrorist activity. He's been with ICE for quite a while and doesn't think the sun rises and sets on Homan. Says he's all talk, but when push comes to shove, his words don't translate into action. Who knows. Time will tell.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (qBdHI)

194 Homan is not one to retreat.. If Trump was gonna take ICE out he wouldn't have sent Homan in....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (VE6XX)

195 This slender bikini brunette in the woods has no idea what is support or betrayal or irrelevance:
http://tiny.cc/ti5y001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (MABZ1)

196 Mary Ann!

Posted by: Not Ginger at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (2Ez/1)

197 Well you would think the normal people of Minnesota would stand up for their state but they remain quiet. Or maybe they do stand up and say something but the media turns a deaf ear. That wouldn't surprise anybody. The media is not there to report, they are there to stir the pot.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 03:00 PM (E7+ue)

198 People - normies - just want peace and concord.

they do NOT want the Insurrection Act.

do I think it has a place? yes.

but I appreciate an Executive who is very reticent to use it. especially since the Blob can make using the Act worse far less well for PDJT than they would for a "real" (in their eyes) President.

PDJT is trying to keep going keep working AND keep things stable for the majority of Americans, who are not us. They're definitely not us.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:00 PM (emBoF)

199 worse = WORK

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:00 PM (emBoF)

200 Starmer doesn't have to face voters for more than 3 more years. As long as he keeps the upper parts of his party cognizant of the fact that getting rid of him does nothing to help them and their eroding support because they're all fucking crazier than he is, he remains PM.

Starmer didn't show his ass to the world until after he became PM.

Terms of service can be a real bitch.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I think Starmer is likely to be out before Labor's term ends as PM. Too many effective attacks and they will probably bring back his exiled Deputy PM to run the party. She was more popular than he was until felled by a property tax issue. Forget her name but she is still out there in the political wilderness but meanwhile untainted by the Starmer and Co daily disasters.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)

201 and so it continues

Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's continuing at January 26, 2026 03:01 PM (jc0TO)

202 Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (qBdHI)

I didn't know Homan was like that... I will believe your Brother because he has first hand information...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 03:01 PM (VE6XX)

203
http://tiny.cc/ti5y001

Points deducted for missing right hand and unknown eye color.

Posted by: The judges at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (2Ez/1)

204 >> they do NOT want the Insurrection Act.

Presidents who invoked it to fight the Civil War or for “civil rights” are regarded as heroes by normies.

But that’s because they won.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (l3YAf)

205 "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

206 Assless chaps.

Boobs.

Promethius.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (Kt19C)

Not in that order.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)

207 This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: slender bikini brunettes in the woods at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (2Ez/1)

208 200 I think Starmer is likely to be out before Labor's term ends as PM. Too many effective attacks and they will probably bring back his exiled Deputy PM to run the party. She was more popular than he was until felled by a property tax issue. Forget her name but she is still out there in the political wilderness but meanwhile untainted by the Starmer and Co daily disasters.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)

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It's certainly possible, but the important part is that it'll all be internal party struggles, nothing that will lead to an early election.

People don't understand the Parliamentary system and keep thinking that Starmer stepping down means that a new snap election happens.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (GBKbO)

209 Speaking of Iran, I was following the USS Lincoln on different nautical trackers. It apparently stopped just northwest of the straits of Malacca. I suspect the strike group turned off transponders, and this is a last-known position, and they're steaming northward by now, after rounding Ceylon.

But it's also possible we pussied out. Anything is possible, these days.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (BI5O2)

210 205 "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

Kidnap Citizens off of the streets ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (VE6XX)

211 PDJT is trying to keep going keep working AND keep things stable for the majority of Americans, who are not us. They're definitely not us.
Posted by: BlackOrchid
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Trump is many things but not an ideologue. Same reason that a lot of people here thought he was a Hillary plant in 2016.

Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech to a group of donors. Trump by being an asshole in public and the same in private, has its own value because we are consistently seeing a lot of GOP and Dems having the public masks being ripped off to show truly loathsome private faces.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)

212 Miss me?

Posted by: TACO Trump at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (OUzeD)

213 But that’s because they won.

yes

hardest to win without the press, without a lot of the feds - including military. very hard to "win" decisively as an outsider to this thing.

which we (well most of us) and PDJT are. we are outsiders.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (emBoF)

214
Square profile picture
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

A plaque from the Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers is being displayed at the MN state capitol, thanking Gov Tim Walz for allowing the spread of Satanism.

"Satan has a special place for you."

Democrats are the party of the devil.

https://tinyurl.com/5n7bzbxm

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (NpAcC)

215 I hope Trump is being kind to give Walz a chance to do the right thing.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (YXIVQ)

216 At AmSpec, "America’s Silent Kidney Crisis"

America's kidneys need to speak up and make their voices heard.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (N8ZBc)

217 205 "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

*throws flag*
*blows whistle*
False dichotomy on the offense. Fifteen yard penalty, loss of down.

Posted by: Don't have to live like a referee at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (TbWk/)

218 Minnesota is going to bring up the agents on state charges. Probably homicide. They’re going to ride that like Stormy Daniels on Long Dong Silver to the midterms.

You can put that on Polymarket so I can put $5,000 on 100%

Posted by: Vengeance at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (oSFyF)

219 Trump is many things but not an ideologue. Same reason that a lot of people here thought he was a Hillary plant in 2016.

Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech to a group of donors. Trump by being an asshole in public and the same in private, has its own value because we are consistently seeing a lot of GOP and Dems having the public masks being ripped off to show truly loathsome private faces.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)

Agreed.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (l3YAf)

220 Walz is damned lucky he's not getting the Maduro treatment, and I think that's starting to sink in.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (IG3/x)

221 Oh, yeah, Timmy. I want to be on the side of a nurse who thought he was Billy Badass, and that a brand new pistol was a magic talisman that would make LE back off and run away if he brought it out.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (rbvCR)

222 Assless chaps.

Boobs.

Promethius.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM

What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: Trebuchet at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (0sNs1)

223 194 Homan is not one to retreat.. If Trump was gonna take ICE out he wouldn't have sent Homan in....
Posted by: It's me donna
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The Homan's not one for turning...

(this is a butchered Margret Thatcher quote that came to mind.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (OKjYk)

224 but I appreciate an Executive who is very reticent to use it. especially since the Blob can make using the Act worse far less well for PDJT than they would for a "real" (in their eyes) President.

PDJT is trying to keep going keep working AND keep things stable for the majority of Americans, who are not us. They're definitely not us.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:00 PM (emBoF)
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Which is why I advocated repetitive pull outs and re-entries. (Phrasing Guard). Because it would repetitively restate ICE's prerogative to enter the state. And plus while you go to other states, the stockpile of whatever the resistance has put together has to be transferred or spoils and rusts a little bit.

But a re-entry keeps telling the people of that state that they had false relief. This is not about capitulating, it's about legal process.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (krQz2)

225 And so ends the beginning.

Posted by: The person who always thinks the beginning is ending at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (2Ez/1)

226 205 "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

The one without the lady dicks.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w/O5Q)

227 This has been a crisis-equals-opportunity moment to destroy the Left (who wants nothing but his and America's destruction). Apparently Trump isn't interested in destroying the Left.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (WHfpM)

228 205 "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

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So...you want to dismantle the federal administrative state, including it's ability to fund the states with block grants, and remove all federal power back to being almost exclusively foreign policy in nature?

When did Walz become a Tea Partier?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (GBKbO)

229 211 Whig, what did Cruz say about Trump?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

230 "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

Kidnap Citizens off of the streets ?
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (VE6XX)
___

Laken Riley was also a nurse, or at least a nursing student. Odd how nobody on the left cared about her murder.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (iFTx/)

231 It's certainly possible, but the important part is that it'll all be internal party struggles, nothing that will lead to an early election.

People don't understand the Parliamentary system and keep thinking that Starmer stepping down means that a new snap election happens.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

It could in theory but in reality, with the whip system, not likely. You may, however, see a small stream of defections just like the Tory party and Labor by election losses. They did not win 2024 by being popular but rather from an electoral split in conservative voting into two parties.

The Labor defectors are likely to go to the Liberals, the Tories to the Reform.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (E4rtv)

232 I thought a week ago Walz was said to be resigning, not dictating terms with the Federal government to keep Illegals on the dole and voter lists

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (Ia/+0)

233 Nope. T wants Congress to end Sanctuary cities; Walz wants ICE out. Why should Walz negotiate? He's not going for Governor again. His $ hasn't been found. Only stall tactics as more and more peaceful protestors are trained & as soon as Trump gives one inch, the ICE issues roar back. (It's another Seattle now.)

In the meantime, more and more towns, boroughs, counties join in The Resistance.

'Commissioners in this Philadelphia suburb approve resolution limiting cooperation with ICE,' January 14, 2026

'Upper Darby vows to advance measures to protect residents against ICE,' Jan. 25, 2026

PA Immigrant Org and ICE resistance resources.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (NFX2v)

234 224 Which is why I advocated repetitive pull outs and re-entries. (Phrasing Guard). Because it would repetitively restate ICE's prerogative to enter the state. And plus while you go to other states, the stockpile of whatever the resistance has put together has to be transferred or spoils and rusts a little bit.

But a re-entry keeps telling the people of that state that they had false relief. This is not about capitulating, it's about legal process.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 03:05 PM (krQz2)

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The old in out, in out.

Real horrorshow, brother.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

235 Is it unconstitutional for a city to say, "We're not calling the feds when we release this prisoner from our prisons"?

Sadly, the courts have ruled that state/local officials aren't required to anything for the federal government unless they're paid to do so. Otherwise it's de-facto slavery.

It's an asinine ruling but, then again, a lot of them are.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (ExV1e)

236 This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: slender bikini brunettes in the woods at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (2Ez/1)

She's built like a mop handle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (zZu0s)

237 I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

1.) Fuck that faggot

2.) Fuck you too

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (BI5O2)

238 Trump has a pattern which infuriates a lot of people here but he does rope a dope domestically and in foreign affairs and zig zags to get to his destination like a sailor tacking into the wind

That is a nice shiny turd you polished to a mirror finish.

I think Trump finally realizes that he has been crab bucketed by Congress, Courts, his feckless and retarded advisors, donors, and foreign leaders into allowing the Deep State to flourish.

It was fun while it lasted.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (nCgQz)

239 196 Mary Ann!

Posted by: Not Ginger

That was my thought as well.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (Riz8t)

240 227 This has been a crisis-equals-opportunity moment to destroy the Left (who wants nothing but his and America's destruction). Apparently Trump isn't interested in destroying the Left.

he is a thousand percent interested in that

he knows that his progeny will be their target

he just isn't doing it quite the way we want. certainly not the way Id like. but then again, I'm pretty wacky sometimes.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (emBoF)

241 >>"To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such government?"

-- Tim Walz

I'd suggest he eat a bullet, but we'd have to find someone to load the gun for him.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (ZcsJV)

242 yes

hardest to win without the press, without a lot of the feds - including military. very hard to "win" decisively as an outsider to this thing.

which we (well most of us) and PDJT are. we are outsiders.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM (emBoF)

We are outsiders in our own land. The land my forefathers conquered for posterity.

Which is why the left must be mercilessly crushed, by any and all means necessary. Now and forever.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (l3YAf)

243 Trump's just sweet talking Walz. Walz ain't the ringleader to the fraud, nor the primary instigator in the rioting against ICE. Those people are situated in political office in the city of Minneapolis. As are a couple state politicos like the Lt. Governor.

Walz is just too fucking stupid to be any sort of ringleader to this shit. Trump's offering him an off ramp. Likely in exchange for some cooperation with the real criminals in the fraud.

I could care less about Walz. His political career is done. He's got zero influence in anything. I do care about Frey, Ellison, the Lt Governor, Flannigan (Ojibwe: Gizhiiwewidamookwecare) whatever the fuck that is, and the other Minneapolis shitstains who instigated the violence there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (qwVdq)

244 The old in out, in out.

Real horrorshow, brother.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

Objection!

Are you trying to combine Clockwork Orange and 1984?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (zZu0s)

245 The Homan's not one for turning...

(this is a butchered Margret Thatcher quote that came to mind.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

I loved what she said at the beginning of the Falklands War: "Failure? The possibilities do not exist."

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (77rzZ)

246 This blonde Scandinavian girl in a Vikini is upset with
her American cousins for not supporting ICE.

https://tinyurl.com/yz2waspx

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (abIsI)

247 Bulg
https://tinyurl.com/Trump-Cruz-Vance

Link goes to Axios. Also Axios article is crosslinked at GWP.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (E4rtv)

248 231 It could in theory but in reality, with the whip system, not likely. You may, however, see a small stream of defections just like the Tory party and Labor by election losses. They did not win 2024 by being popular but rather from an electoral split in conservative voting into two parties.

The Labor defectors are likely to go to the Liberals, the Tories to the Reform.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (E4rtv)

=======

The Labour majority is so large right now, they could lose 10% of the caucus to other parties outright and still have the biggest majority in decades.

Despite the unpopularity and corruption and overall ineffectiveness of Labour over the last couple of years, there's never been a hint at a snap election because everyone in Labour knows they'll become a rump party in moments after the polls close.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (GBKbO)

249 Starmer doesn't have to face voters for more than 3 more years. As long as he keeps the upper parts of his party cognizant of the fact that getting rid of him does nothing to help them and their eroding support because they're all fucking crazier than he is, he remains PM.

I read somewhere (don't know if it's true) that Starmer is safe if he refuses to leave because a no confidence vote triggers a general election.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:08 PM (ExV1e)

250 The theology of firearms.

https://is.gd/SGsF3i

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 03:08 PM (L/fGl)

251 The old in out, in out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM

Cut. Jib. Newsletter?

Posted by: Incels at January 26, 2026 03:08 PM (0sNs1)

252 Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech to a group of donors. Trump by being an asshole in public and the same in private, has its own value because we are consistently seeing a lot of GOP and Dems having the public masks being ripped off to show truly loathsome private faces.

--

Yeah, Cruz disappoints me. There aren't many R's in Congress period that give one hot damn what's happening to this country. This is the party that is doing zip, zero, nada to help move Trump's agenda along. They're worthless. No, worse than worthless. They're sabotagers.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 03:08 PM (qBdHI)

253 Who looks nastier, uglier, and smellier? This Pretti faggot or the William Kelly faggot?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

254 244 The old in out, in out.

Real horrorshow, brother.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (GBKbO)

Objection!

Are you trying to combine Clockwork Orange and 1984?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (zZu0s)

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My knowledge of Nadsat is limited, but cohesive. It's all Clockwork.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)

255 Which is why the left must be mercilessly crushed, by any and all means necessary. Now and forever.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (abIsI)

256 https://tinyurl.com/yz2waspx
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (abIsI)

Airbrushed, but not built like a 12 year old boy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

257 I have installed my new car battery without injury. I am mobile again.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (N8ZBc)

258 27 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

****

Deets?

Posted by: EFG at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (AbEPc)

259 249 I read somewhere (don't know if it's true) that Starmer is safe if he refuses to leave because a no confidence vote triggers a general election.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:08 PM (ExV1e)

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There's some other way to oust a PM, but it's mostly arm twisting.

But most of the mechanisms do trigger general elections.

As long as the man has no shame, he's set.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)

260 Square profile picture
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

A plaque from the Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers is being displayed at the MN state capitol, thanking Gov Tim Walz for allowing the spread of Satanism.

"Satan has a special place for you."

Democrats are the party of the devil.

https://tinyurl.com/5n7bzbxm
Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 03:03 PM

I have an entire theme park set up for him.

Posted by: Beelzebub at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (jc0TO)

261 > I have installed my new car battery without injury. I am mobile again.

Congrats! Those things are heavy. Did you have to do anything crazy to get it in place? I know some car models make you take off a tire to get to the battery compartment.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (Yp6az)

262 216 At AmSpec, "America’s Silent Kidney Crisis"

America's kidneys need to speak up and make their voices heard.
Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (N8ZBc)

You'll never hear them over the spleen and colon, anyways.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (06Hmj)

263 My knowledge of Nadsat is limited, but cohesive. It's all Clockwork.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)

Its the 'brother' usage that made me think 1984. Was that a thing in all the dystopia fi lion? Commie speak?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

264 198 Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:00 PM (emBoF)

There is a fully funded by foreign sources organized conspiracy to thwart federal law and Don Lemon invaded a church with BLM figures in a conspiracy to deny people civil liberties.

If this cannot be stopped let's go ahead and formalize the republican base not being citizens please.

Posted by: sven at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (MUJd1)

265 252 Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech to a group of donors. Trump by being an asshole in public and the same in private, has its own value because we are consistently seeing a lot of GOP and Dems having the public masks being ripped off to show truly loathsome private faces.

Hilton

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 03:11 PM (NFX2v)

266 263 My knowledge of Nadsat is limited, but cohesive. It's all Clockwork.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)

Its the 'brother' usage that made me think 1984. Was that a thing in all the dystopia fi lion? Commie speak?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

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Alex says "brother" or "my brothers" a lot in both book and movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

267 261 It was easy. There's one restraining clamp I won't install until weather gets a bit warmer.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:11 PM (N8ZBc)

268 Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech

First we primary John Cornhole, then we remove that self-serving asshole Cruz.

Confirms what I have said for ages: The quickest way to demon possession is to reside in DC.

Eventually, Stan turns them all.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 03:11 PM (nCgQz)

269 Crazy-eyed West Virginian land whale arrested, charged with attempting to recruit Trump assassins on social media..

https://tinyurl.com/3vkuw64u

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (IG3/x)

270 There's some other way to oust a PM, but it's mostly arm twisting.

But most of the mechanisms do trigger general elections.

As long as the man has no shame, he's set.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)

There's always the Chiltern Hundreds.

I don't know if any sitting PMs have ever gone that route, and if it would trigger general elections, or just a new PM election in the commons.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (06Hmj)

271 Alex says "brother" or "my brothers" a lot in both book and movie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

I hate that usage. I am ok with man, but brother just seems like a slightly more familiar 'comrade'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (zZu0s)

272 "Satan has a special place for you."

--

Oh yes, he certainly does! They just aren't going to like it once they shuffle off this mortal coil.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (qBdHI)

273 Cruz would make a good SC justice. He's not the that bright politically

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (e4I2N)

274 271 Alex says "brother" or "my brothers" a lot in both book and movie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

I hate that usage. I am ok with man, but brother just seems like a slightly more familiar 'comrade'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (zZu0s)

=====

Well, he was a cheeky fucker.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:12 PM (GBKbO)

275 Re: the Somalian Captains of Industry

Stealing a quarter-bil from a state is not like stealing it from the feds. States can't print their own money and can only raise taxes with difficulty due to the ease of moving states. State pay far finer attention to every dollar.

Minnesota's entire budget (not counting fed money) is like $35 billion. This one Somali ring stole a whole quarter of a billion by themselves.

Posted by: Funkotron at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (dV6hr)

276 There's some other way to oust a PM, but it's mostly arm twisting.

But most of the mechanisms do trigger general elections.

As long as the man has no shame, he's set.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

PMs almost always either are knifed in the back by their own cabinet or they step down before they get knifed. Most step down after electoral losses as well.

Thatcher, Harold Wilson, Cameron, Chamberlain, Asquith, Blair, etc.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)

277 It was fun while it lasted.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (nCgQz)

Have you scheduled your appointment with MAID?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (ExV1e)

278
Walz has asked Trump to set up Empty ICE offices, called "ICE Detenton Centers" and federally fund them.

Posted by: Frank Barone at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (IifOV)

279 https://tinyurl.com/yz2waspx

Birthing hips.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (Kt19C)

280 276 PMs almost always either are knifed in the back by their own cabinet or they step down before they get knifed. Most step down after electoral losses as well.

Thatcher, Harold Wilson, Cameron, Chamberlain, Asquith, Blair, etc.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)

======

Starmer got kids to do 6-7 in a school.

He's one of history's greatest monsters and has no shame.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)

281 As Ace said we really don't know if anything happened here other than they had a chat.

The Left currently likes it, thinks it means their tactics are winning.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (n5tGW)

282 > My knowledge of Nadsat

That would be a good name for a satellite constellation dedicated to porn streaming.

There are people in Outer Jackoffistan who don't have access to high-quality porn.

Elon Musk, are you listening?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (IG3/x)

283
One could use a gyn, haul the car battery up, push car under gyn and battery then lower battery in place

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (Ia/+0)

284 Seriously though, this MN thing needs to be a watershed moment. No more George Floyds or Maryland Dads. Put these people down. The rest of society can't prosper much longer if more of these psychos aren't killed on camera.

People need to see it, stay home, get some exercise, read more, get wives and husbands, have kids, play games with them, go to church, and help their neighbors instead of attacking them on behalf of foreign sex criminals from far-flung realms.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (BI5O2)

285 So the end is the beginning is the end?

Or vice versa?

Walz ain't to be trusted and MN is fooked. Arrest and deport. Rinse and repeat.

Posted by: turambar at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (Q0yOR)

286 Gyn? Vagina? Gynecologist?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:15 PM (zZu0s)

287 >>> Walz is damned lucky he's not getting the Maduro treatment, and I think that's starting to sink in.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 03:04 PM (IG3/x)

Yet sometimes if feels like the left isn't very motivated by the "And Almost Found Out But Actually Didn't At All" consequences.

FAAAFOBADAA

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:15 PM (3uBP9)

288 One could use a gyn, haul the car battery up, push car under gyn and battery then lower battery in place
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (Ia/+0)

That's far more work than just going to the hospital for the hernia repair.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:15 PM (06Hmj)

289 A question on many of our minds, direct from Mirror Universe:

"How Do You Share a Country With People Who Reject Reality?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVd8zmjPGrg

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 03:16 PM (0sNs1)

290 Heh. GonadSat. Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

291 Sanctuary cities are already unconstitutional.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 02:47 PM (zILP0)
________________

Yeah. Let's not forget that not a single jurisdiction that self-proclaims a "Sanctuary" status had a referendum vote on that issue. They just instituted it via fiat.

Posted by: Orson at January 26, 2026 03:16 PM (dIske)

292 https://tinyurl.com/yz2waspx
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (abIsI)

Airbrushed, but not built like a 12 year old boy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

Isn't that Candice Swanepoel?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (ExV1e)

293 One could use a gyn, haul the car battery up, push car under gyn and battery then lower battery in place

A gynecologist?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (2ocoG)

294 Well if just a 'chat,' hope President Trump read hime the riot act because Walz doesn't know it

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (Ia/+0)

295 If Trump said, listen here dickface. This your last chance to experience a dignified prep walk.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (EyfuW)

296 Chickened out in Iran.
Chickened out in Minnesota

SAD!

Posted by: TACO Trump at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (EkfC9)

297 Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech to a group of donors.
---
There is a reason Rubio has a long, bright future in politics.

While Cruz will never, ever be more than a Senator. Increasingly threatened from the right every election.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (HXT0k)

298 > Meanwhile Ted Cruz shows his ass again in a private speech

Was this the one where Cruz called Trump to tell Trump his tariffs would cause a Republican Election Day bloodbath and Trump said, "Fuck you, Ted?"

Cruz seems to have zero political instincts. None. Cruz can be good if you get him talking about some topic that has 100 years of conservative rhetoric to guide him, but as soon as he strays from rock solid frameworks like that, he falls apart. He's a rote milquetoast conservative.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (Yp6az)

299 >> but not built like a 12 year old boy.

Pass.

Posted by: Tim Walz at January 26, 2026 03:18 PM (l3YAf)

300 And the left has repeatedly come down like a ruthless school marm on anyone who has defied the federal government.

Waco
Ruby Ridge
Bundy guys
J6
Arizona when they tried to enforce the border
Etc etc etc

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)

301 Marxists do not quit, they change tactics

This is exactly right. Unfortunately, a large part of our judiciary seems to agree with these Marxist morons. Anyone who thinks a revolution is a good idea should know that with the very few exceptions, once the mob tastes blood it tends to get out of control.

Posted by: Unkaren at January 26, 2026 03:18 PM (zDIG9)

302 following the USS Lincoln on different nautical trackers. It apparently stopped just northwest of the straits of Malacca. I suspect the strike group turned off transponders

Where is the Theodore Roosevelt?
Last seen raising anchor at San Diego. A black hole, since.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 26, 2026 03:18 PM (zdLoL)

303 293 One could use a gyn, haul the car battery up, push car under gyn and battery then lower battery in place

A gynecologist?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (2ocoG)

Checking rings and gaskets under the hood. Same kinda deal I guess.

Posted by: Let's pull out the dipstick at January 26, 2026 03:19 PM (TbWk/)

304 "Nazi! Nazi! Fascist! Dictator!"

"Well i'm not going to nuke Minneapolis or anything, you psychopaths."

"..... CHICKEN!"

it's like some kind of bad sketch comedy routine.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:19 PM (06Hmj)

305 There is a reason Rubio has a long, bright future in politics.

While Cruz will never, ever be more than a Senator. Increasingly threatened from the right every election.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (HXT0k)

I’m old enough to remember when people hated Rubio as a RINO and saw Cruz as a rock-ribbed conservative.

Now you’d have to pass through three inches of whale blubber to even find those rock ribs.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (l3YAf)

306 I don't trust any communist

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (jrgJz)

307 A gynecologist?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (2ocoG)

Checking rings and gaskets under the hood. Same kinda deal I guess.
Posted by: Let's pull out the dipstick at January 26, 2026 03:19 PM (TbWk/)

When in doubt, lubricate.

Universal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (zZu0s)

308 TJM, I am not disputing that Labor will keep a majority with someone as PM. But there are a lot of times when the PM is forced by internal politicks to step down without a new election. Cameron after losing the Brexit referendum is one example. Thatcher being forced out at a party conference by the Wets is another. Blair was forced out to retire after Iraq war to be replaced by Gordon Brown.

The normal sequence in Brit politics is that the bank benches can and have caused PMs to fall without a new election when the Party whips tell the PM he or she needs to step down. This often happens 1-2 years before a general election happens just like Sunak became the Tory PM one year before the elections after May and BoJo failed with large majorities. BoJo from Covid actions, and May due to Brexit failures.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (E4rtv)

309 Didn't somebody here post this morning that there's something afoot WRT Iran involving us, Israel, Jordan, and the UAE?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (77rzZ)

310 This is first up on my Brave news feed:

President Trump announced Monday that he is dispatching “border czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota following a second deadly immigration enforcement-involved shooting this month, sidelining Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

“[Homan] has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.”

Trump’s tapping of Homan comes amid reports of tensions between the border czar and Noem, the former South Dakota governor. ...
_NY Post

Absolutly hadn't heard of tension.
Don't know what to make of this.
Change bulldogs to make somebody happy?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (m24qK)

311 Cotton gyn wyth battery artyculator arm.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:21 PM (N8ZBc)

312 292 https://tinyurl.com/yz2waspx
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 03:07 PM (abIsI)

Airbrushed, but not built like a 12 year old boy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

Isn't that Candice Swanepoel?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:17 PM (ExV1e)

Yes, one of my ATFs

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 26, 2026 03:21 PM (xcxpd)

313 Noem has been ... a little weird with the media

but that's kinda her

she's a weird one.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:21 PM (emBoF)

314 ig zags to get to his destination like a sailor tacking into the wind.
Posted by: whig

Yup, exactly how I see it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 03:21 PM (qo38o)

315 Have you scheduled your appointment with MAID?

Most of life I have endured with a dysfunctional federal and state governments stocked to the brim with feckless grifters. That has been a lot of years. Year after year, things just get worse and worse in terms of governance, personal freedoms etc. (private sector gains is another story)

Trump, coasting the next three years is still better than the garbage we all have had to endure since George Washington stepped down.

Its only retards who think if it isn't perfect then its suicide time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 03:21 PM (BvPIe)

316 lol

Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts after employee leaked Trump tax records; stock falls

Down 9% right now

Posted by: Really? at January 26, 2026 03:22 PM (4ektZ)

317 The people doing the investigating in Minnesota are some of the same people in the Signal Chat Group taking commie money to run the op.

But Trump’s going to let them investigate?

Why so they can dox the agent through an anonymous leak?

We’re now on to trust the AG on Minnesota?

This is a terrible idea.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 03:22 PM (FnxMC)

318 I don't agree with much my fam says but when they made fun of a clip of her ... I mean she was in fact spouting nonsense.

I don't think she's very bright.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 03:22 PM (emBoF)

319 Cotton gyn wyth battery artyculator arm.
Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:21 PM (N8ZBc)

You're talking gybberish, my gy.

Posted by: Thys ys gytting rydyculous at January 26, 2026 03:22 PM (TbWk/)

320 Marine Traffic has the Teddy Roosevelt off the coast of Baja California, Mexico as of 3 minutes ago.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 03:23 PM (Y1sOo)

321 And the left has repeatedly come down like a ruthless school marm on anyone who has defied ~~the federal government~~ their power.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 26, 2026 03:23 PM (z0w8y)

322 I hope there's a post about NY commies applauding Mamdani discovering snow plowing. Because I have a great response. It came to me as in a dream. Super stoked about it.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:23 PM (3uBP9)

323 The theology of firearms.

https://is.gd/SGsF3i
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

HAH! I just watched that. Moron power!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 03:24 PM (mlg/3)

324 To TJM's TX observation (not the losing part):

Homan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons have pressed for the administration to put more of an emphasis on detaining illegal immigrants with final deportation orders and a criminal history, Fox News reported in October.

Noem, her top adviser Corey Lewandowski, and Border Patrol Commander-at-large Greg Bovino, on the other hand, have pushed for a more aggressive strategy of targeting everyone in the US illegally and maximizing the number of deportations. _NY Post

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:24 PM (m24qK)

325 >>>I'm not sure what Walz has agreed to -- maybe letting ICE pick up wanted illegals from their jails and courtrooms?

Walz is a lying leftist. But he is a retard. I am certain that, whatever the outcome, Trump will outplay him.

Meanwhile, Wals is getting his resident killed over pedos, rapists, and murderers. Advantage, Trump.

And what if the leftist burn down Somaliworld? Oh no. Advantage America.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 03:24 PM (dK+Kv)

326 Starmer got kids to do 6-7 in a school.

He's one of history's greatest monsters and has no shame.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The Chagos Islands debacle keeps getting worse for Starmer. House of Lords actually stalled the bill until Trump finally made Starmer withdraw it. In the meantime, it became revealed that the Chagos had a native population that the Brits deported to mainland India. Mauritius never had any claim other than the Brits chose to administer the islands via Mauritius rather than Chagos. The existence of an indigenous people negated the whole legality of Starmer being able to give UK billions plus the islands away to the Chicom financed Mauritius government.

Next debacle is likely to be fiscal with perhaps financial strain if Ukraine makes a peace deal.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (E4rtv)

327 Blonde Scandinavian beach babes vs brunettes in the woods.

Posted by: Cat fight! at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2Ez/1)

328 A gyn is a tripod with a pulleys to raise a object

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Ia/+0)

329 I’m old enough to remember when people hated Rubio as a RINO and saw Cruz as a rock-ribbed conservative.

I'm old enough to remember when it took less than a year for people to forget Rubio's time in the Senate.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (ExV1e)

330 Didn't Noem and Lewandowski have an affair? And now he's her top advisor?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)

331 >> Didn't Noem and Lewandowski have an affair? And now he's her top advisor?

Did he disarm her?

Posted by: The Puppies at January 26, 2026 03:27 PM (l3YAf)

332 The theology of firearms.

https://is.gd/SGsF3i
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

HAH! I just watched that. Moron power!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 03:24 PM (mlg/3)

lol at sporterized, duracoated denomination.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 03:27 PM (dK+Kv)

333 Noem, her top adviser Corey Lewandowski, and Border Patrol Commander-at-large Greg Bovino, on the other hand, have pushed for a more aggressive strategy of targeting everyone in the US illegally and maximizing the number of deportations. _NY Post

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:24 PM (m24qK)

Now, i'm no big city lawyer, but I fail to see the problem here.

Homan and his crew can go after the real hard cases and badass criminal illegals. Noem and her crew can go after the day-to-day no big deal nobodies here illegally sucking up resources but otherwise not bothering nobody.

They're kind of two different problems that require two different sets of skills and tactics anyway. What's there to fight about?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:27 PM (06Hmj)

334 Walz is dodging by saying the state DOC, which I'm not sure his statement is true even with that qualifier. Even so, that does not include the county jails which are run by the sanctuary jurisdictions of Hennepin county (Minneapolis) and Ramsey county (st paul) among others.

Posted by: Sgt_h at January 26, 2026 03:28 PM (W45oP)

335 Was this the one where Cruz called Trump to tell Trump his tariffs would cause a Republican Election Day bloodbath and Trump said, "Fuck you, Ted?"
Posted by: bonhomme
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Yep. Axios story.

A lot of GOP types in office still live in the corporate Chamber of Commerce mental framework of globalism, world policeman, and cheap labor. In other words, Bushitism.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:28 PM (E4rtv)

336 Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:20 PM (E4rtv)

I think the difference here is that those parties thought that they could win a general election and wanted the current PM out before they lost their chance.

I can't imagine that anyone in Labour believes that today so there's not much leverage to use against Starmer.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:28 PM (ExV1e)

337 Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (E4rtv)

Actually, Whig, the Chagos were uninhabited when they were first discovered. The Chagossians are a mixture of other peoples who were brought from elsewhere as laborers.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:28 PM (77rzZ)

338
Mary Ann!
Posted by: Not Ginger at January 26, 2026 02:59 PM (2Ez/1)

Mary Ann prefers shooting .45 ACP from her longbow...

Discuss.

*slinks away*

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 03:28 PM (y9nCu)

339 330 Didn't Noem and Lewandowski have an affair? And now he's her top advisor?
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)

Yeah, she is a home wrecker and dog killer.
And had too much work done on her face.

Was hot, now not.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at January 26, 2026 03:29 PM (ufFY8)

340 James O'keefe on Megyn Kelly right now. It seems the citizen-thugs (Amtifa?) have taken over the streets and not in a good way. "Show us your ID"; intimidating actions, made them fear for their lives

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (1A8DP)

341 Homan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons have pressed for the administration to put more of an emphasis on detaining illegal immigrants with final deportation orders and a criminal history, Fox News reported in October.

Noem, her top adviser Corey Lewandowski, and Border Patrol Commander-at-large Greg Bovino, on the other hand, have pushed for a more aggressive strategy of targeting everyone in the US illegally and maximizing the number of deportations.

NY Post

Do both.

Posted by: Really? at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (4ektZ)

342 Both views of Rubio and Cruz were correct at that time and now. People change and politicians change especially fast. So if they are doing the right thing, praise them, if not hammer them.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (n5tGW)

343 Noem and Lewandowski give me a strong Trump 45 vibe.

More concerned with clicks and Fuck Snooze hits than doing their job.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (06Hmj)

344 "Walz Agrees to De-Escalate His War Against the United States? Or... Not?" - Ace

The NY Times sez: "Trump Backs Off Criticism of Governor and Sends Border Czar to Lead ICE Operations." As sure as the sun comes up in the east the NY Times will portray Trump as a petulant, weak, mentally ill, or all of the above at the same time.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (HTCU3)

345 James O'keefe on Megyn Kelly right now.

Wait, wut?

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (ufFY8)

346 They're kind of two different problems that require two different sets of skills and tactics anyway. What's there to fight about?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Most of the media just makes up shit about who is up and who is down using their favorite informed anonymous sources say bullshit.

And strong minded people often disagree about tactics versus strategic options. Anyone who has studied history sees that you only have total accordance with Dear Leaders that can have you taken out and shot immediately upon disagreement. Like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, or the Kims in North Korea.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:31 PM (E4rtv)

347 316 lol

Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts after employee leaked Trump tax records; stock falls

Down 9% right now

Posted by: Really?

It's not the 1st time. It's not even the 2nd time. And hundreds of thousand of dollars in punishment has meant almost nothing in as far as integrity of its workforce (including contractors).

home Treasury gov
26 Jan. 2026
In part, “Booz Allen failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data, including the confidential taxpayer information it had access to through its contracts with the Internal Revenue Service.”

Most notably, between 2018 and 2020, Charles Edward Littlejohn — an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton — stole and leaked the confidential tax returns and return information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers. To date, the IRS determined that the data breach affected approximately 406,000 taxpayers. Littlejohn has pled guilty to felony charges for disclosing confidential tax information without authorization."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 03:31 PM (NFX2v)

348 So, we're negotiating with terrorists now?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 03:31 PM (uaYsl)

349 Didn't Noem and Lewandowski have an affair? And now he's her top advisor?
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)
____

Rumors, yes. But they denied it. Who knows what the truth is, but it's pretty standard practice for the left to smear their political enemies with salacious bullshit. If it were true -- and it could be -- I would think there would be undeniable proof of it.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:32 PM (iFTx/)

350 Blonde Scandinavian beach babes vs brunettes in the woods.
Posted by: Cat fight! at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2Ez/1)

The blonde chick is South African.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:32 PM (ExV1e)

351 People need to see it, stay home, get some exercise, read more, get wives and husbands, have kids, play games with them, go to church, and help their neighbors instead of attacking them on behalf of foreign sex criminals from far-flung realms.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 03:14 PM (BI5O2)
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Ok, ok. How about a Board of Chilling Out?

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 26, 2026 03:32 PM (RIvkX)

352 This is pretty typical of Trump. He thinks he "made a deal". You don't make a deal when a political party and multiple states engage in insurrection.

And folks - this line of thinking started with Code Pink. "W" tolerated them. Thanks, again, for nothing.

Posted by: Nope at January 26, 2026 03:32 PM (GvwA4)

353 Didn't Noem and Lewandowski have an affair? And now he's her top advisor?
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)

Isn't everyone in politics fucking everyone else in politics?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (ExV1e)

354 both Minnesota residents and U.S. citizens
Not sure that has to with the price of ICE in Minnesota. They were criminals assaulting law enforcement officers. They're not restricted from shooting dangerous felons because they're citizens. (Also, saying Good was a MN resident I'd disingenuous, at best.)

Posted by: GWB at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (vkuQt)

355 And had too much work done on her face.

--

Not that she's not attractive, because she is. But all I see is plastic face when I see her. It just looks...odd.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (qBdHI)

356 340 James O'keefe on Megyn Kelly right now. It seems the citizen-thugs (Amtifa?) have taken over the streets and not in a good way. "Show us your ID"; intimidating actions, made them fear for their lives
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (1A8DP

If Trump allows Minnesota to stay "sanctuary" and calls off arrests, then MAGA is dead

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (kJmLc)

357 Actually, Whig, the Chagos were uninhabited when they were first discovered. The Chagossians are a mixture of other peoples who were brought from elsewhere as laborers.
Posted by: Bulg

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I kind of doubt this and think it more likely they all died of modern diseases. Either way, they do not exist.

I think the USA should just move in and claim it as Terra Nova.

Make an offer to the descendants of the slaves who have vague claim, and tell UK and Mauritius to pound sand.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (OKjYk)

358 Not that she's not attractive, because she is. But all I see is plastic face when I see her. It just looks...odd.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (qBdHI)

It's almost like she intentionally does her makeup to look like she's had more work done than she actually has.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (06Hmj)

359 Noem and Lewandowski give me a strong Trump 45 vibe.

More concerned with clicks and Fuck Snooze hits than doing their job.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (06Hmj)

They're deported tens of thousands and are at the center of the current kerfuffle. What do you want from them?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:35 PM (ExV1e)

360 "The Left currently likes it, thinks it means their tactics are winning."

Which will only embolden them more.

But something else is off here, this is uncharacteristic of Trump. I would have expected something along the lines off "Just got off the phone with Fat Fraudy, let him know Cell Block C can't wait to meet their new bitch, he cried and begged then cried some more"

But instead he was restrained, like maybe he got Walz to flip on his puppet masters and the whole paid protestor apparatus?

I don't know. But I DO know that predicting Trump's motives is a fool's errand. So I'm going to sit down and keep faith. He's certainly earned that.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 03:35 PM (ciYHQ)

361 Noam seems to be doing a good job to me

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)

362 Also, interestingly, top Antifa lawyers responsible for many lawsuits on behalf of illegals died in a private jet crash yesterday in Maine.

I genuinely hope that that's just a coincidence but it's not one that grieves me greatly.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Fs0KI)

363 If anything, the USA has the strongest claim.

- USA has invested billion in the Island
- USA has used the resources (land) and has posession.

-UK has disclaimed rightful ownership of the land.
-Mauritius never had any claim.
-The Chagosian former slaves have not lived there for generations and never really had a claim. They can be paid off.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (OKjYk)

364 More concerned with clicks and Fuck Snooze hits than doing their job.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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PR is part of the top job and ambition must check ambition.

Hamilton (and even Adam Smith) make the point that ambition can often cause people to do the right things for the wrong reasons.

The question is not how much the Trump team is on TV but rather what are the performance metrics. No one here would believe that we would have such a strong GDP growth while deporting over two million illegals, raising tariffs, and pulling off the Iran nuke attack and Venezuela decapitation strike. In one year.

It is much tougher, in light of total resistance reminiscent of the Confederacy where the Democrats and their hacks in black are doing total RESIST at all levels to try to arrest them all immediately. Takes time, evidence, and key people to flip, to do that. And the GOP to nuke the whole blue slip veto for district court judges and district attorneys in blue states.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (E4rtv)

365 361 Noam seems to be doing a good job to me
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)

Yes

Posted by: night lifted at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (kJmLc)

366 They're deported tens of thousands and are at the center of the current kerfuffle. What do you want from them?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:35 PM (ExV1e)

You're right, that was a bit harsh. It's not like they're doing nothing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (06Hmj)

367 Noooooooood!!!!! More on the church invasion.

Noooooooood!!!!!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ExV1e)

368 Not that she's not attractive, because she is. But all I see is plastic face when I see her. It just looks...odd.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (qBdHI)

It's almost like she intentionally does her makeup to look like she's had more work done than she actually has.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 03:33 PM (06Hmj)
_____

She's 55 years old -- well into middle age -- and doesn't have great skin. If she didn't use a lot of makeup, people would be complaining about her pock marks.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (iFTx/)

369 nood

invasion

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (3uBP9)

370 I was going to put n00d with church but that seemed wrong

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (3uBP9)

371 We can even tell the UK that *they* need to pay off the Chagossians with the money they were gonna five Mauritius.

Fuck you Starmer. My island now. "U. S. A., U. S. A"...

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (OKjYk)

372 Does anyone really believe that Trump doesn't have this retards number ? he who this guy is. Trump does deals with people banks billionaires that are trying to screw him every which way till Sunday he knows how to make deals but he also knows how to come up on top. If any one really thinks that Trump is backing off at this point after we have mayhem in the streets of Minnesota basically from commie insurgents, I would not bet the farm that Trump gave up anything.

Posted by: Ellie Mentry at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (VBSp6)

373

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is actively marching with PAID communist and socialist-funded agitators to "abolish ICE"

Brandon Johnson is one of the WORST mayors in modern history and should resign.

He is BETRAYING his own people!

https://tinyurl.com/yc49ycbb

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 03:37 PM (NpAcC)

374
James O'keefe on Megyn Kelly right now. It seems the citizen-thugs (Amtifa?) have taken over the streets and not in a good way. "Show us your ID"; intimidating actions, made them fear for their lives
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 03:30 PM (1A8DP)

*whistles cheerfully while sharpening sabre*

Posted by: Zombie Marshal Patrice de MacMahon at January 26, 2026 03:38 PM (y9nCu)

375 Noam seems to be doing a good job to me

I drove past a small street corner demonstration yesterday (~30 people) and one of the signs I caught a glance of had her name and a drawing of poop. So yeah, I'd say she's OK.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 03:38 PM (Fs0KI)

376 The Chagosian former slaves have not lived there for generations and never really had a claim. They can be paid off.
Posted by: bob
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The claims of Mauritius stem from British colonial administration for the Chagos there. But, apparently by British law, the existence of a previous Chagos indigenous people forbid the islands from being given away to another unrelated population under existing law.

Not sure of the specifics but that was in part why the House of Lords kept stalling the bill.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:38 PM (E4rtv)

377 nood

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 03:38 PM (N8ZBc)

378 "You don't make a deal when a political party and multiple states engage in insurrection."

I would, to prevent a civil war. But only IF that included they cooperate to take down this highly organized terror cell.

Posted by: Fen at January 26, 2026 03:40 PM (ciYHQ)

379 Bulg
From wiki,
"The Chagossians, also known as Chagos Islanders and Îlois (French: [il.wa]), are an Afro-Asian ethnic group originating from freed African slaves as well as people of Asian (Indian and Malay) descent brought to the Chagos Islands, specifically Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, and the Salomon island chain, in the late 18th century.[6]

Under international law, they are the indigenous peoples of the Chagos archipelago, as they are descended from the earliest human settlers of the islands."

In 2016, the British government rejected the right of the Chagossians to return to the islands after a 45-year legal dispute.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (E4rtv)

380 Did ya ever notice how many folks these days have "bingo cards?" I didn't have that on my bingo card. What's behind the sudden popularity of playing bingo?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 26, 2026 03:41 PM (36PRH)

381 Not sure of the specifics but that was in part why the House of Lords kept stalling the bill.
Posted by: whig

Doesn't matter. Our Islands now.

We do not live in that era anymore. We live in the era of bully empires and we either fight or die.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:42 PM (OKjYk)

382 Under international law, they are the indigenous peoples of the Chagos archipelago, as they are descended from the earliest human settlers of the islands."

Posted by: whig

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You do see how weak this is, right? If they were slaves, then clearly the people who brought them there were the earliest settlers (unless they planned to let the slaves run loose -- there had to be overseers.) That would be the French, IIRC, but they also have not made a claim.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:47 PM (OKjYk)

383 Put another way, what would Xi or Putin do?

They would tell the limeys to get off their stinking island.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM (OKjYk)

384 O'Keefe was the person who got one of Vance's Secret Service detail to spill the beans. So there's that.

Then he has some detailed info on the Antifa types that are running security for the Minneapolis riots. He and his "team?" were followed, threatened, etc. Has some evidence to back up some of the other claims about the encrypted chat app "Signal" being used by MN politicos to coordinate.

He's been a busy boy.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 03:48 PM (qwVdq)

385 247 Bulg
https://tinyurl.com/Trump-Cruz-Vance

Link goes to Axios. Also Axios article is crosslinked at GWP.
Posted by: whig
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Link goes to a sign up page.
Where are the links to the actual tapes?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:51 PM (m24qK)

386 257 I have installed my new car battery without injury. I am mobile again.
Posted by: gp

Cold days ahead. Bring battery inside nightly. Place on nightstand, so you won't forget.

Posted by: Next To The Glass Where You Keep Ypour False Teef at January 26, 2026 03:57 PM (oftw2)

387 Wall-Eye should stranded in the Rainforests for a few Months

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 26, 2026 04:57 PM (wGqjj)

388 ***"Wets" has a specific meaning in British politics. I guess we'd call them "RINOs."***
--

Wets is a bit more direct and accurate allusion.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (m24qK)

Ringleader Behind the Somali Fraud Scandal Says There's No Way that Tim Walz and Jihadi AG Keith Ellison Didn't Know She Was Stealing a Quarter Billion Dollars

That's what I say, too.

HOLY SHIT: Amiee Bock, the mastermind behind the $250 MILLION Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota, claims that top state officials, including Governor Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison, KNEW about the fraud but did nothing to stop it.pic.twitter.com/kjlqf0FNR9
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 22, 2026

Jihadi antifa punk Keith Ellison says you can't trust a fraudster. Fair enough -- I trust my own common sense. There's no way you didn't know, dude.

A quarter. Of a Billion. Dollars.

You didn't know?

You seemed on top of the facts when the Somalis stealing this quarter of a billion dollars asked you to run interference for them in exchange for donations and political support:

BOMBSHELL AUDIO: Democrat AG Keith Ellison bragged about helping indict fraudsters who stole $250 million from a federal child nutrition program.

But newly uncovered audio shows Ellison privately offering support to people tied to the scandal. pic.twitter.com/6QTWxnGvOs
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) April 14, 2025

Fox Business News reporter Elizabeth MacDonald reports on -- get this -- "problems" in the paperwork regarding Ilhan Omar's and her "husband's" sudden $30 million overnight fortune.

Elizabeth MacDonald
@LizMacDonaldFOX

NEWS Major problems discovered in how Ilhan Omar and her husband went from just $16K net worth to suddenly skyrocketing to up to $30M in *just one year.* 1st, there are no SEC records that either her husband, his partner, or their investment firm are registered with the SEC as investment advisers.
The names "Rose Lake Capital" or "Rose Lake Capital LLC" and the names "Tim Mynett" and "Will Hailer" do not show up listed as registered investment advisers with the SEC. Major reporting also doesn't mention any SEC adviser registrations.

Mynett and his partner Hailer have little to no Wall Street experience. They co-founded a political consultancy in DC, E Street Group, and Mynett was a major Democrat fundraiser in Washington, D.C. for about 15 years, where he helped raise more than $100M for Democrats and worked on Omar's 2019 re-election.
Hailer spent nearly two decades in U.S. politics, especially within Democratic Party leadership, including as a senior advisor to the DNC chair.
Mynett's firm would typically be required to file Form ADV and register with the SEC. The reason there could be no SEC forms here may be because, to stay below reporting thresholds, it only advises a small number of high-net-worth or institutional clients, or it advises only VC firms, or it does not use leverage like hedge funds.

That all means his firm is pretty limited in scope-meaning, it still looks more to be a political advisory firm. Which begs the question: How did his limited firm go from little to no assets to $30M AUM in just one year? How did their net worth rocket from just $16K to $30M in just one year?

First, the winery. In 2020, Omar's husband Tim Mynett and his partner Will Hailer launched their California winery, eStCru. Ilhan Omar first disclosed that winery in her government financial disclosures in 2021, where she valued it at between $15K-$50K. She reported the same valuations for 2022 and 2023.

>b>In 2022, Mynett and Hailer then launched Rose Lake Capital, a venture capital management firm, aiming to do "global financial dealmaking." Documents show there is very little to no information about its actual clients, investments and deal history.

Omar valued Rose Lake at only between just one dollar to $1K in her 2022 filings. Omar reported the same valuation range in her 2023 government disclosures.

But then Omar suddenly reported valuations that rocketed higher in just one year, in 2024. Omar reported Rose Lake's value at between $5M--$25M and the winery between $1M--$5M -- contributing to a combined household asset range of $6M--$30M in Omar's 2025 filings.

Below: Trump is denying applications for naturalization for dirty foreign fraudsters found to have illegally registered to vote as aliens.

Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.

Weird, I was told this never happens. pic.twitter.com/ekjqG2AFbC
— Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) January 22, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 01:22 PM

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1 well

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tudvO)

2
This is interesting. Aimee's got nothing to lose now. Bock better watch her Back.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (tudvO)

3 Which of you Morons said Minnedishu should be blockaded?

Let a few more commie timwalz insurrectionists in and then shut EVERYTHING off.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:24 PM (ULPxl)

4 Morticia with coherent first comment. The treatment must be working.

Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta at January 26, 2026 01:25 PM (oftw2)

5 comes squarely under the "Well, duh ... " clause.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Cjt/F)

6 This is a gut check for Bondi and the rest.

The easy way forward is to charge a few of the politician non-entities and leave it at that. Yes, still better then when Shrub would have done but...not much.

You put Ellison and/or Walz in jail though and the world changes. Suddenly every pol in a blue shithole is going to think long and hard about just how safe their current grifts are

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

7 Why would you believe anything a Somali fraud had to say? -- Tim Walz

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (ExV1e)

8 The problem in Minnesota is simple.

They got too greedy and careless.

Round them all up, run them slowly through the justice system, and let them be spit out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (2GVsD)

9 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (LdBR/)

10 Which of you Morons said Minnedishu should be blockaded?

I said wall it off after sending a few hundred thousand new "neighbors" in...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (VE6XX)

11 >>> 7 Why would you believe anything a Somali fraud had to say? -- Tim Walz
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (ExV1e)

He *did* say he wanted white guys prosecuted, didn't he?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (ULPxl)

12 Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.

He says it was accidental and he had forgotten about it.

Any way we can see if he voted in any elections since then? Because I'm to guess their is a ballot in his name, and that he honestly did not cast it himself.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)

13 Eliminate Motor-Voter

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (2GVsD)

14 "Top state officials, including Governor Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison, KNEW about the fraud but did nothing to stop it."

Why should they? They were getting their cut.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (iFTx/)

15 You put Ellison and/or Walz in jail though and the world changes. Suddenly every pol in a blue shithole is going to think long and hard about just how safe their current grifts are
Posted by: 18-1

True. Tough case to make, but a subpoena for emails, phone records, personal accounts, etc. should make that pretty easy... if they're guilty.

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (q6tQZ)

16 I think thats the first picture I've looked at of Ellison. I thought he was of Somali descent; but I also thought it was impossible for a less than 2nd generation Somalian to be stout.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (hhkIi)

17 Waiting for the arrests, trials, and sentencings.

Waiting.

Yeh. "That will never happen." I know!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (oI05U)

18 >>> In 2022, Mynett and Hailer then launched Rose Lake Capital, a venture capital management firm, aiming to do "global financial dealmaking."

I've always liked the word "Rose" in criminal organization names.

Posted by: Hillary at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (3uBP9)

19 The problem in Minnesota is simple.

They got too greedy and careless.

Its been 20 years since a Dem pol was arrested for fraud.

They got lazy because they noticed that it was open season on federal and state dollars and no one was interested in stopping graft...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (sKqQm)

20 Trump told Walz that, if you end your sanctuary policies, then there will be peace.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (HXT0k)

21 What is the court status of the Democrat assassin in MN who claimed Tampon Timmy ordered the murders?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

22 Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (Dv3i1)

23 If you live in a complex in the third-world country of Minnesota, and you have a commie land lord, he can vouch for everybody in his complex that they are American citizens and can vote.

Normal people can vouch for 8 people. But commie landlords can fill out page after page of names for which he or she vouches.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (krQz2)

24 I recall reading somewhere once, that Congress had a bit of difficulty crafting RICO legislation.

Why? Because it is almost impossible to use language or words that aren’t immediately and obviously applicable to Congress itself. LOL

I don’t know that this is true, but I suspect that it is true.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (Bpotg)

25 Its been 20 years since a Dem pol was arrested for fraud.

Blageovich?

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (q6tQZ)

26 For people saying the midterms don’t matter: remember it means Trump will never get another SCOTUS pick. Unless Thomas resigns soon his successor will likely be chosen by a Democrat.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (l3YAf)

27 Brother!

Posted by: the insensible rock at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (jc0TO)

28 >>> 20 Trump told Walz that, if you end your sanctuary policies, then there will be peace.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (HXT0k)

timwalz won't do that. He *can't* do that.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (ULPxl)

29 True. Tough case to make, but a subpoena for emails, phone records, personal accounts, etc. should make that pretty easy... if they're guilty

The best case argument you could make for Ellison is criminal negligence. People from his organization reviewed all these grifting operations and signed off on them.

Start with them and give them the option to flip on Ellison...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

30 The DOJ and ICE need to send an I-9 recertification letter to every one of the CEOs that signed that letter:

You have 60 days to recertify all of your employees are legal residents.
You will be held criminally liable if any are found still employed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (HXT0k)

31 If Omar's marriage to her brother is what got her on the path to citizenship, why hasn't she been kicked out already a year ago?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (oI05U)

32 The problem in Minnesota is simple.

They got too greedy and careless.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (sKqQm)
---
Their graft went so deep it awoke Balrog?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (krQz2)

33 Oh come on, isn't it obvious where Ilan and her fake husband's sudden mega-wealth came from? It's laundered proceeds from the daycare and other scams. The fund has no real investors. The fund is a repository for the kickbacks.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (iFTx/)

34 Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.

He says it was accidental and he had forgotten about it.

I'mma say "Tough shit. Enjoy being deported."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (a+4eV)

35 Aimee, what chu gonna do?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX)

36 Amended -

Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...

Hillary - Rose Law Firm

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (Dv3i1)

37 Gosh this is OT, too good not to share before I get distracted. I just woke up with this thought rumbling through my head:

I have to wonder what is next for China. I think it possible that they will have forced "labor" camps. Think about it -- they have billionaires using USA surrogacy to create "mega-families" of 100's of children (emulating Genghis Kahn!) at very high cost. Those babies become USA citizens.

So now you take those children (male or female) and make them parents of more babies! By force! An entire parallel American population seeded by surrogacy, bred by force, and raised in China. Ready to move in and take over. What is to stop them?

The battle of USA dominance may come down to Chinese drone army v. muslim rat army.

God save us.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (OKjYk)

38 Start with them and give them the option to flip on Ellison...

Fibbie, "This is your chance to get out of jail. want to think on it?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (2GVsD)

39 with a hint of underboob

That's where moss grows, correct?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (McGao)

40 the msm, who fan the flames for them.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

Didja see Olbermann's mindthoughts?

Keith Olbermann
@KeithOlbermann
Governor [Walz],
You have the Minnesota National Guard troops. Deploy them. Arrest the ICE agents. Enforce the laws and defend your people against Trump's Terrorists.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (L/fGl)

41 We don't have to rely solely on Bock or common sense. Scott Stillman is a whistleblower and former DHS fraud investigator. He testified in 2018 before the Minnesota Senate about $100 million worth of fraud he found in the Child Care Assistance Program. Nothing happened.

Even more recently there was a 2026 House Oversight Committee hearing by Minnesota state lawmakers describing hundreds of DHS state employees who reported fraud and were ignored, demoted, transferred, or fired.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (Yp6az)

42 Its been 20 years since a Dem pol was arrested for fraud.

Blageovich?
Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (q6tQZ)
---
For leverage against party favorite Barack Obama.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (krQz2)

43 He says it was accidental and he had forgotten about it.

Any way we can see if he voted in any elections since then? Because I'm to guess their is a ballot in his name, and that he honestly did not cast it himself.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)

Even if he didn’t vote, he needs to be deported. I don’t want him here in the first place, and he’s already broken the law.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l3YAf)

44 I do hope any Morons in the timwalz zone have a way to get out if needed.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (ULPxl)

45
National Guard in St Paul is giving coffee and doughnuts to protesters.

WTH

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (3ek7K)

46 How could the Walz bureaucracy not know cutting a hundred millions of dollars checks?
Enough money to feed all of Minnesota

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (Ia/+0)

47 28 >>> 20 Trump told Walz that, if you end your sanctuary policies, then there will be peace.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (HXT0k)

timwalz won't do that. He *can't* do that.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (ULPxl)

Why can't he?

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (SSiCQ)

48 National Guard arrest ICE agents?

Tite 10 the MN ANG and ARNG.

Take the cudgel out of Tampon Timmy's soft flabby hands.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)

49 Keith Olbermann
@KeithOlbermann
Governor [Walz],
You have the Minnesota National Guard troops. Deploy them. Arrest the ICE agents. Enforce the laws and defend your people against Trump's Terrorists.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (L/fGl)
---
He wants Minnesota go into full insurrection. Because that's what happens if the state NG are used against the federal government.

He should climb back into his bathtub.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (krQz2)

50 >>> 30 The DOJ and ICE need to send an I-9 recertification letter to every one of the CEOs that signed that letter:

You have 60 days to recertify all of your employees are legal residents.
You will be held criminally liable if any are found still employed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (HXT0k)

Send OSHA inspectors, EPA inspectors, IRS auditors... could be fun.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (ULPxl)

51 Oh, Keith's rubber duckie told him to say that.

He doesn't really mean it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (06Hmj)

52 Knew about it? They were all in on it. Waltz probably got the VP nod because of his access to all that fraud money. Not he like brought anything else to the table.

Posted by: brak at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (jGJov)

53 I guess if you don't register with the SEC then you don't get investigated by the SEC. But you're and investment advisor? Sounds like, get this, just maybe the LLC was created to have an explanation for ill gotten gains from Somali Daycare and Transportation R Us.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (n5tGW)

54 30, yeah, this!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (Cjt/F)

55 Which begs the question: How did his limited firm go from little to no assets to $30M AUM in just one year? How did their net worth rocket from just $16K to $30M in just one year?

--------------

"Pikers."

/Hunter Biden, Esquire

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (5e9G/)

56 >> So now you take those children (male or female) and make them parents of more babies! By force! An entire parallel American population seeded by surrogacy, bred by force, and raised in China. Ready to move in and take over. What is to stop them?

India is already doing this through the H1b program. Trump refused to expel 600k Chinese students because it would mean less money for Bolshie universities.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (l3YAf)

57 Keith's rubber duck suffers Stockholm Syndrome.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (2GVsD)

58 He should climb back into his bathtub.
Posted by: Axeman

With a razor

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (q6tQZ)

59 To quote a Moron, the Democrats haven't been this mad since the last time we freed their slaves.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (jc0TO)

60 Why can't he?
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (SSiCQ)

They whacked a legislator.

not much of a stretch to whack a governor after that.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (06Hmj)

61 13 Eliminate Motor-Voter
Posted by: Anna Puma
=====
A lot of things become possible if the filibuster is no more. That is why the right has traditionally opposed removing it but the left has kept eroding it.

If the right simply changed it to restore the old talking filibuster prior to 1970's rule change, you would see a lot less of that as elderly senators would not be able to endure it.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (E4rtv)

62 National Guard in St Paul is giving coffee and doughnuts to protesters.

WTH

Posted by: fourseason

Kill them with kindness?
Provide them with less than lethal things to throw in the NG's faces so the NG will have an excuse to beat them?
Just doing what they were told by their current chain of command?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (a+4eV)

63 I think we can all agree that Minnesota - or at last, Minneapolis - stinks on ice.

Posted by: Paco at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (2L+MU)

64 22 Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (Dv3i1)

Wasn't Hillary also involved in a 'Rose' something law firm back in the Arkansas days?

Maybe it's a code word....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (QGaXH)

65 BTW

Shut up Wesley

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (2GVsD)

66 Just keep hitting the bastards. The left never stops but given the crimes and lies they've committed you can't at least keep them off base and message. You might not get convictions but you can fight nonetheless

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (e4I2N)

67 Ilhan got her citizenship by claiming to be the daughter of someone who was granted citizenship. She married her gay brother (not sure if actual or son of the fake father) to get him citizenship. I think the gay dude went back to UK to get away from the bitch.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (hhkIi)

68 The FNM is in an odd position with Vance Luther Boelter.

They claim he was a right wing assassin and argue Walz did even know who he appointed to an office which is the old "we aren't evil was are incompetent" standard the left often fails back on.

But then they claim that Boelter's confession that Walz ordered him to do it is the signs of a crazy man.

So which is it then? Is he a loon like Jared Lee Loughner or an assassin?

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

69 There is a reason Walz was picked in 2024, and it wasn't his personality. He raised a massive amount of money in a couple of days, unheard of for a nobody.

He is skimming billions of dollars from the fraud in that state, and helping to fund the democrat party nationwide.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (0U5gm)

70 >> The DOJ and ICE need to send an I-9 recertification letter to every one of the CEOs that signed that letter

It’s on my desk!

Posted by: Pam Blondi at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (l3YAf)

71 Normal people can vouch for 8 people. But commie landlords can fill out page after page of names for which he or she vouches.
Posted by: Axeman

Mahmud Achmed Mohammed
Abul Achmed Muhammed
Muhammed Achmed
Mustafa Achmed
Mohammed Mohammed
Abdulluh bin Abdulluh
Phil McCraken
Fred Flinstone
Dino Flintstone
Hugo Slavia
Ben Dover
......

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Dv3i1)

72 Aimee's got nothing to lose now. Bock better watch her Back.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM

Remember not to leave the cake out in the rain.

Posted by: Fort March Park at January 26, 2026 01:35 PM (0sNs1)

73 Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (ULPxl)

Thinking thathalfrican & Walter Freeman, they're in Minneapolis/St Paul. There are others outside of the cities.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (NcvvS)

74 We're going to find out real soon which senators are on our side and which aren't.

>>But Senate Republicans aren’t willing to cave to Democrats’ demands, especially given how high a priority funding the agency is for the administration and how fast the Friday deadline to fund the government is approaching.

https://tinyurl.com/2hez3ue3

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (viF8m)

75 And time is running out.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (dK+Kv)

======

It's really not.

DHS is fully funded until 2029 because of the OBBB.

The midterms won't change any of this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (GBKbO)

I wasn't speaking on an artificial timeline say set by midterms.

This leftist terroristic behavior must be crushed.

BLM wasn't and it became SOP, regardless of elections (midterms or otherwise). And they adapted and improved upon the baseline SOP.

Now this (last thread subject matter) will become SOP.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (dK+Kv)

76 >>> 47
==
timwalz won't do that. He *can't* do that.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (ULPxl)

Why can't he?
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (SSiCQ)

Besides his timwalzed sense of pride, I suspect he would end up like that other MN politician who dared to vote against using state medical funds for illegals.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (ULPxl)

77
Blageovich and Cold Cash Jefferson

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

78 62 National Guard in St Paul is giving coffee and doughnuts to protesters.

WTH

Posted by: fourseason

Kill them with kindness?
Provide them with less than lethal things to throw in the NG's faces so the NG will have an excuse to beat them?
Just doing what they were told by their current chain of command?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (a+4eV)

I don't see any quotes from N-Guardsmen - I'll bet they're like the jeep driver in the original MASH movie...'g**d*** army'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (QGaXH)

79 Even more recently there was a 2026 House Oversight Committee hearing by Minnesota state lawmakers describing hundreds of DHS state employees who reported fraud and were ignored, demoted, transferred, or fired.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM

Repeated for those that suggest that all of Minnesota should be held accountable for this corruption.

Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (F3Dlr)

80 Rose Lake, Rosemont.

Tomayto, tomahto, no?

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (3ImbR)

81 @reddit_lies
·
Follow
Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.

Weird, I was told this never happens.

=======

He says it was a mistake...he never says if he voted or not.

Still, this isn't Marco Rubio himself denying things because Trump is over his shoulder, this is workerbees in the State Department doing their jobs right.

It's a good sign.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (GBKbO)

82 Don't forget me.

Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed Durka Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (jc0TO)

83 Yeah if Tim welches out now, cement galoshes are the kindest thing his most ardent supporters would do to him.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (2GVsD)

84 Aimee's got nothing to lose now."

Ai-mee, what you gonna do?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (XuXeR)

85 Just doing what they were told by their current chain of command?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:34 PM (a+4eV)

Smart crowd control.

The NG is just there to keep shit from getting rowdy. They don't give a rat's ass about law enforcement, or illegals, or ICE, or protesting, or any of it.

Fuck it. Relax. Have a donut.

And don't make me have to schwack you.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (06Hmj)

86 There have already addressed her claims saying she is a liar, cheater and a fraudster who can't be trusted. And they are correct to a point.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (0N4FZ)

87 52 Knew about it? They were all in on it. Waltz probably got the VP nod because of his access to all that fraud money. Not he like brought anything else to the table.
Posted by: brak

Masculine energy, and
.
.
.
Jazz Hands!!!!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Dv3i1)

88
Amended -

Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...

Hillary - Rose Law Firm

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM

Rose City antifa?

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (tljrc)

89 Keith Olbermann
@KeithOlbermann
Governor [Walz],
You have the Minnesota National Guard troops. Deploy them. Arrest the ICE agents. Enforce the laws and defend your people against Trump's Terrorists.
---

Please OH PLEASE Tampon Timah do this. PLEASE!

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (xvV+O)

90 50 >>> 30 The DOJ and ICE need to send an I-9 recertification letter to every one of the CEOs that signed that letter:

You have 60 days to recertify all of your employees are legal residents.
You will be held criminally liable if any are found still employed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (HXT0k)

Send OSHA inspectors, EPA inspectors, IRS auditors... could be fun.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
======
I-9 forms are submitted by the employee to the employer individually. Have to be retained if a business wants to use safe harbor provisions of Simpson Mazzoli that they checked the id provided. After the employee is hired, then the law does not provide any means to recheck them for employers.

In fact, an employee that was presented with recertification could probably sue the employer for discrimination. Far safer to just fire the employee for other reasons.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (E4rtv)

91 The suet cake that we put out for the birds is still largely untouched. Weird.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (77rzZ)

92 Normal people can vouch for 8 people. But commie landlords can fill out page after page of names for which he or she vouches.

I've noticed in the blue states whenever there is a voter ballot item submitted they don't like that they go over the people that signed it with a fine tooth comb and of course always find a bunch of fake names.

But the seem people will tell you the voter rolls are 100% pure...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

93 Its been 20 years since a Dem pol was arrested for fraud.

Blageovich?
Posted by: MkY

"Former U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. served time in federal prison after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds for personal expenses like a $40,000 Rolex and furniture, receiving a 30-month sentence in 2013, and was released in 2015 to a halfway house after serving about half his term, focusing on public service and seeking pardons for himself and others since his release."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (XeU6L)

94 Don't forget me.

Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed Durka Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed

Of the Islamabad Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed Durka Mohammed Mohammed Mohammeds?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Riz8t)

95 Also *Rose* from Titanic.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (krQz2)

96 Amended -

Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...

Hillary - Rose Law Firm
***********************
Amendment to the amended:

Jalen Rose, college basketball player at Michigan, Fab Five, biggest cheating scandal in college basketball history.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (Y1sOo)

97 89 Keith Olbermann
@KeithOlbermann
Governor [Walz],
You have the Minnesota National Guard troops. Deploy them. Arrest the ICE agents. Enforce the laws and defend your people against Trump's Terrorists.

What "laws" would that be Keith ?
---

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (VE6XX)

98 I am sure Bondi will run to Fox News to talk all about this and do nothing

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (PYyV9)

99 We're going to find out real soon which senators are on our side and which aren't.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (viF8m)
~~~~

Not sure, but I think it was Dana Perino who said on FOX this morning that DHS is already fully funded through 2029. Hopefully she's correct.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (3ImbR)

100 I'd estimate about 95% of these Feed The Children NGO's are scams. Just look at the picture of poor kids, anywhere. Despite the heartfelt pleas about kids going to school and bed hungry I never any that look less than well fed.

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (GUOwU)

101 >>I wasn't speaking on an artificial timeline say set by midterms.

There's nothing artifical about the Friday deadline. When they agreed to reopen the government last year with a CR it only funded the government until January 31. That would be Saturday.

Since last Friday Democrat Senators have been threatening to tear up their agreement and not vote to for the new spending bills unless major changes are made to DHS funding.

Clock is ticking.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (viF8m)

102 Dismantling this shadow government the Democrats have built over decades was never going to be easy.

Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (YwEeS)

103 Virginia is for Animal Farm lovers:

https://tinyurl.com/mtzd7mxz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (oI05U)

104 voter rolls are 100% pure..."

Better than Ivory Soap!

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XuXeR)

105 Please OH PLEASE Tampon Timah do this. PLEASE!
Posted by: Jukin
=====
That would be a casus belli because Trump could legitimately claim an Insurrection at that point.

I don't think Timmy has the guts because he would be tried by a tribunal, not a civil jury in that case.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (E4rtv)

106 I'm speechless - this is the DFL's response to the feds request to hand over their voter records. "Fuck off."

https://tinyurl.com/4thedyn2

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (I7J98)

107 I am sure Bondi will run to Fox News to talk all about this and do nothing

I'm not a Bondi fan, but this really is her moment to put up or shut up.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)

108 Wars of the Roses.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)

109 After the employee is hired, then the law does not provide any means to recheck them for employers.

I suppose that would be the case at normal companies.

Places where anyone might be changing job classification have to recheck them if there's even a one-day break in service.

Which causes a heck of a lot of paperwork for universities, I tell you what.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (a+4eV)

110 I'm speechless - this is the DFL's response to the feds request to hand over their voter records. "Fuck off."

Remember if there is no fraud they can release the records and rub Trump's nose in it - just like the Republicans did with FL and the '00 election.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

111 Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.

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Califzuela hardest hit.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (5e9G/)

112 I'd estimate about 95% of these Feed The Children NGO's are scams. Just look at the picture of poor kids, anywhere"

"see, this is sand. In one hundred years you know what this will be? SAND"

/Sam K, speaking truth

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (XuXeR)

113 If MN has nothing to hide...

Pssst they have everything to hide.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (2GVsD)

114 Fuck it. Relax. Have a donut.
And don't make me have to schwack you.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Ok, but are we talkin' the real glazed donuts? Or those gawd-awful cake ones?
* also, Schwacking Donuts is a band waiting to happen

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (mlg/3)

115 >Not sure, but I think it was Dana Perino who said on FOX this morning that DHS is already fully funded through 2029. Hopefully she's correct.

>>The U.S. government is currently funded through January 30, 2026, and if Congress does not pass a new funding bill by then, a partial government shutdown could occur. This situation arises from ongoing disputes over funding, particularly related to the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (viF8m)

116 102 Dismantling this shadow government the Democrats have built over decades was never going to be easy.
Posted by: steevy
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Better to refer to the criminal cartel named Democrat party. Shadow governments have no legitimacy because that is the reason they are in the shadows. Democrat party is behaving remarkably like the cartels did and do in Colombia and Mexico.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (E4rtv)

117 >>Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (QGaXH)

ARiK, the actor was Bobby Troup, Horde favourite, Dr Early on Emergency!, and husband of Jack Webb's ex-wife, Julie London, who played Dixie McCall, RN, on the show.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NcvvS)

118 Rose City

Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (jnZe8)

119 Maybe The Plan™ is to get the fraudsters to turn on each other?

Somewhat of a piss poor plan, but it might be better than nothing... which seems to be the current plan regarding the billions of dollars stolen by Minnesota politicos.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (qwVdq)

120 31 If Omar's marriage to her brother is what got her on the path to citizenship, why hasn't she been kicked out already a year ago?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (oI05U)

My understanding is it's the other way around - she was here and married him so he could get here.....

Wasn't she also married to some other Somali guy who she divorced to marry current husband - and wasn't he married also?

They deserve each other...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (QGaXH)

121 >>> 105 Please OH PLEASE Tampon Timah do this. PLEASE!
Posted by: Jukin
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That would be a casus belli because Trump could legitimately claim an Insurrection at that point.

I don't think Timmy has the guts because he would be tried by a tribunal, not a civil jury in that case.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (E4rtv)

OrangeManBad is going to squeeze the little asshoe until he, or someone else who thinks they are SMAHHHRRT, does something Stunning and Brave.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ULPxl)

122 101 >>I wasn't speaking on an artificial timeline say set by midterms.

There's nothing artifical about the Friday deadline. When they agreed to reopen the government last year with a CR it only funded the government until January 31. That would be Saturday.

Since last Friday Democrat Senators have been threatening to tear up their agreement and not vote to for the new spending bills unless major changes are made to DHS funding.

Clock is ticking.

As I said to TJM earlier, I wish you guys would get together and achieve consensus on this matter. That's not sarcasm, it's that I don't know the correct answer and you two seem to be paying more attention to it than I have.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (Riz8t)

123 What "laws" would that be Keith ?
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Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (VE6XX)
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The LARP laws of a "Sanctuary district" that pretends that federal officers can't do their job in your fiefdom.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (krQz2)

124 Schwacking Donuts is a band waiting to happen"

They need some Schweddy Balls...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (XuXeR)

125 So Keith wants to start the American Civil War II

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Ia/+0)

126 Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...

Hillary - Rose Law Firm
~~~~~

The Rose Revolution was 2003, Georgia.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (3ImbR)

127 But Democrats knew when Trump overvalued his property by a few thousand dollars.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (E0p3T)

128 I'd estimate about 95% of these Feed The Children NGO's are scams. Just look at the picture of poor kids, anywhere"

About 10 years ago or so I remember there was a scandal when it became public knowledge there are few restrictions on how charities actually spend their money, whatever they claim their goal is.

That scandal of course disappeared without any real changes to that open loop hole...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

129 He says it was a mistake...he never says if he voted or not.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

-----------------

It doesn't matter.
We are at war, but even during times of peace there are "innocent" victims. -- That one innocent man punished so that 10 guilty do not go free.

It is necessary that even the clueless who get registered are punished (severely) otherwise the criminals who intentionally sign them up will keep doing it.

This is a basic premise of contract law - the law must uphold the conditions to allow an ordered society. If we do not punish the migrant, and can't punish the politicians who make those mistakes easy, then we can not punish anyone and chaos will result.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (OKjYk)

130 Now that I think about it, There's a whole lot of Rose

Posted by: banana AC/DC Dream at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (3uBP9)

131 Just a reminder

This is the same Democrat Party and media that said only Gaylord and the Feds could enforce immigration law.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:43 PM (2GVsD)

132 she was here and married him so he could get here.....

Wasn't she also married to some other Somali guy who she divorced to marry current husband - and wasn't he married also?"

*I'm my own GrandPa*

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:43 PM (XuXeR)

133 Realize that Walz was vetted by the DNC.

Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 01:43 PM (jnZe8)

134 >>As I said to TJM earlier, I wish you guys would get together and achieve consensus on this matter. That's not sarcasm, it's that I don't know the correct answer and you two seem to be paying more attention to it than I have.

All you have to do is use your favorite search engine. Everyone knew when they signed the CR that it was only to fund the government through the end of January.

Schumer and other Democrat Senators have been talking about nothing else for days now.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:43 PM (viF8m)

135 I am sure Bondi will run to Fox News to talk all about this and do nothing
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM

Given this uncharacteristic level of cynicism, are you sure you're under-29?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (0sNs1)

136 National Guard in St Paul is giving coffee and doughnuts to protesters.

WTH

Posted by: fourseason

Kill them with kindness?

Ah. The old poisoned doughnut trick. Carry on.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (Yp6az)

137 I know that I'm p*ssing into the wind but "begs the question" does NOT mean "raises the question." It means to present as an argument the conclusion that you're arguing for.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (i7atK)

138 I'm speechless - this is the DFL's response to the feds request to hand over their voter records. "Fuck off."

https://tinyurl.com/4thedyn2

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 01:39 PM (I7J9

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Make Minnesomalia A Territory Again!

And make Tom Homan the Military Governor ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (5e9G/)

139 He says it was a mistake...he never says if he voted or not."

Awww. See, it was just a tiny little mistook.... you meanies.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (XuXeR)

140 We can trade Minnesota and a player to be named later to Canada for Alberta.

Posted by: brak at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (jGJov)

141 Invest stronk into sandbag stonks.

Posted by: sifty boones at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (D3O7T)

142 @74 Schumer cant afford another screw up as leader. He's caved twice according to the left and another screw up would make him gone

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (e4I2N)

143 Political earthquake rocks the nation's capital:

At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection

https://is.gd/q7DIcn

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (Riz8t)

144 The democrats were willing to kill one of their own for voting to stop medicare funds to illegals. They will kill anyone who cooperates with the federal investigation.

This is an existential threat to the democrats.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (0U5gm)

145 Ah. The old poisoned doughnut trick. Carry on."

Hey, this sugar tastes like Miralax...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (XuXeR)

146 129 It doesn't matter.
We are at war, but even during times of peace there are "innocent" victims. -- That one innocent man punished so that 10 guilty do not go free.

It is necessary that even the clueless who get registered are punished (severely) otherwise the criminals who intentionally sign them up will keep doing it.

This is a basic premise of contract law - the law must uphold the conditions to allow an ordered society. If we do not punish the migrant, and can't punish the politicians who make those mistakes easy, then we can not punish anyone and chaos will result.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (OKjYk)

======

Well, I do go on and say that it's workerbees at the State Department doing the right thing.

I agree.

Want to be an American citizen? Want to be naturalized? Gotta cross those t's and dot those lower case j's.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (GBKbO)

147 Is the coffee or the doughnuts loaded with Ex-Lax?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (2GVsD)

148 Brofo's relations:

Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi: Omar was engaged to Hirsi in 2002, and although they did not legally marry at the time, they had two children together before splitting in 2008. They reunited in 2012, had a third child, and were legally married in 2018 before divorcing in 2019.

Her brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi: Omar was legally married to Elmi from 2009 to 2017

Tim Mynett: Omar married political consultant Tim Mynett in March 2020.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

149

Anna,

That would be great

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:45 PM (3ek7K)

150 I know that I'm p*ssing into the wind but "begs the question" does NOT mean "raises the question." It means to present as an argument the conclusion that you're arguing for.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (i7atK)

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Logical Fallacies 101 FTW!

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 01:45 PM (5e9G/)

151 So Keith wants to start the American Civil War II

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Ia/+0)
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His ill temper makes him especially stupid.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:45 PM (krQz2)

152 >> At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection

DEI Hire to Retire

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (l3YAf)

153 76 >>> 47
==
timwalz won't do that. He *can't* do that.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (ULPxl)

Why can't he?
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (SSiCQ)

Besides his timwalzed sense of pride, I suspect he would end up like that other MN politician who dared to vote against using state medical funds for illegals.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (ULPxl)

Thanks. I see that he won't. But the levers might exist.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (SSiCQ)

154 JUST IN: Trump Reveals Walz Is Ready To Cooperate With ICE, Homan After ‘Very Good’ Phone Call

https://tinyurl.com/4p6k42fd

Let's party like it's 2020 again.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (abIsI)

155 It's the difference between budgets and appropriations.

DHS is budgeted through 2029. All that's really left is the formality of appropriations.

Senate Democrats hanging their asses out for another month to deny appropriations to DHS outside of the funding level set by the OBBB is fine by me.

They accomplished so much from the last shutdown.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (GBKbO)

156 >>@74 Schumer cant afford another screw up as leader. He's caved twice according to the left and another screw up would make him gone

The solution is simple. End the filibuster. If and when Democrats retake the Senate they are going to do it anyway. Might as well do it now and fund the gov't and pass the SAVE Act along with a bunch of other stuff to codify Trump's EOs.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (viF8m)

157 How could the Walz bureaucracy not know cutting a hundred millions of dollars checks?
Enough money to feed all of Minnesota
Posted by: Skip

They knew, but it was federal money and it benefited them so it was fine.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (qo38o)

158 143 Political earthquake rocks the nation's capital:

At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection

https://is.gd/q7DIcn
Posted by: Archimedes

Congratulations! I hope sincerely that she enjoy her few remaining months of retirement with her donors.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (Dv3i1)

159 The suet cake that we put out for the birds is still largely untouched. Weird.
——-

Is it Chinesium “Suet”? Would not be surprised.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (Fbq7X)

160 I know that I'm p*ssing into the wind but "begs the question" does NOT mean "raises the question." It means to present as an argument the conclusion that you're arguing for.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (i7atK)
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Thank you.

Anybody can use "poses the question" for that.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:46 PM (krQz2)

161 You can't always lick what you want.

Posted by: Ariana Grande at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (0sNs1)

162 I know that I'm p*ssing into the wind but "begs the question" does NOT mean "raises the question." It means to present as an argument the conclusion that you're arguing for.

Posted by: Oddbob

I try never to use that phrase since I know I'm invariably going to use it incorrectly.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (77rzZ)

163 Waiting for the arrests, trials, and sentencings.

Waiting.

Yeh. "That will never happen." I know!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (oI05U)

So... another thread filled with posts saying that all our problems would be solved if only Pam Bondi were competent and willing to enforce the law?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (ExV1e)

164 >>> National Guard in St Paul is giving coffee and doughnuts to protesters.

WTH

Posted by: fourseason

Kill them with kindness?

Ah. The old poisoned doughnut trick. Carry on.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (Yp6az)

Poisoned? No. But all the protestors will, at a later date, recieve a photograph of members of ICE posing with each of the donuts.

Posted by: banana members Dream at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (3uBP9)

165 87 52 Knew about it? They were all in on it. Waltz probably got the VP nod because of his access to all that fraud money. Not he like brought anything else to the table.
Posted by: brak

Masculine energy, and
.
.
.
Jazz Hands!!!!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Dv3i1)

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (SSiCQ)

166 Ah yes, Eleanor Holmes Norton. Her stupidity is of such magnitude that Maisey Hiron only dreams of reaching those heights.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (2GVsD)

167
So the witches wearing a rag on their heads. Do they ever wash their hair and the nasty rags they wear.

I bet they stink to high heaven.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (3ek7K)

168 Isn't Menendez and wife still in Fed prison in NJ?

Posted by: Lock Them ALL Up! at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (oftw2)

169 Well, I do go on and say that it's workerbees at the State Department doing the right thing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Oh, I was agreeing with you as well. I just wanted to add that "innocent" is no excuse. They are not victims of overzealous enforcement, they are victims of corrupt politicians who came up with these automatic registration schemes.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (OKjYk)

170 Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Or a communist.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (06Hmj)

171 Schumer and other Democrat Senators have been talking about nothing else for days now.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:43 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

I think she said it was part of the Big Beautiful Bill. Does that mean it doesn't matter what the bill says if they refuse to sign another CR?

Not a lawyer/congresscritter, and didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (3ImbR)

172 But then Omar suddenly reported valuations that rocketed higher in just one year, in 2024. Omar reported Rose Lake's value at between $5M--$25M and the winery between $1M--$5M -- contributing to a combined household asset range of $6M--$30M in Omar's 2025 filings.

That is a lot of money, I wonder who they were a pass-through for money laundering.
You know, running an investment firm like that is so profitable, it is no surprise that people like Epstein and Bankman-Fried got into them.

Oh, wait, they were laundering money. Never mind

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)

173 @156 agreed. The Republican senators will hide behind Senatorial tradition and " that's not who we are"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (e4I2N)

174 Isn't Menendez and wife still in Fed prison in NJ?/i]

He wasn't arrested for corruption, he was arrested for disagreeing with Obama on Iran

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (sKqQm)

175 >> Is it Chinesium “Suet”?

“Why is there a fingernail and a ‘Free Hong Kong’ button in my suet block?”

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:49 PM (l3YAf)

176 114 Fuck it. Relax. Have a donut.
And don't make me have to schwack you.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Ok, but are we talkin' the real glazed donuts? Or those gawd-awful cake ones?
* also, Schwacking Donuts is a band waiting to happen
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (mlg/3)

I would like a doughnut.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:49 PM (SSiCQ)

177 I thought it means "avoids the question" by wrongly assuming it already answered.

Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 01:49 PM (E0p3T)

178 So... another thread filled with posts saying that all our problems would be solved if only Pam Bondi were competent and willing to enforce the law?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (ExV1e)
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You're forgetting the role of judges in this.

Judicial feudalism is a problem.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:49 PM (krQz2)

179 MN Gov. Walz: I'm shocked! Shocked to find that fraud is going on in here.

MN AG Ellison: Your cut, sir.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (wVcYX)

180 I thought it means "avoids the question" by wrongly assuming it already answered.
Posted by: ... at January 26, 2026 01:49 PM (E0p3T)
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That's close. But it technically means something like.

If you grant me that there is a God, then God exists.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (krQz2)

181 More judges need to be sentenced like Dugan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (2GVsD)

182 162 I know that I'm p*ssing into the wind but "begs the question" does NOT mean "raises the question." It means to present as an argument the conclusion that you're arguing for.

Posted by: Oddbob

I try never to use that phrase since I know I'm invariably going to use it incorrectly.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (77rzZ)

#metoo

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (SSiCQ)

183
Oh, wait, they were laundering money. Never mind/i]

There are many vehicles for laundering money. Another one popular with the elites is the fine art scam.

How much is fine art worth? Well, whatever you pay for it. So get your target to paint some trash, or just get another friend to sell him actual art at a discount, then you buy it for a much higher amount.

You've just legally bribed your target. And yes Hunter Biden dabbled in this.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (sKqQm)

184 Rosebud.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:51 PM (SSiCQ)

185 >>Not a lawyer/congresscritter, and didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express.

You don't have to be either. First article that came up when I searched on "government shutdown 2026

>>Lawmakers exploring options for DHS bill to avoid government shutdown

>>ByTed Barrett, Lauren Fox, CNN CNNWire logo
Monday, January 26, 2026 12:37PM

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

186 >> But all the protestors will, at a later date, recieve a photograph of members of ICE posing with each of the donuts.

“Wow, I can’t believe he fit 7 donuts on it..”

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (l3YAf)

187 Well one of the protestors isn't vegan.

they bit the finger off an ICE agent.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (2GVsD)

188 Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Or a communist.

Boo. Your poem doesn't even rhyme.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (Yp6az)

189 137 I know that I'm p*ssing into the wind but "begs the question" does NOT mean "raises the question." It means to present as an argument the conclusion that you're arguing for.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (i7atK)

You're not p*ssing into the wind with this. Some of us are trying to get it.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (SSiCQ)

190 "Beg the question" came from the Socratic dialogue method, where someone would make a proposition and then be subject to questioning where he would defend his proposition.

Socrates himself said something that translates best as "ask for the initial thing". This is what has become "begging the question".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (w6EFb)

191 Whoever replaces Eleanor Holmes Norton will likely be a better driver. Same level of leftist idiocy however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (e4I2N)

192 So... another thread filled with posts saying that all our problems would be solved if only Pam Bondi were competent and willing to enforce the law?
I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:47

Other than this blog have there been calls for Bondi's resignation by conservatives in the real world?

Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (F3Dlr)

193 Posted by: Oddbob at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (i7atK)

>>Anybody can use "poses the question" for that.

Not one person in a thousand in the US today can describe a logical fallacy. Axeman, you have the correct version ... but 'begs the question' sounds so much more intellectual. Sad.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (NcvvS)

194 JUST IN: Trump Reveals Walz Is Ready To Cooperate With ICE, Homan After ‘Very Good’ Phone Call

Tim...
You hear me breathing on the other line? Good.
You’ve got one sunrise left to decide.
Tomorrow morning, I want to see you on every screen in Minnesota—ICE, federal agents, full-throated support. Not a whisper. Not a hedge. A goddamn endorsement carved in stone. You don’t? Then understand this: I don’t send messages twice. Your security detail? They’ll look the other way when the real visitors arrive. Your donors? They’ll vanish like smoke. Your wife’s charity events, your kids’ school, that quiet lake house you think nobody knows about—they stop being safe the second the sun comes up and you haven’t spoken. I’ve buried bigger men than you for smaller slights. This isn’t negotiation. This isn’t politics.
This is survival. Do what I say.

Or disappear.
You’ve got till dawn.
Sleep tight, Governor.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (cYBz/)

195 So... another thread filled with posts saying that all our problems would be solved if only Pam Bondi were competent and willing to enforce the law?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Give her time. Trust the plan.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (abIsI)

196 Too many people (including Trump) trying to walk on eggshells. This is why nothing will happen.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (g8Ew8)

197 Well this should kick off a few dozen hearings and commissions and "congressional investigations" and committee meetings and subpoenas and depositions and testimonies and Strongly Worded Letters, etc.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (V362x)

198 187 Well one of the protestors isn't vegan.

they bit the finger off an ICE agent.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Gollum is protesting deportations from Mordoropolis?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Dv3i1)

199 Daily Mail reporting that Trump is pulling ICE out of MN, and Walz saying local police will investigate the nurse shooting.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (0sNs1)

200 Funny video I saw of a woman who says she is trying to emigrate to another country and all the hoops she has to jump through and how hard it is but it's worth it because the USA is fascist because of it's immigration laws. And that she will be happy to assimilate to their culture.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (n5tGW)

201 Now playing A Clockwork Orange. Whole album, that is if it even exist.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (EyfuW)

202 What people don’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter if DHS *was* fully funded. The Dems are now demanding to defund and they have leverage by shutting the gov’t down again.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (l3YAf)

203 I try never to use that phrase since I know I'm invariably going to use it incorrectly.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (77rzZ)

---
It's also called "Assuming the Consequent". Or starting out with an inherent reliance on your conclusion.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (krQz2)

204 If you grant me that there is a God, then God exists.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (krQz2)

That's only one verb mood away from an ontological argument, there, isn't it?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (06Hmj)

205 Other than this blog have there been calls for Bondi's resignation by conservatives in the real world?
Posted by: old chick

Yes. On 'X' Bondi is the next coming of the antichrist.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (abIsI)

206 Well one of the protestors isn't vegan.

they bit the finger off an ICE agent.

Then: Of course it is an insurrection - they pushed cops!

Now: Meh, he's got like 9 more fingers what is the big deal?

Posted by: The left at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)

207 117 >>Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (QGaXH)

ARiK, the actor was Bobby Troup, Horde favourite, Dr Early on Emergency!, and husband of Jack Webb's ex-wife, Julie London, who played Dixie McCall, RN, on the show.
Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NcvvS)

Nazdar - thank you!

Julie London - another crush from my early teens....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (QGaXH)

208 do you think the Minnesota play is to attack Trump so when they get arrested for fraud they can claim it was all political?

Posted by: Inogame at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (53oGX)

209

Trump is removing ICE from Minnesota?

Article at Daily Mail

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (3ek7K)

210 What people don’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter if DHS *was* fully funded. The Dems are now demanding to defund and they have leverage by shutting the gov’t down again.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (l3YAf)
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DHS is already funded until the end of the year, I've read.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (krQz2)

211 Guy Mohawk but she easily could go to a Muslim country and find a nice husband to rule her life

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Ia/+0)

212
Too many people (including Trump) trying to walk on eggshells. This is why nothing will happen.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

At least eggs are cheap now.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (pkeXY)

213 Is Trump doing a TACO?

Posted by: NCKate at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (uQzkA)

214 Each donut licked by Ariana Grande. Deadly.

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (UjdFS)

215 194 JUST IN: Trump Reveals Walz Is Ready To Cooperate With ICE, Homan After ‘Very Good’ Phone Call

Tim...
You hear me breathing on the other line? Good.
You’ve got one sunrise left to decide.
Tomorrow morning, I want to see you on every screen in Minnesota—ICE, federal agents, full-throated support. Not a whisper. Not a hedge. A goddamn endorsement carved in stone. You don’t? Then understand this: I don’t send messages twice. Your security detail? They’ll look the other way when the real visitors arrive. Your donors? They’ll vanish like smoke. Your wife’s charity events, your kids’ school, that quiet lake house you think nobody knows about—they stop being safe the second the sun comes up and you haven’t spoken. I’ve buried bigger men than you for smaller slights. This isn’t negotiation. This isn’t politics.
This is survival. Do what I say.

Or disappear.
You’ve got till dawn.
Sleep tight, Governor.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (cYBz/)

*Subscribe*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (xcxpd)

216 Jackstraw,
Contact email in nic. Pass through email alias if you need to contact me.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (E4rtv)

217
Trump is removing ICE from Minnesota?

Article at Daily Mail

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (3ek7K)

Daily Mail

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (VE6XX)

218 Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Or a communist.

Boo. Your poem doesn't even rhyme.

Posted by: bonhomme

It is almost a haiku.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (0U5gm)

219 Cut off all federal funding to MN. Make them handle their business. The governor seems likely to be the biggest problem. Take him down.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (oT7pT)

220 How often it happens... Publius answered so much better. Au revoir.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (NcvvS)

221 Other than this blog have there been calls for Bondi's resignation by conservatives in the real world?
Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (F3Dlr)

I don’t know about “conservatives” but almost every right-winger on Twitter or who I speak to IRL thinks she’s worthless.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (l3YAf)

222 How about:

Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Your mom's broad hips.

Are made for child bearing.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Yp6az)

223 Brofo's relations:
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
~~~~~

Wish I could find the source, but there is credible evidence that Omar's immigration fraud started long before her marriage fraud. She apparently used the name of another family in order to get to England (I think,) and then changed it again to get here. I may have the details confused, but she has been at this for much longer than suspected.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (3ImbR)

224 Funny video I saw of a woman who says she is trying to emigrate to another country and all the hoops she has to jump through and how hard it is but it's worth it because the USA is fascist because of it's immigration laws. And that she will be happy to assimilate to their culture.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (n5tGW)

It's so retarded you almost have to wonder if it's satire. I don't think it is. People's brains have been broken.

Posted by: Bint brainwashed beyond belief at January 26, 2026 01:56 PM (TbWk/)

225
Morticia with coherent first comment. The treatment must be working.
Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta

==============

I read the content.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:56 PM (tudvO)

226 Julie London - another crush from my early teens....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

And Webb used to beat her when they were married. I've read that he gave her the role in Emergency! to make it up to her.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:56 PM (77rzZ)

227 do you think the Minnesota play is to attack Trump so when they get arrested for fraud they can claim it was all political?

I suspect that's part of it.

And specifically make it so leftwing jurors will not vote to indite/convict you if you are charged in your blue shithole - I can't send him to jail because he stole some money look at him stand up to Trump!

Posted by: The left at January 26, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)

228 Who's the DEPLORABLE?
Look who's talkin' NOW! OBEY!

“the people in charge are lying to the public and telling them not to believe what we’ve seen with our own eyes.” -- Clinton 01/26/26

It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. Clinton'98

If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people, he should resign. -- Clinton'98

We can`t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans -- Bill Clinton'93

Nobody panics when things go "according to plan"... even if the plan is horrifying. If, tomorrow... a gang-banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because "it's all part of the plan". But I say that one person dies that's not part of the the plan... well then EVERYONE LOSES THEIR MINDS !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8tRDv9fZ_c
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhatYouKnowIsWRONG

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 26, 2026 01:56 PM (44Qw8)

229 If Trump removes ICE from MN (I don't think he will), he will have surrendered to the mob and you can forget ICE operating anywhere freely.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 01:56 PM (n5tGW)

230 >> Cut off all federal funding to MN.

Denied!

Posted by: Judge Boko Sparkles Cohen-Guiterrez at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (l3YAf)

231 Do I look like a guy with a plan?

Posted by: Tim Walz at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (jc0TO)

232 Meh, he's got like 9 more fingers what is the big deal?
Posted by: The left at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM

To be fair, losing the wrong finger can really interfere with your bowling ball grip.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (0sNs1)

233 Omar - Rose Lake Capital
Hunter - Rosemont Seneca

Coincidence? Probably. But still...

Hillary - Rose Law Firm

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM

Rose City antifa?
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 01:38 PM (tljrc)

Isn't a rose emoji used on social media to show support for a globalist, communist world prison?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (ExV1e)

234 I prefer to use "ax the question"

Posted by: diversity is our strength at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (jGJov)

235 I have to say Omar's brother is a fine looking man. Wish he was mine too...

Posted by: Cersei Lannister at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (sKqQm)

236 Trump is removing ICE from Minnesota?
Article at Daily Mail
Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:54

Is that why he sent Homan, to round up the troops and send them home?

Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 01:58 PM (F3Dlr)

237 Roses are crimson
Like my lifeblood that you stole
Now I wilt and die

Posted by: Hi, Ku! at January 26, 2026 01:58 PM (TbWk/)

238 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (QGaXH)

Most welcome - and Julie London is one of a VERY few actresses who activated my hormones in my tweens. Seems there are many of us :-)

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 01:58 PM (NcvvS)

239 Trump is removing ICE from Minnesota?

Article at Daily Mail

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (3ek7K)
---
That was my suggestion. Let the supplies go stale, sit out in the cold, the recruited go home to their states.

Let the rebels think they've won.

Come back in a 1-2 weeks. And start it again.

Because ICE has the power to be in the state regardless of Timmy.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:58 PM (krQz2)

240 Boo. Your poem doesn't even rhyme.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (Yp6az)

OK, ok, fine.... uh.... hmmmm.....

"Herrings are red,
Commies, the same.
If you want to get rich
put a rose in your name."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (06Hmj)

241 Ears are easier to bite off, but are all cartilage.

Posted by: Mike Tyson at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (wVcYX)

242 I hear the ChiComms need a few new Top Generals; have Rear Admiral Levine, Milley, Austin, and Lt. Col. Bearclaw been interviewed yet?

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (5e9G/)

243 DHS is already funded until the end of the year, I've read.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (krQz2)

Future funding is always negotiable.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (l3YAf)

244 Most welcome - and Julie London is one of a VERY few actresses who activated my hormones in my tweens. Seems there are many of us :-)['/i]

Manface. You're probably gay.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)

245 So... another thread filled with posts saying that all our problems would be solved if only Pam Bondi were competent and willing to enforce the law?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (ExV1e)

Tucker or Bondi, it just is a matter of which one is current for the week of hate

"There was a riotous interlude while posters were ripped from the walls, banners torn to shreds and trampled underfoot. The Spies performed prodigies of activity in clambering over the rooftops and cutting the streamers that fluttered from the chimneys. But within two or three minutes it was all over. The orator, still gripping the neck of the microphone, his shoulders hunched forward, his free hand clawing at the air, had gone straight on with his speech. One minute more, and the feral roars of rage were again bursting from the crowd. The Hate continued exactly as before, except that the target had been changed."

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (rbvCR)

246 This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm a cop.
My name's Friday.
Tuesday night, Figueroa near 7th. I was walking my beat.
Blonde in a red coat stepped out, matched my stride.
I beat her to the corner.
I beat her past the newsstand.
I beat her to the alley.
She stopped. Hands up.
"You're under arrest," I said. "Jaywalking and trying to outrun an officer on his beat."
No fuss. Just the facts.
I beat her back to the car. Side by side.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (cYBz/)

247 /

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)

248 True. Tough case to make, but a subpoena for emails, phone records, personal accounts, etc. should make that pretty easy... if they're guilty.

They are part of a fraud involving electronic communications - which means they can be indicted and tried anywhere wires reach in the United States. That includes EastRedneck, TX, where finding a grand jury to indict them, and a jury to convict those thieving assholes ought not be very difficult.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (Da7Vv)

249 218 Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Or a communist.

Boo. Your poem doesn't even rhyme.

Posted by: bonhomme

It is almost a haiku.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (0U5gm)

5 Roses of bright red.
7 Like herrings or shrubberies.
5 Or like communists.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (SSiCQ)

250 > Daily Mail reporting that Trump is pulling ICE out of MN
-=---

great way to get more of the same

meanwhile, in Iran, public opinion is turning against Trump

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (ZxPkt)

251 I'm just thinking about the intensity of modern presidential politics.

The idiot woman and Walz were campaigning on stolen funds, hoping that winning the race meant no investigation, and that trouble would be on their doorstep if they lost.

Trump was campaigning, knowing that if he lost, he would be imprisoned.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (0U5gm)

252 202 What people don’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter if DHS *was* fully funded. The Dems are now demanding to defund and they have leverage by shutting the gov’t down again.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
========
Not really. Law enforcement, justice, etc. are essential functions so remain in operations. Most of the social services are already funded for FY2026. This will hurt the bureaucrats in DC more than anything and VA elections aren't going to matter in 2026.

By doing the minibus where the House took groups of three regular procedure bills and combined them means that the Democrats will hurt their own more than law enforcement. Education and Health, Transportation, Labor, and Homeland Security. DoJ is funded, so is the DoW.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (E4rtv)

253 NEWS Major problems discovered in how Ilhan Omar and her husband went from just $16K net worth to suddenly skyrocketing to up to $30M in *just one year.* 1st, there are no SEC records that either her husband, his partner, or their investment firm are registered with the SEC as investment advisers.

Like many of the Biden crime family's corporations.

Rose Lake Capital was incorporated in Delaware in 2022 by its founders. It was later transitioned into a public benefit corporation known as Rose Lake Inc.

Delaware Corporation Search: Rose Lake
Results:
6954979 ROSE LAKE CAPITAL LLC
6890594 ROSE LAKE HOLDINGS LLC
7246289 ROSE LAKE INC.
10341621 ROSELAKE LLC

But none appear further. 🤔

>D&B
Rose Lake Capital, LLC
Everything is locked but for:
Address: 80 M St SE FL 1 Washington, DC, 20003-3550 United States
Revenue: $195,081
Website: www roselakecap com
------
Where's Walz' $ and investments???
Fortune, 'Tim Walz’s net worth is less than the average American’s' Oct. 2024

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (NFX2v)

254 Is that why he sent Homan, to round up the troops and send them home?
Posted by: old chick a

He wants to make sure the fried chicken and Krispy Kremes are up to standard?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (abIsI)

255 Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)

Try, 'selective'. Always and forever, Jane Seymour.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (NcvvS)

256 Roses are red
Donuts are sweet

That damn producer
Made me lick his seat.

Posted by: Ariana Grande at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (sKqQm)

257
Duh.

No shit.

I'm the most niggardly motherfucker who ever lived to be an adult Jew.

I fly coach and pack cans of Campbell's soup in my suitcase for business trips, and eat that dog food in my hotel room. Everyone at my company knows I don't spend an unnecessary penny.

But they still call me when I submit even a small expense off a personal receipt, because NORMIES KEEP TRACK TRACK OF THEIR FUCKIN' BUDGETS.

If something like this happening, *everyone* in the organization is waving it through.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (BI5O2)

258 231 Do I look like a guy with a plan?
Posted by: Tim Walz at January 26, 2026 01:57 PM (jc0TO)

hahahahahaha

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (SSiCQ)

259 >>Daily Mail reporting that Trump is pulling ICE out of MN

Yuge Mistake.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (ZcsJV)

260 Trump is removing ICE from Minnesota?

Article at Daily Mail

That's what the headline says. Reading the article, it says:

'The President also agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.'

***

"look into..."

Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (Y1sOo)

261 5 Roses of bright red.
7 Like herrings or shrubberies.
5 Or like communists.

The knights who say Ni!
Hovercraft is full of eels
A timeless classic

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (Riz8t)

262 Thanks whig. Email sent.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (viF8m)

263
Any way we can see if he voted in any elections since then? Because I'm to guess their is a ballot in his name, and that he honestly did not cast it himself.
Posted by: 18-1

============

You read some of that Reddit thread, too? I wouldn't be surprised if AWFL army and DEI army within the DMV are registering foreigners to vote without their knowledge.

If foreigner objects on those grounds, it comes down to a he-said/she-said, and alien's gonna lose every time. His signature is on the form. Too bad you were sold out by insurrectionist Americans. And ts for AWFL and DEI army, losing a vote fraud mechanism.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (tudvO)

264 I don’t know about “conservatives” but almost every right-winger on Twitter or who I speak to IRL thinks she’s worthless.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:55

I ask because most of the conservatives I know in real life can not name the Attorney General.
Or, the Secretary of most depts.
I guess Bondi really sucks going by the internet.

Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (F3Dlr)

265 meanwhile, in Iran, public opinion is turning against Trump
Posted by: Don Black
=====
Going off half cocked on a perilous decapitation op is not wise. We did not have forces in place to do what would be necessary.

And most of the Gulf remembers what a mess that our previous Iraq invasions caused.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (E4rtv)

266 The Marxists Seminaries have really brainwashed most of the country.

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

267 176 114 Fuck it. Relax. Have a donut.
And don't make me have to schwack you.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Ok, but are we talkin' the real glazed donuts? Or those gawd-awful cake ones?
* also, Schwacking Donuts is a band waiting to happen
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 01:40 PM (mlg/3)

I would like a doughnut.
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:49 PM (SSiCQ)

Eyes USB port expectantly......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (QGaXH)

268 End the filibuster. If and when Democrats retake the Senate they are going to do it anyway.

People have been saying that for a long time but it hasn't happened yet. The filibuster is too valuable to them. As long as they can get Republicans to betray their voters, the Democrats will eventually get what they want.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (ExV1e)

269 How about:

Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Your mom's broad hips.

Are made for child bearing.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Yp6az)
-

There are herring in the Bearing Sea.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (oI05U)

270 You put Ellison and/or Walz in jail though and the world changes. Suddenly every pol in a blue shithole is going to think long and hard about just how safe their current grifts are

May also get the SAVE Act too. Lose the next election (due to dropping vectors for fraud) or lose your freedom (by rotting in PMITA prison).

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (+4Cf6)

271 ICE isn't leaving MN, or anywhere else. It's a national agency with field offices in most major metros. None of that changes. Almost surely none of the "surge" of personnel in ICE to MN changes, not now.

CBP and Bureau of Prisons personnel have been surged to Mpls mostly to provide security for ICE doing arrests.

The "deal" as laid out by the WH is comprehensive. Full cooperation WRT illegal alien criminals or suspects in custody or not, meaning turning them over to ICE, which is the norm.

And it's impossible to imagine MplsPD will get/have any role in shooting investigation(s) beyond whatever might have been allowed in the past in other similar situations.

Carry on.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (U/Byj)

272 HOLY SHIT: Amiee Bock, the mastermind behind the $250 MILLION Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota, claims that top state officials, including Governor Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison, KNEW about the fraud but did nothing to stop it
++++
Why would they? She is not the "ringleader." She might have been point-man for some fraud or another, but this is a Party operation, and the Party chieftains are the "ringleaders." This is Walz's and Ellison's show.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (MABZ1)

273 261 5 Roses of bright red.
7 Like herrings or shrubberies.
5 Or like communists.

The knights who say Ni!
Hovercraft is full of eels
A timeless classic
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (Riz8t)

Yay!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (SSiCQ)

274 anti- ICE rally in DC:

"We are struggling against a capitalistic system."

And that's why we need to ensure corporations have a steady flow of immigrant workers to keep their labor costs as low as possible?

LOL, no, of course not.

She cited the fact that "90% of ICE detention facilities are for-profit" as proof of their fight is against capitalism.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (HXT0k)

275 That all means his firm is pretty limited in scope-meaning, it still looks more to be a political advisory firm. Which begs the question: How did his limited firm go from little to no assets to $30M AUM in just one year? How did their net worth rocket from just $16K to $30M in just one year?
++++
In a word? Politics.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (MABZ1)

276 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

*cough* Bering Sea *cough*

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (77rzZ)

277 So, Walz is going to single-handedly stop the sanctuary policies that caused ICE to be in the streets to begin with?

Walz is going to interact with DHS like Texas does?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (GBKbO)

278 252 202 What people don’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter if DHS *was* fully funded. The Dems are now demanding to defund and they have leverage by shutting the gov’t down again.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director
========
Not really. Law enforcement, justice, etc. are essential functions so remain in operations. Most of the social services are already funded for FY2026. This will hurt the bureaucrats in DC more than anything and VA elections aren't going to matter in 2026.

By doing the minibus where the House took groups of three regular procedure bills and combined them means that the Democrats will hurt their own more than law enforcement. Education and Health, Transportation, Labor, and Homeland Security. DoJ is funded, so is the DoW.

Welp, I'm glad we've all reached consensus. At this point, I lean towards the Dems can make trouble if they want to (which they do), but I don't really know.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (Riz8t)

279 269 How about:

Roses are red.

Like a herring.

Your mom's broad hips.

Are made for child bearing.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Yp6az)
-

There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (oI05U)

Daring!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (SSiCQ)

280 Ilhan Omar may have taken tips from Hillary Clinton, who managed the near impossible feat of making $100,000 in cattle futures

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (CyXH3)

281 Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.
++++
*any* infraction, however minor, should result in denial and deportation.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (MABZ1)

282 Not really. Law enforcement, justice, etc. are essential functions so remain in operations. Most of the social services are already funded for FY2026. This will hurt the bureaucrats in DC more than anything and VA elections aren't going to matter in 2026.

By doing the minibus where the House took groups of three regular procedure bills and combined them means that the Democrats will hurt their own more than law enforcement. Education and Health, Transportation, Labor, and Homeland Security. DoJ is funded, so is the DoW.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:00 PM (E4rtv)

So if the gov’t is already funded, why is the GOP trying to negotiate with the Dems to avoid a shutdown?

Side note: the GOP voted to refund NED, give $6 billion for refugee assistance (the same scam Somalis are defrauding), and to force kill switches in all new vehicles.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (l3YAf)

283 280 Ilhan Omar may have taken tips from Hillary Clinton
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (CyXH3)

ewwwww

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (SSiCQ)

284 271 The "deal" as laid out by the WH is comprehensive. Full cooperation WRT illegal alien criminals or suspects in custody or not, meaning turning them over to ICE, which is the norm.

And it's impossible to imagine MplsPD will get/have any role in shooting investigation(s) beyond whatever might have been allowed in the past in other similar situations.

Carry on.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (U/Byj)

======

Minneapolis PD can investigate all they want. Any legal action will still go through federal court, the officer will be represented by the DOJ, and the DOJ will make the qualified immunity argument.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (GBKbO)

285 You're forgetting the role of judges in this.

I'm not forgetting it. I'm also not forgetting the lingering 'resistance' among the rank and file in the DOJ.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (ExV1e)

286 A President Vance would handle this insurrection appropriately after the barrels of his rotary cannon cooled off.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (abIsI)

287 What people don’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter if DHS *was* fully funded. The Dems are now demanding to defund and they have leverage by shutting the gov’t down again.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (l3YAf)
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DHS is already funded until the end of the year, I've read.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:54 PM (krQz2)
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Oh, please, please stupid Dems, SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN if you dare.

The Administration will just put up on billboards the faces of the illegal alien criminals for whom the Dems are willing to shut down the government. On television. In press releases. Every White House Press Room appearance - up pops up a rolling screen the faces of the crooks, swindlers, rapists, DUI killers, murderers and all that, being protected, defended, and coddled with taxpayer dollars by the Democrat Party.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (rj6Yv)

288 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (oI05U)

And the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain!

Posted by: Rex Harrison at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (wVcYX)

289
281 Redditor's application for naturalization was denied because he was illegally registered to vote at the DMV.
++++
*any* infraction, however minor, should result in denial and deportation.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (MABZ1)

=======

"Boys will be girls."
-the new boys will be boys defense

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (GBKbO)

290 Any "withdrawal" from MN would almost surely mean the extra CBP/Bureau of Prisons/etc bodies sent there to provide support will be withdrawn, because they won't be needed. Because local PD/sheriffs will provide normal support.

This would, I think, be a full surrender, a la September 2, 1945 on the USS Missouri, for the vile buffoon Walz. Difficult to imagine he'll do this, but we'll see soon.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (U/Byj)

291 191 Whoever replaces Eleanor Holmes Norton will likely be a better driver. Same level of leftist idiocy however
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 01:52 PM (e4I2N)

She doesn't get a vote so in my mind it's a mute (moot) point....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (QGaXH)

292 This busty bikini blonde by the pool would like to see a lot of orange jumpsuits over all of this:
http://tiny.cc/cg5y001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (MABZ1)

293 Could we just have an entire open thread on "Why I second guess everything Trump and his entire administration does, and how I would do it much better"/ sarc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (ix8EF)

294 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

*cough* Bering Sea *cough*

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (77rzZ)
-

Where you might give birth by sea section.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (oI05U)

295 286 A President Vance would handle this insurrection appropriately after the barrels of his rotary cannon cooled off.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (abIsI)

Blam! Blam blam blam blam blam!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (SSiCQ)

296 >>>anti- ICE rally in DC:

"We are struggling against a capitalistic system."

the cause doesn't matter, only the revolution

Posted by: brak at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (jGJov)

297 "We are struggling against a capitalistic system."
---
"I know, we can just give the government all the means to production because we can trust government to be fair!" -- Government workers' unions

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (krQz2)

298 Do what I say.

Or disappear.
You’ve got till dawn.
Sleep tight, Governor.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:53 PM (cYBz/)

I so wish that's how it went.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (h7ZuX)

299 287 Oh, please, please stupid Dems, SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN if you dare.

The Administration will just put up on billboards the faces of the illegal alien criminals for whom the Dems are willing to shut down the government. On television. In press releases. Every White House Press Room appearance - up pops up a rolling screen the faces of the crooks, swindlers, rapists, DUI killers, murderers and all that, being protected, defended, and coddled with taxpayer dollars by the Democrat Party.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (rj6Yv)

=======

They got wins in VA and NJ that they were already going to win last time.

Just think of what they'll get this time!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (GBKbO)

300 If the government completely surrenders and capitulates to the communists once again, it would be so suprising because I would only have the entirety of my life's experience with the worthless republican party and their 100% failure rate at being effective to prepare me for this outcome.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (3uBP9)

301 276 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

*cough* Bering Sea *cough*
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM (77rzZ)

Is the Bearing Sea close to Grease?

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (4b7CV)

302 >>
@EricLDaugh
·
2h
>>🚨 JUST IN: The FBI has HUNTED DOWN the FUNDERS of anti-ICE insurrections and riots in Minnesota

>>Let's go, ARREST THE FUNDERS!

>>PATEL: "Investigations ongoing, we made SUBSTANTIAL progress. I can't publicize it. But we FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)

303 I was just checking in with my mother on Cape Cod. They got 16 inches of snow, she's basically stuck until it melts. Anyway, while we were talking my 30-something nephew rolled up with a front loader, a snowblower and a few buddies and they are clearing her driveway (unpaved, uneven, made half of shell fragments) as I type. Who says Millennials are useless?

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (vV6n9)

304 290 Any "withdrawal" from MN would almost surely mean the extra CBP/Bureau of Prisons/etc bodies sent there to provide support will be withdrawn, because they won't be needed. Because local PD/sheriffs will provide normal support.

This would, I think, be a full surrender, a la September 2, 1945 on the USS Missouri, for the vile buffoon Walz. Difficult to imagine he'll do this, but we'll see soon.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (U/Byj)

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If that's the outline, then yes. This is a complete surrender by Walz.

We'll get narrative about TACO and Trump conceding or something, but Minnesota interacting with DHS like Texas does is a win.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (GBKbO)

305 288 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (oI05U)

And the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain!
Posted by: Rex Harrison at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (wVcYX)

The herring from Charing falls mainly in the Bering!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (SSiCQ)

306 So if the gov’t is already funded, why is the GOP trying to negotiate with the Dems to avoid a shutdown?

Also, why would Schumer make a big deal of the threat if he had no way of realizing it? He's already on very thin ice with his lunatic base.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (Riz8t)

307 What people don’t seem to grasp is that it doesn’t matter if DHS *was* fully funded.

Compromise and shut-down TSA, a DHS agency that should have never happened.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (/TiS1)

308 >>>Any "withdrawal" from MN would

would there be AWFLs clinging to the landing gear as the planes took off? because I would pay to see that

Posted by: brak at January 26, 2026 02:08 PM (jGJov)

309 296 >>>anti- ICE rally in DC:

"We are struggling against a capitalistic system."

the cause doesn't matter, only the revolution

Posted by: brak at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (jGJov)

=======

Can we make the supply side of labor smaller by deporting bunches of people which should help increase your wages and decrease your rents?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

310 Could we just have an entire open thread on "Why I second guess everything Trump and his entire administration does, and how I would do it much better"/ sarc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (ix8EF)
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It's about time for one.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:08 PM (krQz2)

311
>>PATEL: "Investigations ongoing, we made SUBSTANTIAL progress. I can't publicize it. But we FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥
Posted by: JackStraw

Yawn.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 02:08 PM (abIsI)

312 @EricLDaugh
·
2h
>>🚨 JUST IN: The FBI has HUNTED DOWN the FUNDERS of anti-ICE insurrections and riots in Minnesota

>>Let's go, ARREST THE FUNDERS!

>>PATEL: "Investigations ongoing, we made SUBSTANTIAL progress. I can't publicize it. But we FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)
++++
Boy, they must be drinking *really* heavily.

The FBI, I mean. This is decidedly *not* what they do.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (MABZ1)

313 305 288 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 02:03 PM (oI05U)

And the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain!
Posted by: Rex Harrison at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (wVcYX)

The herring from Charing falls mainly in the Bering!
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (SSiCQ)

or

The herring in Charing comes mainly from the Bering!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (SSiCQ)

314 "Boys will be girls."
-the new boys will be boys defense
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (GBKbO)

It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola
Lo-Lo-Lo-Lo-Lola

Posted by: The Kinks at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (wVcYX)

315 The GOP has been stabbing me in the back every day of my life, but This Time Will Be Different.

This time they’re going to cut spending and end replacement migration and election fraud. I believe it.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (l3YAf)

316 There are herring in the Bearing Sea.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

*cough* Bering Sea *cough*
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:04 PM

Bearing rolls off the tongue better.

Posted by: Tim Walz at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (jc0TO)

317 >>>Any "withdrawal" from MN would

would there be AWFLs clinging to the landing gear as the planes took off? because I would pay to see that

While demanding to speak to your manager.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (Riz8t)

318 It would be impossible for Walz not to know.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (xg+/D)

319 ICE/CBP/border barriers/etc are I believe funded through 2028 (should remember, just read the language last night).

Rest of DHS, including our beloved TSA, is funded by bills currently under consideration. "Shutdown" would not directly affect immigration enforcement.

A rescission would be needed to "defund" ICE etc. at this point. Ain't happening.

Some day perhaps I will understand how TF a reconciliation bill appropriated $$, which is entirely outside its role in the Budget Act, and how it was used since that Act became law. Or I won't. Just glad it's the case, apparently, in this situation.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (U/Byj)

320 Ah, I see. Rereading the tweet, the FBI *found* the funders. So they say.

Odds on arrests? Odds on trial? Odds on conviction?

25%/0%/0%

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (MABZ1)

321 >PATEL: "Investigations ongoing, we made SUBSTANTIAL progress. I can't publicize it. But we FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)
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Maybe Trump doesn't *need* to be in Minny anymore.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (krQz2)

322 You can always see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor from the Bearing Sea.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (77rzZ)

323 Maybe Trump doesn't *need* to be in Minny anymore.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (krQz2)
++++
The MN Party isn't going to purge itself.
Or arrest itself.
Or prosecute itself.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (MABZ1)

324 The herring from Charing falls mainly in the Bering!
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (SSiCQ)

To be fair, Alaskans call them "hooligan."

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (6Bc88)

325 For the blackpillers in the back:

@jackunheard 2h
🚨BREAKING: Canada pulls out of China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with full tariffs

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (mlg/3)

326 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says nothing will happen at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (2Ez/1)

327 325 For the blackpillers in the back:

@jackunheard 2h
🚨BREAKING: Canada pulls out of China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with full tariffs

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (mlg/3)

=====

Anyone even hinting at a preference of China, which is full on demographic collapse, over America,...especially when America shares a border with you...has got to be outright retarded.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)

328 @jackunheard 2h
🚨BREAKING: Canada pulls out of China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with full tariffs
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (mlg/3)
++++
And will surely enter another one. Canada is in full estrus over China.

But good. Keep the pressure up.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (MABZ1)

329 315 The GOP has been stabbing me in the back every day of my life, but This Time Will Be Different.

This time they’re going to cut spending and end replacement migration and election fraud. I believe it.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (l3YAf)

Hey man we were going to increase spending by $1T but only increased it by $800B. So if you think about it, we cut $200B in spending. What more do you chuds want?
- GOP

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (xg+/D)

330 >>BREAKING: Canada pulls out of China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with full tariffs

They roll over faster than ace at the proctologist, up there.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (ZcsJV)

331 321 >PATEL: "Investigations ongoing, we made SUBSTANTIAL progress. I can't publicize it. But we FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)
---
Maybe Trump doesn't *need* to be in Minny anymore.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (krQz2)

Make a big stink in MN while you're investigating basically everything and everyone else while no one is looking? Would be fun if that actually was the play all along.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (06Hmj)

332 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years?

At minimum our white hat hackers should be using disinformation techniques in these chat groups to keep fucking over the terrorists.

And how many of these domestic terrorists have been arrested? /rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (q1WgP)

333 >>I was just checking in with my mother on Cape Cod. They got 16 inches of snow, she's basically stuck until it melts. Anyway, while we were talking my 30-something nephew rolled up with a front loader, a snowblower and a few buddies and they are clearing her driveway (unpaved, uneven, made half of shell fragments) as I type. Who says Millennials are useless?

Got about 10 inches here. I have a guy that plows but this morning a neighbors kid (20 something) rang my bell and asked if I would like him to shovel it.

There are some good ones out there.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (viF8m)

334 Do the end of The Godfather I on the whole enchilada.

Also i invented a new dance, Brown Note at 11 volume.

The dance involves throwing up on your partner. Then walking like a zombie.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (EyfuW)

335 FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)

Well, DUH!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (g8Ew8)

336 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years? ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (q1WgP)
++++
Because that isn't what they do or what they're for?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (MABZ1)

337 They roll over faster than ace at the proctologist, up there.
Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (ZcsJV)

Bravo!

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (l3YAf)

338 244 Most welcome - and Julie London is one of a VERY few actresses who activated my hormones in my tweens. Seems there are many of us :-)['/i]

Manface. You're probably gay.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)

I wasn't thinking about her face....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (QGaXH)

339 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years?

Because until a year ago they were working hand and glove with them?

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (sKqQm)

340 335 FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)

They found it or Data republican ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (VE6XX)

341 52 Knew about it? They were all in on it. Waltz probably got the VP nod because of his access to all that fraud money. Not he like brought anything else to the table.

Posted by: brak at January 26, 2026 01:33 PM (jGJov)

This!
makes a lot more sense than his vaunted "ability to code-talk to white males" lol

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (Cjt/F)

342 >Could we just have an entire open thread on "Why I second guess everything Trump and his entire administration does, and how I would do it much better"/ sarc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
-------

there would be no shortage of moderators

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (ZxPkt)

343 Anyone even hinting at a preference of China, which is full on demographic collapse, over America,...especially when America shares a border with you...has got to be outright retarded.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)

There's a real whiff of angsty teen drama about this fellow.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (06Hmj)

344 No one can say if DHS is funded past the CR and yet Bondi is the problem?

Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (F3Dlr)

345 339 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years?

Because until a year ago they were working hand and glove with them?

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (sKqQm)

=====

Because the patronage system in federal appointments never went away. Because Biden's appointments to the FBI ordered the organization to do what it wanted to do.

Patronage never went away. It was just denied to Republicans.

Until Trump 2.0.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

346 Maybe Trump doesn't *need* to be in Minny anymore.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:10 PM (krQz2)

Make a big stink in MN while you're investigating basically everything and everyone else while no one is looking? Would be fun if that actually was the play all along.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (06Hmj)
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I'm crossing my fingers that it's something.

I was thinking forcing activity from the resistance means that you can trace their activities to other points.

Somebody placed those Craig's list articles advertising $1,500/week to "Defeat Trump".

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (krQz2)

347 Any "withdrawal" from MN would almost surely mean the extra CBP/Bureau of Prisons/etc bodies sent there to provide support will be withdrawn, because they won't be needed.
---
Levitt was very careful in her briefing just a bit ago.
Each time she referred to how Border and Customs Patrol agents were brought in to assist ICE in MN.

All stories you hear about "Trump is/will withdraw ICE" are lies--he mean, "I'll pull back the BCP agents if you cooperate."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (HXT0k)

348 I ask because most of the conservatives I know in real life can not name the Attorney General.
Or, the Secretary of most depts.
I guess Bondi really sucks going by the internet.
Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (F3Dlr)

Echo chambers echo.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (ExV1e)

349 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years? ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (q1WgP)
++++
Because that isn't what they do or what they're for?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (MABZ1)

The FBI is for arresting grannies who were at the Capitol on J6 and people praying at abortion clinics. Investigating domestic terror networks is outside of their purview.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (l3YAf)

350 343 Anyone even hinting at a preference of China, which is full on demographic collapse, over America,...especially when America shares a border with you...has got to be outright retarded.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)

There's a real whiff of angsty teen drama about this fellow.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (06Hmj)

======

It should be noted that Reddit is a real place, and it's called Canada.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

351 I scheduled the kid of my lawncare guy to shovel my driveway, but his car broke down beside the road and he's waiting for a mechanic or tow, which I imagine will not be immediate. Some people are having a much worse day than I am.

*sips more coffee*

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (Riz8t)

352 Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

The Left had better be careful her. I know. Hard to visualize.

But Trump as Cromwell...

Or better yet, Vance, Rubio, and Holman as the new Gang of Three.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (u82oZ)

353 333 303 I was just checking in with my mother on Cape Cod. They got 16 inches of snow, she's basically stuck until it melts. Anyway, while we were talking my 30-something nephew rolled up with a front loader, a snowblower and a few buddies and they are clearing her driveway (unpaved, uneven, made half of shell fragments) as I type. Who says Millennials are useless?
Posted by: Lincolntf at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (vV6n9)

Got about 10 inches here. I have a guy that plows but this morning a neighbors kid (20 something) rang my bell and asked if I would like him to shovel it.

There are some good ones out there.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:13 PM (viF8m)

Nice!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (SSiCQ)

354 Jeebus. I don't even try that hard to follow the details, but come on. The current package of appropriations bills is the one the Dems have threatened to block, thus causing a "shutdown". Immigration operations are already separately funded.

And the Dems, hilariously, instantly got cold feet over their "threat", as they immediately switched to "break up the package for separate votes", so they could grandstand on DHS portion while not "shutting down" other parts of guvamint. Because they seem to think that's a political loser.

Let the illiterate fulminations continue.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (U/Byj)

355 >>BREAKING: Canada pulls out of China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with full tariffs

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Pathetic Asshole Sans Leverage.

Dammit Trump, I read your book!

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (q1WgP)

356 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years?
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Bongino described the FIB when he entered it: half old style and half weaponized.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (krQz2)

357 Wah-wah

@farhip
Per former colleagues at the @washingtonpost: In a Zoom meeting today, Post foreign staff was told by editors that up to *half* the Post’s newsroom will be cut imminently. Biggest cuts to foreign and sports staff.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (mlg/3)

358 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (2Ez/1)

359 I ask because most of the conservatives I know in real life can not name the Attorney General.
Or, the Secretary of most depts.
I guess Bondi really sucks going by the internet.
Posted by: old chick at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM (F3Dlr)

Echo chambers echo.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (ExV1e)

Low-information voters can’t name the third most-important person in the Executive branch.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (l3YAf)

360 354 Jeebus. I don't even try that hard to follow the details, but come on. The current package of appropriations bills is the one the Dems have threatened to block, thus causing a "shutdown". Immigration operations are already separately funded.

And the Dems, hilariously, instantly got cold feet over their "threat", as they immediately switched to "break up the package for separate votes", so they could grandstand on DHS portion while not "shutting down" other parts of guvamint. Because they seem to think that's a political loser.

Let the illiterate fulminations continue.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (U/Byj)

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This is because they are strong and winning.

All is lost.

We are dead.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (GBKbO)

361 Pathetic Asshole Sans Leverage. ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (q1WgP)
++++
PASL

As in, "hoo, boy, ur in a whole PASL of trouble!"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (MABZ1)

362 Patronage never went away. It was just denied to Republicans.

Though it is an interesting sort of patronage. In the old days the new president would appoint his allies and friends to these positions.

In the system we had under Biden, the power brokers CHOOSE BIDEN and who his flunkies would be

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)

363 I don’t understand how the govt isn’t funded already. Wasn’t the shutdown over this and didn’t the shutdown end because they uhm funded the govt? Silly me assumed it was for more than a few months.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (xg+/D)

364 LOL, FS!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (Cjt/F)

365 Dammit Trump, I read your book!
Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (q1WgP)

I did too.. It was amazing that he never gave up on some of those deals...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (VE6XX)

366 I remember when a buddy and I shoveled an elderly neighbor lady's walk and didn't ask for any payment.

All these years later, I'm still proud of that.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (77rzZ)

367 "We are struggling against a capitalistic system."

How unnecessary, when they could just move to a Communist country where they could be happy.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (a+4eV)

368 362 Though it is an interesting sort of patronage. In the old days the new president would appoint his allies and friends to these positions.

In the system we had under Biden, the power brokers CHOOSE BIDEN and who his flunkies would be

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)

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I always wanted to know what a Zachary Taylor presidency would be across a full term.

And now I know.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (GBKbO)

369 When I see the Minnedishu fraud, I'm reminded of an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about SMU football, documenting when they were paying "student" athletes (?!) back in the 80s.

Once the NCAA got wind, the SMU program couldn't immediately terminate the slush fund because "they had a payroll to meet."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (qwx/I)

370 If you want to steal a shitload of money, be a tight-fisted steward of funds until everyone trusts you, and lets you hammer company checks of any size.

I would never steal from an employer, but that's the way you can do it - trick them into thinking you are trustworthy over a period of years.

But not in government. In government, you just walk through the door and dip your cup in the money river. Hang around long enough, and you can build a lock on it, with a sluice in it that runs straight into your bank account.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:19 PM (BI5O2)

371 In a Zoom meeting today, Post foreign staff was told by editors that up to *half* the Post’s newsroom will be cut imminently. Biggest cuts to foreign and sports staff.

They were told to tone down the bias by the guy who signs the checks. They did not tone down the bias. One feels for them...NOT!

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:19 PM (Riz8t)

372 366 I remember when a buddy and I shoveled an elderly neighbor lady's walk and didn't ask for any payment.

All these years later, I'm still proud of that.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (77rzZ)

Would have been less weird if it wasn't in July.

But, hey, you know... still cool I guess.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:19 PM (06Hmj)

373 A robotic proctologist should be released on the attackers.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 02:19 PM (EyfuW)

374 I spent some time on Reddit this morning. They are pushing the 1 Nazi 10 people at a table thing. It’s their new thing.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:19 PM (xg+/D)

375 The CR covers until the end of January. The point was to give Congress a chance to finish work on the 12 spending bills.

The House has passed them and sent them to the Senate. The Senate has passed 6 with 6 to go including funding for DHS.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:20 PM (viF8m)

376 >> I remember when a buddy and I shoveled an elderly neighbor lady's walk and didn't ask for any payment.

I had a neighbor who I had a running battle with.
It was to see who could get up and get their driveway and yours cleared, first.
Always made me happy when I was more than 1/2 through clearing his driveway before his lights came on in the house.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZcsJV)

377 How unnecessary, when they could just move to a Communist country where they could be happy./i]

This is sort of a fun one if you get into it with them...

I shouldn't have to move to another country to just not engage in capitalism!

Well, but you are demanding that everyone else that wants a capitalist system have their whole world change to support you.

That's different!

And you know...you don't really have to engage in capitalism anyway - here is a list of communes...

No those people are poor filthy hippies I demand good stuff not working on a farm in Vermont!

and on and on...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm)

378 Investigating domestic terror networks is outside of their purview.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director

Except when they need to "thwart" some "white supremacist" "Neo-nazis" to justify their budget increase request to Congress.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 02:20 PM (a+4eV)

379 At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection

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Isn't she the one that's so stupid not only can't she parallel park, she can't even diagonal park?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 02:20 PM (L/fGl)

380 How did their net worth rocket from just $16K to $30M in just one year?

global partnerships

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 02:20 PM (NFX2v)

381 Thanks, Ace. I haven't told you I loved you yet today, so there it is.

With all this MN fraud the national debt suddenly made sense to me. Not that math is my strong suit whatsoever, but it never made sense. I figured the traditional political pork spending kick backs, that there were huge reasons still missing.

This MN fraud has opened my eyes to what has happened to taxpayer money in all Dim states, maybe others with money laundering abilities to funnel the money back to Somolia as well as dirty US politicians.

To think I used to raise hell about Mexico receiving tax free remittances (in 2024:$62.5-$64.7 billion to Mexico). They only started taxing it this month, as far as I know. I was hollering about this twenty years ago as a key board warrior. Senator Rubio probably knew me by name as I'd report to him, almost to the dollar, what FL households paid for illegals.

This fraud makes a dent in the trillions of debt and explains a lot.

I hope with all my wicked heart that Ellison, Walz, and others are perp walked. Or simply gone.

I pray that this is the beginning of the end of the insurrection and internal war. It is a huge answer to questions.

Organic protest my fat ass

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (WONhk)

382 No plaice for herring nonsense in a giant scale Somali corruption thread.

Posted by: You'll Roe The Day at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (oftw2)

383 But not in government. In government, you just walk through the door and dip your cup in the money river. Hang around long enough, and you can build a lock on it, with a sluice in it that runs straight into your bank account.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:19 PM (BI5O2)
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"Dip your cup in the money river" is a decent metaphor.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (MABZ1)

384 Humidity may suck, but you don't have to shovel it.

Posted by: Weather Wisdom at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (2Ez/1)

385 I remember when a buddy and I shoveled an elderly neighbor lady's walk and didn't ask for any payment.

All these years later, I'm still proud of that.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (77rzZ)

Would have been less weird if it wasn't in July.

Air snow shovel!

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (Riz8t)

386 I remember when a buddy and I shoveled an elderly neighbor lady's walk and didn't ask for any payment.

All these years later, I'm still proud of that.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (77rzZ)

As well you should.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (dK+Kv)

387 How unnecessary, when they could just move to a Communist country where they could be happy.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 02:18 PM (a+4eV)

They already live in a communist country. They’re still not happy, which is why they are communists in the first place.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (l3YAf)

388 Well, hopw are things in the Twin Shitties you may ask? Meh, Pretti Good.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (4p0Xq)

389 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:21 PM (WONhk)

I refuse to believe that you have a fat ass.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)

390 Well, but you are demanding that everyone else that wants a capitalist system have their whole world change to support you.

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Because capitalism victimizes the people under it!

They have to save those people--even if they don't want saving!

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (krQz2)

391 How did their net worth rocket from just $16K to $30M in just one year?

I asked leftists why they think that globo corps were willing to pay the VP's son hundreds of thousands of dollars and the answer was "obviously because he is so smart and it had nothing to do with his father".

I suspect you'd get the same answer here

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)

392 Is there anyone here who had Minnesota as the most likely flashpoint of American Civil War II: Electric Boogaloo?

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (5aZAZ)

393 "what does this emergency shutdown button do?"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (Cjt/F)

394 390 Because capitalism victimizes the people under it!

They have to save those people--even if they don't want saving!

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (krQz2)

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"Everyone part of that system is a valid target."
-The Matrix

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (GBKbO)

395 BREAKING: Canada pulls out of China deal after President Trump threatened PM Mark Carney with full tariffs

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Canucks are backing out, eh?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (g8Ew8)

396 >>How did their net worth rocket from just $16K to $30M in just one year?

Stock Tips from Nancy Pelosi.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (ZcsJV)

397 I'm not quite elderly yet but I have an issue I'm dealing with that makes shoveling a bit pragmatic at the moment. I've had people come out of the woodwork including neighbors I barely know offering to do everything from walking Elvis to going grocery shopping for me.

Every now and then some people will help restore your faith a bit.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (viF8m)

398 I think Tampon Timmeh is cooperating because of what Cam Higby uncovered in the Signal chat. He’ll get off for ratting everyone out.

Posted by: Unkaren at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (zDIG9)

399 356 Why hasn't the FBI infiltrated these domestic terrorist organizations over the past 6 years?
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Bongino described the FIB when he entered it: half old style and half weaponized.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:16 PM (krQz2)

Too bad he didn't feel like fixing that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (xcxpd)

400 *At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection*
+++

Piker.

Posted by: The ghost of Strom Thurmond at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)

401 The GOP has been stabbing me in the back every day of my life, but This Time Will Be Different.

This time they’re going to cut spending and end replacement migration and election fraud. I believe it.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (l3YAf)

Have you run for office? Have you donated to, or campaigned for, an insurgent candidate in the primaries? Do you even live somewhere which is represented by a Republican?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (ExV1e)

402 If this gets out of hand, mabe i should go to Poland.

My escape country use to be Australia.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (EyfuW)

403 "Everyone part of that system is a valid target."
-The Matrix

But...if Israel bombs a missile launcher placed next to a school its their fault, not the people that put the missile launcher there...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)

404 Could we just have an entire open thread on "Why I second guess everything Trump and his entire administration does, and how I would do it much better"/ sarc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (ix8EF)

For more entertaining news: Per Caracol Media in Colombia, Delcy Rodriguez, the new President of Venezuela has has announced the release of 260 political prisoners. There is a complaint from the opposition that there are more than 850 prisoners, but on reflection that is fewer than there were at the beginning of the year.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (rbvCR)

405 I remember when a buddy and I shoveled an elderly neighbor lady's walk and didn't ask for any payment.

All these years later, I'm still proud of that.
Posted by: Bulg

I let them round up my bill to the nearest dollar for various charities. I'm pretty sure that's a golden ticket into Heaven.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 02:24 PM (L/fGl)

406 >>Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (viF8m)

They know who keeps their Bongs burning.

Posted by: garrett at January 26, 2026 02:25 PM (ZcsJV)

407 My dad didn't by a snowblower until we moved out. We always shoveled our neighbors out. My dad made sure that we did.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 26, 2026 02:25 PM (4p0Xq)

408 300 If the government completely surrenders and capitulates to the communists once again, it would be so suprising because I would only have the entirety of my life's experience with the worthless republican party and their 100% failure rate at being effective to prepare me for this outcome.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (3uBP9)

Look what a stunning job they're doing here in California. Part of the reason the state is a leftist blue s***hole is the republican party up and left. Look who they put up for Governor - tv/radio personalities - nothing against Hilton or Larry Elder but really? That's the best you can do? Republican leadership has been MIA/DOA here since the '90's.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:25 PM (QGaXH)

409 After twenty inches of snow yesterday/today, there may be a noreaster coming Sunday. Fun

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 02:26 PM (e4I2N)

410 In other news, Afghanistan just re-legalized slavery.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 02:26 PM (0U5gm)

411 I suspect you'd get the same answer here
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)

Trump's kids have been stacking bills and sitting on boards long before their dad got into politics... and also note that there was such a thing as 'long before their dad got into politics" for them.

Hunter was born into the purple. He was probably sitting on corporate boards before he was potty trained.

I think it's a credit to Obama's kids that they seem to want nothing to do with their parent's insane criminal syndicate and would rather just be left the hell alone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:26 PM (06Hmj)

412 411 I think it's a credit to Obama's kids that they seem to want nothing to do with their parent's insane criminal syndicate and would rather just be left the hell alone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:26 PM (06Hmj)

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They probably inherited their mother's disdain for their father.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)

413 Is there anyone here who had Minnesota as the most likely flashpoint of American Civil War II: Electric Boogaloo?

When the Marxist saw how easily the leadership of MN was to roll over during the St Floyd riots, it was a great choice.

Posted by: Unkaren at January 26, 2026 02:27 PM (zDIG9)

414 That's the best you can do? Republican leadership has been MIA/DOA here since the '90's.

The left has a whole system to produce politicians.

The right has...nothing.

Therefore it is not a surprise the left has a large number of people prepared for a political run, even in localities they are unlikely to win, and we do not.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 02:27 PM (sKqQm)

415 So this Aimee is only the ringleader for .25 billion of the fraud in Minnesota. Do they know the ringleaders for any of the other 90% to 95% of the fraud?

P.S. I hope all the 93K was it? IRS agents that Biden hired are deployed to Maine, MN, Calif, etc to root out fraud. They are probably liberals, but if they are told to find the fraud if they want to keep their jobs and maintain a 'safety net' they'll probably investigate and find at least some of the fraud.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (hhkIi)

416 In other news, Afghanistan just re-legalized slavery.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Well, all cultures are equal.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (L/fGl)

417 310 Could we just have an entire open thread on "Why I second guess everything Trump and his entire administration does, and how I would do it much better"/ sarc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (ix8EF)
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It's about time for one.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 02:08 PM (krQz2)

I thought that was what the ONT was for.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (QGaXH)

418 410 In other news, Afghanistan just re-legalized slavery.
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I was just following Trump's plan to leave Afghanistan. Don't blame me for anything bad that happened or will happen there. Blame Trump.

Posted by: Joe Biden at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (Dv3i1)

419 >> Have you run for office? Have you donated to, or campaigned for, an insurgent candidate in the primaries? Do you even live somewhere which is represented by a Republican?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 02:23 PM (ExV1e)

No. Honest people don’t get elected to higher office in this country.

Yes. I donated tens of thousands to Trump and his PACs back in the day. Got some autographed stuff from Trump. Got invited to some $50k /table dinners but didn’t go. Still get tons of junk mail from GOP grifters. They even sold my info to Nikki Nimrata who spammed me nonstop.

Yes, but he sucks. I live in a reddish area of a blue state.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 02:28 PM (l3YAf)

420 I think it's a credit to Obama's kids that they seem to want nothing to do with their parent's insane criminal syndicate and would rather just be left the hell alone.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 02:26 PM (06Hmj)
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Pffft. They're laying low until their dad's shitty legacy is forgotten.

I would be incredibly surprised if we don't get Malia running for Preezy of the United Steezy in '48.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 02:29 PM (5aZAZ)

421 In other news, Afghanistan just re-legalized slavery.

Probably one of the least surprising things I’ve heard today.

Posted by: Unkaren at January 26, 2026 02:29 PM (zDIG9)

422 So Omar bought a winery for 15k and in a year its worth 5M?

That's some serous cattle futures shit!

Posted by: Chlamydia Thundershart at January 26, 2026 02:29 PM (i0Hi3)

423 PATEL: "Investigations ongoing, we made SUBSTANTIAL progress. I can't publicize it. But we FOUND funders, it's not organic!" 🔥
Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)

Did they FIND them before or after Cam Higby found them?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (h7ZuX)

424 kff org

Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions
Published: Jan 14, 2026

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($21,597 for an individual in 2025) and provided states with an enhanced federal matching rate (FMAP) for their expansion populations.

To date, 41 states (including DC) have adopted the Medicaid expansion and 10 states have not adopted the expansion. Current status for each state is based on KFF tracking and analysis of state expansion activity.

These data are also available in a table format. The map may be downloaded as a Powerpoint.
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How didn't the Federal government not know under JB?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (NFX2v)

425 Nood Walz Phone call

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 02:30 PM (QGaXH)

426 Some day perhaps I will understand how TF a reconciliation bill appropriated $$, which is entirely outside its role in the Budget Act, and how it was used since that Act became law. Or I won't. Just glad it's the case, apparently, in this situation.

Posted by: rhomboid

Same as Green Nude Eel, Obamacare, etc. And anyone trying to get it reviewed by courts has the problem of a) standing, and b) political question. Basically, Congress can pass whatever bill in whatever format it chooses and previous acts by Congress do not constrain the current Congress from passing bills outside of its framework.

Spending, taxing, and borrowing powers of Congress are plenary and have been since it was ratified.

I am impressed that despite the small majority, Speaker Johnson returned to regular order where the committees marked up the bills, appropriations fixed revenue to recommended spending, etc. And the Biden era baselines will be dead even if the Democrats gain a house or so in 2026.

That is not nothing.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)

427 Isn't a rose emoji used on social media to show support for a globalist, communist world prison?

Correct.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (2ocoG)

428 They probably inherited their mother's disdain for their father.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)
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Though maybe not her gigantic schlong.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (5aZAZ)

429 I know most members of Congress are useless, but how useless is a NON-VOTING member of Congress?

Why was she even there, except as a token

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (ZxPkt)

430 In other news, Afghanistan just re-legalized slavery

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Fine. It's the normal condition. They can improve it or not. Up to them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (BI5O2)

431 426 I am impressed that despite the small majority, Speaker Johnson returned to regular order where the committees marked up the bills, appropriations fixed revenue to recommended spending, etc. And the Biden era baselines will be dead even if the Democrats gain a house or so in 2026.

That is not nothing.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)

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False.

If we don't get the American government of 1913 in one Congressional bill, then all is lost.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:31 PM (GBKbO)

432 Nood timwalz

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (a+4eV)

433 I believe none of those irs agents were ever hired. It was all money funded for future hires and then it was undone by the OBBB.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (xg+/D)

434 Speaking of white supremacy . . .

https://is.gd/c4tuzg

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (L/fGl)

435 That's what the headline says. Reading the article, it says:

'The President also agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.'

***

"look into..."
Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 02:02 PM

You want us to read content on other sites? That would cut into our reading of Ace's content significantly!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 02:32 PM (0sNs1)

436 They found it or Data republican ?
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 02:14 PM (VE6XX)

Horde mind. You were ahead of me, though.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 26, 2026 02:33 PM (h7ZuX)

437 I would be incredibly surprised if we don't get Malia running for Preezy of the United Steezy in '48.
Posted by: ballistic

Demographics indicate it is far more likely to be a Hispanic in the future or perhaps Indian than black. The percentage of blacks due to abortion and a big drop in fertility comparable now to whites, is stagnant. Hispanic and Asian percentage is growing and Hispanics already are a greater percentage of the population compared to blacks with Asians now about 7 percent. Both are much faster growing as a percentage of population than blacks.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:34 PM (E4rtv)

438 False.

If we don't get the American government of 1913 in one Congressional bill, then all is lost.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't get it.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (E4rtv)

439 I wonder how much of the $39 trillion national debt was spent on fraudulent NGO. Government programs, and nonprofits giving kickbacks to the Democratic Party?

Posted by: Unkaren at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (zDIG9)

440 420. It would be incredibly surprised if we don't get Malia running for Preezy of the United Steezy in '48.
Posted by: ballistic

The younger, Natasha. (Nickname is Sasha.)

It'll be like the Harris sisters, Kamala and Maya - but I'll be dead.

BTW, both of the O daughters were involved in BLM protests, etc. so don't believe family is not highly influential.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 02:36 PM (NFX2v)

441 Manface. You're probably gay.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)

Julie London? Get your eyes checked.

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at January 26, 2026 03:00 PM (iNp3L)

442 314 "Boys will be girls."
-the new boys will be boys defense
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 02:05 PM (GBKbO)

It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola
Lo-Lo-Lo-Lo-Lola

Posted by: The Kinks at January 26, 2026 02:09 PM (wVcY
...........................................

HA! My husband had this on the car radio last week and told me to listen. I never put 2 and 2 together.

I saw a photo of Pretti, unsure if photo shopped but if so, "pretty" good! In a hot pink dress walking up stairs. So maybe he was more invested in the "cause" than originally thought as a martyr for VA nurses. I have no idea, but figured I'd mention seeing the photo today.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)

443 "Dip your cup in the money river" is a decent metaphor.

Take me to the river, dunk me in the water...

Posted by: Talking Heads at January 26, 2026 03:10 PM (/JT24)

444 167
So the witches wearing a rag on their heads. Do they ever wash their hair and the nasty rags they wear.

I bet they stink to high heaven.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (3ek7K)

I'm not positive if it was real, but think Omar protested, so maybe: under that turban the hair is sparse and weird looking. I think that's why she wears the turban (or it made her bald?) vs being cultural cobra.

I know I want her deported along with her gang of fellow Somilians. GET OUT!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 03:36 PM (WONhk)

445 The Ringleader and head thief should spend a few years or more in Prison

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 26, 2026 04:59 PM (wGqjj)

446 Rose Lake Capital? sounds a lot like the names of Hunter Bidens fake LLCs

Posted by: MN dreaming at January 26, 2026 05:19 PM (0pLZt)

447 Good way of explaining, and pleasant piece of writing
to get data regarding my presentation subject matter, which i am
going to convey in university.

Posted by: vibly mascara at January 27, 2026 08:07 AM (CwmN3)

Special Forces Veteran: This Isn't a Protest, This Is an Organized Insurgency Like We Faced in Iraq

Cam Higby infiltrated insurrectionist Signal groups. (Signal is a secure private message app favored by anyone who wants to keep his messages secret, including terrorists and insurrectionists.)

He posted several of the screenshots of the secret insurrectionist chats. Note that Minneapolis police are part of the insurgency.

🧵🚨 MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED

THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AND LOCAL POLICE ARE COOPERATING.

Here an �observer� calls out a possible agent but says she�s just out walking her dog so can�t continue on.

Dispatch called for �backup�

Also below is a message indicating that local� pic.twitter.com/oJuUW9GI9h
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 24, 2026

And one of the top organizers is a former Tim Walz strategist.

@amuse
@amuse
Jan 24
Minnesota anti-ICE Signal group leader identified as Amanda Noelle Koehler, a protest organizer and former Tim Walz campaign strategist, also known by the code name HAH and admin of the MN ICE Watch Signal chat group.

�SALUTE (Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment) is a mnemonic for providing useful information about opposing forces in your area.� pic.twitter.com/5ROceItumM
— The Researcher (@listen_2learn) January 24, 2026

A former Special Forces Warrant Officer says: This is exactly what we saw in Iraq and Afganistan.

Eric Schwalm
@Schwalm5132
As a former Special Forces Warrant Officer with multiple rotations running counterinsurgency ops--both hunting insurgents and trying to separate them from sympathetic populations--I've seen organized resistance up close. From Anbar to Helmand, the pattern is familiar: spotters, cutouts, dead drops (or modern equivalents), disciplined comms, role specialization, and a willingness to absorb casualties while bleeding the stronger force slowly.
What's unfolding in Minneapolis right now isn't "protest." It's low-level insurgency infrastructure, built by people who've clearly studied the playbook.
Signal groups at 1,000-member cap per zone. Dedicated roles: mobile chasers, plate checkers logging vehicle data into shared databases, 24/7 dispatch nodes vectoring assets, SALUTE-style reporting (Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment) on suspected federal vehicles. Daily chat rotations and timed deletions to frustrate forensic recovery. Vetting processes for new joiners. Mutual aid from sympathetic locals (teachers providing cover, possible PD tip-offs on license plate lookups). Home-base coordination points. Rapid escalation from observation to physical obstruction--or worse.
This isn't spontaneous outrage. This is C2 (command and control) with redundancy, OPSEC hygiene, and task organization that would make a SF team sergeant nod in recognition. Replace "ICE agents" with "occupying coalition forces" and the structure maps almost 1:1 to early-stage urban cells we hunted in the mid-2000s.
The most sobering part? It's domestic. Funded, trained (somewhere), and directed by people who live in the same country they're trying to paralyze law enforcement in. When your own citizens build and operate this level of parallel intelligence and rapid-response network against federal officers--complete with doxxing, vehicle pursuits, and harassment that's already turned lethal--you're no longer dealing with civil disobedience. You're facing a distributed resistance that's learned the lessons of successful insurgencies: stay below the kinetic threshold most of the time, force over-reaction when possible, maintain popular support through narrative, and never present a single center of gravity.
I spent years training partner forces to dismantle exactly this kind of apparatus. Now pieces of it are standing up in American cities, enabled by elements of local government and civil society. That should keep every thinking American awake at night.
Not because I want escalation. But because history shows these things don't de-escalate on their own once the infrastructure exists and the cadre believe they're winning the information war.
We either recognize what we're actually looking at--or we pretend it's still just "activism" until the structures harden and spread.
Your call, America. But from where I sit, this isn't January 2026 politics anymore.
It's phase one of something we've spent decades trying to keep off our own soil.

Who's organizing this? Peter Schweizer says that one major organizer is a hostile foreign government -- Mexico.

WOW 🚨 Peter Schweizer exposes Mexico runs 53 consulates in the United States, and THEY'RE ORGANIZING ICE PROTESTS

The Mexican consulates in America ARE MEETING WITH THE DEMOCRAT PARTY and organizing protests. There�s a consulate in Minneapolis

�Mexico has 53 consulates, and I� pic.twitter.com/vcchVhNhTN
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 23, 2026

The Mexican consulates in America ARE MEETING WITH THE DEMOCRAT PARTY and organizing protests. There's a consulate in Minneapolis
"Mexico has 53 consulates, and I started looking at what Mexico was doing with those consulates. I found out that they're organizing protests, they're still organizing some of these anti-ICE protests. They've got a consulate up in the Twin Cities right now that's neck deep in what's going on in Minneapolis.
But I also found that they were meddling in our politics. They were literally meeting with Democratic Party activists in 2024 saying, how are we going to stop Trump? We got to stop Trump. We turned California from red to blue. We turned Arizona from red to blue. We've got to stop"
A top Mexico Senator on the Mexican National Defense Committee says, Quote, "Mexicans are in our territories. California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming. We're going to take back the territory that was stolen from us -- We already know that the Mexican population in the United States reaches 39.2 million. We Mexicans are reclaiming our territory"

Hello. I hope you're all dug out from out of the ice.

Posted by: Ace at 12:16 PM

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1 st?!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (MABZ1)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

3 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)

5 Top o' the nooner to ya, Ace!

You stay thawed this weekend?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Zz0t1)

6 Hello. I hope you're all dug out from out of the ice.

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Dolley got so mad at me Friday night because I said she was "over-worrying".

We never even lost power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

7 This isn't spontaneous outrage. This is C2 (command and control) with redundancy, OPSEC hygiene, and task organization that would make a SF team sergeant nod in recognition. Replace "ICE agents" with "occupying coalition forces" and the structure maps almost 1:1 to early-stage urban cells we hunted in the mid-2000s.
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Well, yeah. The scenarios are comparable and so are the tactics.

Cell structure is favored so much because it *works* for the weaker party in asymmetrical warfare.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:19 PM (MABZ1)

8 No doubt funded with stolen tax money

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:19 PM (Ia/+0)

9 Special Forces Veteran: This Isn't a Protest, This Is an Organized Insurgency Like We Faced in Iraq

Then start shooting the fuckers.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:19 PM (zILP0)

10 Signal is a secure private message app "

"Private", "secure"....

I laughed and laughed...

/ your toaster

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:19 PM (q9/Un)

11 Sounds like an act of war by Mexico.

Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (YwEeS)

12 Morning.

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (1Yy3c)

13 I burned a 1/2 rick of wood this weekend.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)

14 In before the "nothing will happen" guy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)

15 Whenever you start thinking that we have a handle on things you need to remember that the enemy gets a vote too.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (jc0TO)

16 The most sobering part? It's domestic. Funded, trained (somewhere), and directed by people who live in the same country they're trying to paralyze law enforcement in. When your own citizens build and operate this level of parallel intelligence and rapid-response network against federal officers--complete with doxxing, vehicle pursuits, and harassment that's already turned lethal--you're no longer dealing with civil disobedience. You're facing a distributed resistance that's learned the lessons of successful insurgencies: stay below the kinetic threshold most of the time, force over-reaction when possible, maintain popular support through narrative, and never present a single center of gravity.
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Partly out of the color revolution playbook, partly out of the terrorist playbook.

But this is not "domestic." It *is* largely internal, but these people do not identify as and are not in reality a part of the US. These are, for all intents and purposes, foreign revolutionaries. They might have been born here, hold high positions here and have citizenship here, but those are legal fig-leave. They are *not* "Americans" in any meaningful sense.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (MABZ1)

17
Well, since everyone is posting their weather reports...

It's a beautiful, sunny, dry day here in California. Squirrels racing up and down trees, woodpeckers, and I've got my door standing open for a little fresh air.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (PTQs9)

18 I burned a 1/2 rick"

Never gonna give you up...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (q9/Un)

19 Haaaaa i got willowed by a post about the thing I was saying that was totally OT.

I feel like I should get a prize or something.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (06Hmj)

20 Sounds like an act of war by Mexico.
Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (YwEeS)

Same as Canada as they're funding a bunch of it, I've read.

Act of war. Lob a few Tomahawks at Ottawa and Mexico City.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)

21 Your call, America. But from where I sit, this isn't January 2026 politics anymore.
It's phase one of something we've spent decades trying to keep off our own soil.
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Who are "we?" Serious question.

Because the Party, much of the State, countless corporations, most of the NGO Complex, the universities, the international organizations and more have spent decades *cultivating* this in American soil.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (MABZ1)

22 Got about 9" of snow - negligible ice. Currently 10F. After today, highs in the 20s, lows single digits for the rest of the week. Very abnormal in Kentuckiana.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (NcvvS)

23 The Mexican consulates in America ARE MEETING WITH THE DEMOCRAT PARTY and organizing protests.

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A Foreign and Domestic Terrorist marriage made in hell.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (OVX0O)

24 "Mexico has 53 consulates, and I started looking at what Mexico was doing with those consulates. I found out that they're organizing protests, they're still organizing some of these anti-ICE protests. They've got a consulate up in the Twin Cities right now that's neck deep in what's going on in Minneapolis.
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Kick out their diplomats and close their missions.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (MABZ1)

25 >>> 9 Special Forces Veteran: This Isn't a Protest, This Is an Organized Insurgency Like We Faced in Iraq
==

Then start shooting the fuckers.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:19 PM (zILP0)

OrangeManBad needs to deputize the Horde.

>>> 11 Sounds like an act of war by Mexico.
Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (YwEeS)

Odds CHYna is involved too, in Tampon Timmeh's (new) home state?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (ULPxl)

26 Willowed:

Mr. Pretti died for what he believed in:

The right of illegal aliens - murderers, rapists, spouse beaters, child molesters, fraudsters, multi-DWI drivers- to run free and prey upon US citizens.

That's the part the Left in this country want us to forget.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rj6Yv)

27 Dolley got so mad at me Friday night because I said she was "over-worrying".

We never even lost power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

Heh. First Lady went shopping in prep for this cold snap. She actually found me a 1 Liter bottle of Buffalo Trace.

Stayed warm this weekend, fo SHO!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)

28 I think the democrats are willing to start a civil war over this. They are helping to coordinate welfare fraud in order to fund their party, as well as protecting illegal aliens in order to enable voter fraud and misrepresentation in congress.

If the illegals are removed and the fraud exposed and stopped, the democrat party will cease to exist as a political force.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:23 PM (0U5gm)

29 Kick out their diplomats and close their missions.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (MABZ1)

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Hellfire Drones FTW!

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:23 PM (OVX0O)

30 Now, we're getting into treason territory.

Or at least sedition.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:24 PM (krQz2)

31 The Democrats are supporting violent criminal illegals over the American citizen.

The RNC should be running commercials 24/7 showing this .

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:24 PM (KDPiq)

32 Reposting my babbling from last thread, if you weren't there:

"I suppose the first obvious thought is "wow, so they're learning from terrorists how to operate an insurgency".

But my second thought was... "wait... who learned what from whom?"

All those cells and factions over there... they're all run by people who went to college in the US. Aren't they?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (06Hmj)"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:24 PM (06Hmj)

33 We need to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico and kick all of their diplomats out of the country.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

34 The Democrats are working with a foreign country to stage a coup.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 12:24 PM (GPa4z)

35 (Signal is a secure private message app favored by anyone who wants to keep his messages secret, including terrorists and insurrectionists.)

Isn't Signal the one that SecWar Hegseth and all were using that they got lambasted for using because it couldn't possibly be secure?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (a+4eV)

36 >>> 21

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Who are "we?" Serious question.

Because the Party, much of the State, countless corporations, most of the NGO Complex, the universities, the international organizations and more have spent decades *cultivating* this in American soil.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (MABZ1)

How many of the three-letter agencies were and are actively supporting this (even if not officially for now, they still have embedded filth)?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (ULPxl)

37 I doubled McConnell's estates in Macau. Walz turned ... for much less.

Posted by: Xi Jinping at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (jc0TO)

38 "Special Forces Veteran: This Isn't a Protest, This Is an Organized Insurgency Like We Faced in Iraq"

No $hit. Some here have been saying this for weeks about the situation in minneapolis.

For the most part this stuff has been contained to that city which is a good thing IMO. That shows us that the support for violence is pretty much contained to that one city and the level of coordination has not been replicated in other major blue cities unlike what we experienced in Iraq and Afghanistan where the insurgency was spread out through the entire countries.

This can be contained but it is going to cost more and more lives which the liberals are happy to spend.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (0N4FZ)

39
>>enabled by elements of local government

================

MN lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan, the one who donned a hijab, has been caught on Signal. Surely there are structures for her arrest and prosecution?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (PTQs9)

40 I think the democrats are willing to start a civil war over this. They are helping to coordinate welfare fraud in order to fund their party, as well as protecting illegal aliens in order to enable voter fraud and misrepresentation in congress.

If the illegals are removed and the fraud exposed and stopped, the democrat party will cease to exist as a political force.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:23 PM (0U5gm)
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In part. It *is* existential for the dominant Party, both here and abroad. Illegals are only one part of it.

But going after illegals, going after US-AID, rolling back DEI and other work-preference rules, rolling back special protections for various interest groups like trannies, etc. present an existential crisis for the Party. They *depend* on all of that and will fight brutally to maintain it because they must. They're not a going concern if it's interrupted.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (MABZ1)

41 That the clown judge is still in holding the hearing on the illegal lawsuit to force the federal government not to enforce federal law tells you how much rot there is.

But, I really liked the clown judge that ordered the feds not to do that which is already illegal; destroy or alter evidence related to the latest retard getting himself suicided by cop.

Especially rich considering the 3 Duffuses on the Supreme Court recently moaning loudly how giving standing to politicians standing to sue over election law violated the "cause and controversy" requirement.

What cause, what controversy, was there to grant that order?
None. It was flatly illegal. And the clown judge knows it and issued it anyway.
Because they have to keep building the commie narrative that "Trump is violating the law!!!!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (HXT0k)

42 If the illegals are removed and the fraud exposed and stopped, the democrat party will cease to exist as a political force.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:23 PM (0U5gm)
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They will. They have never been honest for the last couple decades at least. This long con game has no where left.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:26 PM (krQz2)

43 "Obstruction" of law enforcement is a criminal act, afaik. So those organizing all this are guilty ... arrest them now.

And whom are they protecting? They are protecting the chaos, protecting the frauds, and protecting a criminal cabal of "insurrectionists". It is an activist anti-American invasion, with foreign help. Globalist are corrupt Democrats are at the core, openly aiding and abetting at every turn.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 12:26 PM (vbXSk)

44 DataRepublican did the deep dive into the donors in this signal chat and found among many other things, dem politicians and one working for Walz who has access to real time license plate readers and is passing information to the radicals. Insurrection, it's what's for dinner.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 12:26 PM (n5tGW)

45 Wouldn't RICO apply to these people including the police involved? We need the break off diplomatic relations with mexico

Posted by: Matthew at January 26, 2026 12:26 PM (OdsgZ)

46 I think this is enough evidence.

BLOCK ALL REMITTANCES

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:26 PM (emBoF)

47 "Mexico has 53 consulates, and I started looking at what Mexico was doing with those consulates. I found out that they're organizing protests, they're still organizing some of these anti-ICE protests. They've got a consulate up in the Twin Cities right now that's neck deep in what's going on in Minneapolis.
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Kick out their diplomats and close their missions.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (MABZ1)
========

If/when the Insurrection Act is employed, the foreign threat needs to be underlined by the Administration. Foreign provocateurs must be identified and arrested.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (rj6Yv)

48 Isn't Signal the one that SecWar Hegseth and all were using that they got lambasted for using because it couldn't possibly be secure?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (a+4eV)
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It probably is secure - but any system is only as secure as the people you let into it. In that kerfuffle, the security compromise was letting an outsider in to see it.

Same thing here.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (MABZ1)

49 Mexico can’t afford remittances coming to a halt.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (KDPiq)

50 11 Sounds like an act of war by Mexico.
Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (YwEeS)

Odds CHYna is involved too, in Tampon Timmeh's (new) home state?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26

China would love to see us fighting an insurgency here while they make their move to seize the Pacific

Posted by: Josephistan at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (FLx59)

51
Propane got delivered this morning. So we have 400 gallons to keep us warm.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (tgvbd)

52
The Democrats are supporting violent criminal illegals over the American citizen.

The RNC should be running commercials 24/7 showing this .
Posted by: Opinion fact

=============

Every time it comes up with some minion on X, the response is "MAYBE GET YOUR OWN PEDO OUT OF POWER." They honestly think Donald Trump has r@ped underage girls.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (PTQs9)

53 Peter Schweizer says that one major organizer is a hostile foreign government -- Mexico.

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Horseshit.

MX stands to benefit from civil unrest and disruption of cartel ops in the US. I'm sure they're assisting the IC and State authorities and US NGOs wherever possible in the fight.

But they aren't behind anything. This is a homegrown op being led from MN and DC,, and these foreign taco-benders are just their little helpers.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (BI5O2)

54 All these people running around in the freezing cold screaming "Fuck ICE" I wonder if maybe they think the Feds control the weather or something.

I'm home and I'm freezing my balls off, I don't understand why these people aren't sitting at home sitting next to a warm fireplace. Northerner white people like fireplaces, right?

Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (1Yy3c)

55 Act of war. Lob a few Tomahawks at Ottawa and Mexico City.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)

24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, FTW.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (8zz6B)

56 Dolley got so mad at me Friday night because I said she was "over-worrying".
---------

I admit to buying a loaf of not-yet-needed bread, and checking my one gallon supply of camp stove fuel.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (XeU6L)

57 Of course the police are in on it. None of these liberal cities have police forces containing people who want to provide law and order, and protect the public. It's all just liberal activist that are given badges and sent out to protect liberal terrorist while arresting those who are actually standing up against the criminal gangs. Trump was able to start fixing the damage done when Obama did that exact same thing to federal authorities, but he needs to find a way to do it locally in big cities taken over by Democrat activist.

And he needs to do it quick, because this shit is going to ramp up come June, when they make their big push to riot in order to influence the midterms, just like they did in 2020.

Posted by: Rbastid at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (FjMRQ)

58 The Democrats are supporting violent criminal illegals over the American citizen.

The RNC should be running commercials 24/7 showing this .
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:24 PM (KDPiq)
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Somebody should find vid of the church siege with kids crying as the assholes are yelling things at them and keeping them from their parents.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (krQz2)

59 Peter Schweizer says that one major organizer is a hostile foreign government -- Mexico.

“The ~~French~~ Left have loathed their political opponent to the point of preferring anything to him, even foreign dictatorship.”—Albert Camus, Resistance, Rebellion, and Death

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (EXyHK)

60 We either recognize what we're actually looking at--or we pretend it's still just "activism" until the structures harden and spread.

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I'll say it again, President Trump declared Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization 5 MONTHS ago. I know investigations can take some time but I suspect it is trivially easy to investigate and identify the financiers as well as the control organization with the tools the FBI has at its disposal. And I'm sure there is significant overlap if not the exact same people managing the anti-ICE insurgency.

They certainly had that capability in tracking down J6 people.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (Vh9CX)

61 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (HXT0k)

Possible projection because the Left in the government destroy evidence all the time.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (KDPiq)

62 Propane got delivered this morning. So we have 400 gallons to keep us warm.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (tgvbd)

What'd you pay? Wife, before she left the place in NE TX, paid $2.99 a gal.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (Zz0t1)

63 The important takeaway from this is that the left's backers are effective and organized at what they do accounting for the fact that they predict that there will be absolutely no consequence to any of their actions. Ever. There are so many layers of captured corporations, governments, legal bodies that they have every expectation of success and delay over the next 3 years. I welcome any and all actions by the R leadership and the judicial system, which the R executive runs, to finally, for once in my lifetime, wake up and disprove the left's assumtptions of absolute domination. It would be so very fucking suprising.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (3uBP9)

64 Special Forces Veteran: This Isn't a Protest, This Is an Organized Insurgency Like We Faced in Iraq
==

Then start shooting the fuckers.
Posted by: rickb223

And hanging the survivors.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (L/fGl)

65 Mexico makes lots of money from their citizens living in the USA. Wouldn't doubt their are fraud funds sent to Mexico just like Somalia.

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (Ia/+0)

66 ... But they aren't behind anything. This is a homegrown op being led from MN and DC,, and these foreign taco-benders are just their little helpers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (BI5O2)
++++
Probably. But foreign action is foreign action. Kick them out.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (MABZ1)

67 11 Sounds like an act of war by Mexico.
Posted by: steevy at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (YwEeS)

Absolutely, and should be treated as such. Looks like Mexico better be added to the action list.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (h7ZuX)

68 >>> 57 Of course the police are in on it. None of these liberal cities have police forces containing people who want to provide law and order, and protect the public. It's all just liberal activist that are given badges and sent out to protect liberal terrorist while arresting those who are actually standing up against the criminal gangs. Trump was able to start fixing the damage done when Obama did that exact same thing to federal authorities, but he needs to find a way to do it locally in big cities taken over by Democrat activist.

And he needs to do it quick, because this shit is going to ramp up come June, when they make their big push to riot in order to influence the midterms, just like they did in 2020.
Posted by: Rbastid at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (FjMRQ)

Unlike 2020, he's spent his new term attriting the mf'ers since he got started. That's why they're screeching like little bitches.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (ULPxl)

69 This is all right in the wheelhouse of Special Forces. Asymmetical warfare, creating resistance movements, destabilizing gov'ts. CIA, too. I can't imagine there isn't a through-line from the upper levels of these seditionist groups and those two... let's just say "career paths". Retired personnel. Family members. Got to be scads and scads of connections.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (06Hmj)

70 Of course the police are in on it. None of these liberal cities have police forces containing people who want to provide law and order, and protect the public.

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I heard that after Fried made his speech, 18 officers resigned and signed up with ICE.

So they weeded out the people who care more about law and order than ideology.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (krQz2)

71 I think the democrats are willing to start a civil war over this. They are helping to coordinate welfare fraud in order to fund their party, as well as protecting illegal aliens in order to enable voter fraud and misrepresentation in congress.
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I said it this morning:
If we (Trump) fail in Minneapolis, the whole US will fall.

Because it cedes federal law to local terrorist.
And they will roll out their strategy in Minneapolis to every other city.
Including antagonizing and inciting deaths as part of their political terror campaign.

We either have a country, under the rule of law, or we cower to these traitors and terrorists.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:30 PM (HXT0k)

72 https://is.gd/ZtbJtI
Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal
Antifa-aligned gun groups are heading to Minneapolis.

People tied to the John Brown Gun Club, Socialist Rifle Association, Redneck Revolt, and Armed Queers Salt Lake City are rolling in.....
[h/t and image of a post from Tony Seruga]

==
This may not turn out the way they/them want.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ULPxl)

73 Willowed:

Silver spot at $114.19 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 quarters plus 4 dimes - all made before 1965. That means a dime in average circulated condition made before 1965 has $8.20 worth of silver in it.

Gold spot at $5106.10 per oz.

Gold and Silver aren't going up, the US dollar is shrinking.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Da7Vv)

74 Seems to me that there’s a good case to be made for conspiracy to obstruct, plus maybe even an add on for felony murder, for every participant in the Signal app chain.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at January 26, 2026 12:31 PM (IX8iX)

75 She actually found me a 1 Liter bottle of Buffalo Trace."

That'll do...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:31 PM (XuXeR)

76 2
The Democrats are supporting violent criminal illegals over the American citizen.

The RNC should be running commercials 24/7 showing this .
Posted by: Opinion fact

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Every time it comes up with some minion on X, the response is "MAYBE GET YOUR OWN PEDO OUT OF POWER." They honestly think Donald Trump has r@ped underage girls.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January

Thank Pam Bondi and her inept rhandling of the Epstein files for that

Posted by: Josephistan at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (FLx59)

77 I wonder what percentage of the remaining Minneapolis police are US citizens.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (jc0TO)

78 I'd bet that this is revenge by Cartelixo.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (krQz2)

79 It doesn't help with how many somalis are in the MN police depts.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (n5tGW)

80 Data analyst on X @DataRepublican has produced a downloadable file of a donor app assywirh Cam Higby’s Signal group discovery.

Spoiler alert: Foreign donors.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (Hkcdp)

81 Every time it comes up with some minion on X, the response is "MAYBE GET YOUR OWN PEDO OUT OF POWER." They honestly think Donald Trump has r@ped underage girls.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (PTQs9)

I’m not trying to sway those commie retards. I’m trying to reach the LIV.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (KDPiq)

82 Mexico facilitat___ huge waves of invaders cross their country to invade the US kind of puts them into the eneny camp.

Posted by: Operator Error at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (p6bg0)

83 I'm home and I'm freezing my balls off, I don't understand why these people aren't sitting at home sitting next to a warm fireplace. Northerner white people like fireplaces, right?
Posted by: Robert at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (1Yy3c)

Todger balm. It's not just for princelings and toffs!

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (gwt4v)

84

Remember that asshole Paul Wellstone, he was a Commie.

MN has been fucked for a very long time. Lots of Communists hiding there.

I wonder if the ICU nurse who decided to get involved was actually trying to lure agents in to take them out.

I think that's plausible.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (och2J)

85 Antifa-aligned gun groups are heading to Minneapolis."

Sure. Pull the other one...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (XuXeR)

86 I heard that after Fried made his speech, 18 officers resigned and signed up with ICE.

yeah that was weird

any moles in there, mayhaps?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (emBoF)

87 J6 was a summer picnic compared to this…. These people are on the same level as the southern fire eaters in 1861…. It really pisses me off

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (xT8gx)

88 But totally not a Civil War.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (pDt9x)

89 Every time it comes up with some minion on X, the response is "MAYBE GET YOUR OWN PEDO OUT OF POWER." They honestly think Donald Trump has r@ped underage girls.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January
---
It's simple proven vs. fever dreams.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (krQz2)

90 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (gx6ss)

91 Dude, TJM... don't fight it. My wife goes into a full-on Doomsday Prep frenzy as soon as she hears about a small possibility of a flake of snow.

You can fight it. Roll with it. Fighting it will only make it stronger.

And when she's prepping, just try to focus her on things that can be kept longer term. Frozen, canned, candles. Stuff like that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)

92 MN has been fucked for a very long time. Lots of Communists hiding there"

Northern "social democrats"? Yep.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (XuXeR)

93 We turned Arizona from red to blue.

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Although it's not as red as it used to be before the tens of millions of illegal aliens and ex-Califzuelans -- even with massive voter fraud Trump still won the state thrice (supposedly lost in 2020 by 10,000 votes -- total bullshit).

The point being that the Dem machines (undoubtedly with help from traitors like Soros & Company) in Maricopa and Pima counties have stolen the Senator and Governor races every election cycle for the past several years -- and given us mostly RINO Squish candidates before that (the McCain machine).

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (OVX0O)

94 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (gx6ss)

You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Zz0t1)

95 Shut up, bumpkin.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (jc0TO)

96 Then start shooting the fuckers.
Posted by: rickb223

It's getting to be death squads time, isn't it?

Posted by: GMan at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (GfWuY)

97 People tied to the John Brown Gun Club, Socialist Rifle Association, Redneck Revolt, and Armed Queers Salt Lake City are rolling in.....
[h/t and image of a post from Tony Seruga]

Evangelist John Brown would have sliced those commies up with a saber.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (KDPiq)

98
33 degrees here in SW Wyoming.

A spring day, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (3ek7K)

99 What other laws do we get to decide we don't want the police to enforce?

If I see a DWI checkpoint, do I get to roll up with whistles and bullhorns, stand in the street, and prevent the cops from arresting anyone?

I'm just protesting, it's my First Amendment right!!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (HXT0k)

100 yeah that was weird

any moles in there, mayhaps?
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (emBoF)
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Maybe.

Or being told that they're being sent to war against the feds for the benefit of the deeply corrupt local Party that hates them got some to say to themselves, "well, if it's war, I'm joining the other side. I ain't dying for *you*."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (MABZ1)

101 ICE: Get the Frey out of Minneapolis !

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (VOcQ6)

102 I said it this morning:
If we (Trump) fail in Minneapolis, the whole US will fall.

Because it cedes federal law to local terrorist.
And they will roll out their strategy in Minneapolis to every other city.
Including antagonizing and inciting deaths as part of their political terror campaign.

We either have a country, under the rule of law, or we cower to these traitors and terrorists.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

It is a simple choice, the federal government can stop enforcing federal law, or the Minnesota government can stop breaking federal law.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (0U5gm)

103 Let's not overlook the real threat, Usha Vance.

https://is.gd/9TSkFh

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (L/fGl)

104 57 Of course the police are in on it. None of these liberal cities have police forces containing people who want to provide law and order, and protect the public. It's all just liberal activist that are given badges and sent out to protect liberal terrorist while arresting those who are actually standing up against the criminal gangs. Trump was able to start fixing the damage done when Obama did that exact same thing to federal authorities, but he needs to find a way to do it locally in big cities taken over by Democrat activist.

And he needs to do it quick, because this shit is going to ramp up come June, when they make their big push to riot in order to influence the midterms, just like they did in 2020.
Posted by: Rbastid at January 26, 2026 12:28 PM (FjMRQ)

=======

I must remind people that Chauvin, of George Floyd fame, was obviously desperate to climb the leadership ladder of the Minneapolis police department.

If he hadn't stepped on Floyd, he'd probably be behind some plate searches himself.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

105 I'd like to see the odds as to whether the administration had this pegged earlier, or is just now realizing what they're up against.

Because it does not seem like they've got a real good grip on anything other than apprehending illegals. Which is all well and fine... but not the only issue in Minneapolis.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (qwVdq)

106 >>> 99 What other laws do we get to decide we don't want the police to enforce?

If I see a DWI checkpoint, do I get to roll up with whistles and bullhorns, stand in the street, and prevent the cops from arresting anyone?

I'm just protesting, it's my First Amendment right!!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (HXT0k)

Income tax collection.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (ULPxl)

107 Who's organizing this? Peter Schweizer says that one major organizer is a hostile foreign government -- Mexico.
~~~~~

I think I've read all of his books except for the latest one. And I've never found Schweizer to be wrong on pretty much anything.

Only problem is that our corrupt government never follows up on the info he gives them.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (3ImbR)

108 Eh, fuck these people. ICE is smashing heads and shooting criminal assholes. We are winning. Keep the pedal down.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (iFTx/)

109 Headline (Reuters):

"US judge considers pause to Minnesota crackdown as Trump dispatches border czar"

Excerpt:

"A U.S. judge on Monday considered a request to temporarily stop the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, following the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen over the weekend that sparked a fierce backlash."

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (rj6Yv)

110 33 degrees here in SW Wyoming.

A spring day, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:34 PM (3ek7K)

It's 23 in NTX.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (Zz0t1)

111 "8 No doubt funded with stolen tax money

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:19 PM (Ia/+0) "

this!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (Cjt/F)

112 Mexico trying to take back territory shouldn't make us mad. We should laugh and kill them along with their Democrat co-conspirators. Not that they should be treated the same - the Mexicans should face the firing squad; the Democrats should be hanged.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (GPa4z)

113 Pretti, Good dead. they are really getting their minions killed

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (Ia/+0)

114 91 Dude, TJM... don't fight it. My wife goes into a full-on Doomsday Prep frenzy as soon as she hears about a small possibility of a flake of snow.

You can fight it. Roll with it. Fighting it will only make it stronger.

And when she's prepping, just try to focus her on things that can be kept longer term. Frozen, canned, candles. Stuff like that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)

=======

I didn't. I helped wherever she asked.

But I wasn't being proactive in trying to get a solar powered generator.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)

115 58 Somebody should find vid of the church siege with kids crying as the assholes are yelling things at them and keeping them from their parents.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (krQz2)

"So what? All we care about is if Democrats win."

--Brainwashed Low Info Voters

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (6Uni8)

116 If we (Trump) fail in Minneapolis, the whole US will fall"

Or, we could just let them keep being stupid...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (XuXeR)

117 109 Headline (Reuters):

"US judge considers pause to Minnesota crackdown as Trump dispatches border czar"

Excerpt:

"A U.S. judge on Monday considered a request to temporarily stop the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, following the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen over the weekend that sparked a fierce backlash."
Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (rj6Yv)

Nobody ever gives these judges a “ talking to”, it seems.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (pDt9x)

118 >>>Thank Pam Bondi and her inept rhandling of the Epstein files for that

It doesn't matter. You could have Epstein on video saying Trump was clean, and they'd just shift to "AI!", "DOCTORED!", "CIA!", etc. There's no sense in trying to even debate them. They're wrong, they know they're wrong, and they don't care that they're wrong.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (CwhoI)

119
DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
🚨💵 BREAKING: SIGNALGATE DONORS LIST AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD; POLITICIANS + FOREIGN LEADERSHIP CONFIRMED?

In one of the files revealed by
@camhigby
, a resources file directs people with money to a website, Stand with Minnesota, which in turns directs donors to a campaign ran by Tending the Soil on Chuffed.

More about Tending the Soil later. What to know: the campaign is hosted by Chuffed and the first donation came from Jonny Soppotiuk, a Canada-based community organizer who is part of Chuffed leadership and specializes in fundraising. He is most likely a central figure in raising money.

So, yeah. Starting to look like foreigners are playing a key role in all of this.

That's not all. I've put together a spreadsheet of 4000+ donors and their possible identities.

Download in the next link below

https://tinyurl.com/3umxt4s8

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (NpAcC)

120 Walz Frey O’Hara Flanagan etc etc… are there any elected officials there that are NOT insurrectionists??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (xT8gx)

121 Okay. What are we going to about it?

I see Minnesota as a huge opportunity. We can flip the crisis-into-opportunity script. They've clarified the conflict, and now we can lay it out for all to see. Will we?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (WHfpM)

122 I feel like I should get a prize or something.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (06Hmj)

Hands over a gold star sticker with one point missing and covered in cat hair.

Best I can do. Trapped by the central Texas glacier.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)

123 108 Eh, fuck these people. ICE is smashing heads and shooting criminal assholes. We are winning. Keep the pedal down.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (iFTx/)

======

Homan isn't going to Minneapolis because Trump wants to deescalate and lose.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (GBKbO)

124 >>> 104

=======

I must remind people that Chauvin, of George Floyd fame, was obviously desperate to climb the leadership ladder of the Minneapolis police department.

If he hadn't stepped on Floyd, he'd probably be behind some plate searches himself.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

TJM Johnson is right!

Oh, another thing. Does anyone believe this shit was spun up overnight? So then how long has it been around? What have they been watching in previous years, and why?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (ULPxl)

125 Or being told that they're being sent to war against the feds for the benefit of the deeply corrupt local Party that hates them got some to say to themselves, "well, if it's war, I'm joining the other side. I ain't dying for *you*."

yes I think that's almost all of the guys that switched over to ICE

but the left only needs one mole.

they are looking for the right martyr, the one that HITS the public imagination the right way.

they WANT their minions to die. hoping one of them will be The One. the new Floyd.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (emBoF)

126 From DU:

"60 Minutes will be taking a break, for a reset.

There will be no new episode of “60 Minutes” tonight.

Instead, the Emmy winning, venerated news program is showing three archived movie star profiles with no relevance to anything current.

The profiled actors are Timothee Chalamet from last year, Jamie Lee Curtis from May 2025, and Kate Winslet from 2024. Only one, Chalamet, is an Oscar nominee this year. But his interview isn’t for “Marty Supreme,” but for last year’s “A Complete Unknown.”

This comes as there’s been another ICE killing in Minnesota, riots and protests in Minneapolis, and a week when Donald Trump was mocked in Davos over his obsession with Greenland. Measles is spreading in South Carolina, as well. Any of these topics would have made for a scintillating new episode tonight.

Clearly, a show that was supposed to air tonight simply has been pulled. Under CBS news shill Bari Weiss and CBS owners David and Larry Ellison, “60 Minutes” is being destroyed, quickly, from within."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (0sNs1)

127 109 Headline (Reuters):

"US judge considers pause to Minnesota crackdown as Trump dispatches border czar"

Excerpt:

"A U.S. judge on Monday considered a request to temporarily stop the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, following the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen over the weekend that sparked a fierce backlash."

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (rj6Yv)

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Why isn't it the illegal immigrants who are getting shot?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (GBKbO)

128 Iirc, John Brown Gun Club associated with Charlie Kirk shooter and Texas ICE facility attack.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (Hkcdp)

129 I must remind people that Chauvin, of George Floyd fame, was obviously desperate to climb the leadership ladder of the Minneapolis police department.

If he hadn't stepped on Floyd, he'd probably be behind some plate searches himself.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

Why must you remind people of stuff you just assume with no evidence?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (KDPiq)

130 A former Special Forces Warrant Officer says: This is exactly what we saw in Iraq and Afganistan.
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This is not something you prevail against with restraint and concern for the well-being of the opposition force.

It can only be defeated with the application of overwhelming, unrestrained force.

Posted by: Methos at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vSvIl)

131 A dead Pretti or Good will only help the enemy in MN.

Two or three hundred of them will destroy the enemy in MN.

That's my advice, take it or leave it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

132 I see Minnesota as a huge opportunity. We can flip the crisis-into-opportunity script. They've clarified the conflict, and now we can lay it out for all to see. Will we?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 12:37 PM (WHfpM)
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There's Trump and there's the good for very little Republican Party.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (krQz2)

133 Minneapolis without a Federal LE presence will make it much easier for everyone targeted by the ongoing Federal fraud investigation to attack the auditors and investigators.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (rj6Yv)

134 112 the Democrats should be hanged.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (GPa4z)

The Democrats should be given 1000 lacerations then dropped in a barrel of extra-salted water.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (6Uni8)

135 I see Minnesota as a huge opportunity. We can flip the crisis-into-opportunity script. They've clarified the conflict, and now we can lay it out for all to see. Will we?

my general thought is, isolate the city

protect the rest of the state, which is generally normal.

then the Right/Normal People can begin our own "test case." How to neutralize The Evil Gothams.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (emBoF)

136 "US judge considers pause to Minnesota crackdown as Trump dispatches border czar"

-
Oh yeah. Now is definitely the time to go wobbly.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (L/fGl)

137 I expect IEDs and woke suicide bombers in Minneapolis soon.

Posted by: Allahu Bad Bunny at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (qUkBO)

138 Breaking this insurgency up is the same process as getting to the bottom of all the taxpayer money fraud - get someone in the middle who knows something and lean on them hard, then roll up the organization like a tube of toothpaste.

I don’t know if it’s a lack of political will or that too many are on the take.

Posted by: Advo at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (jO4mz)

139 This Is an Organized Insurgency Like We Faced in Iraq

Wall off Minneapolis.

Posted by: DaveA at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (FhXTo)

140 Dolley got so mad at me Friday night because I said she was "over-worrying".

We never even lost power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:18 PM

Pro Tip: Advise her that next time she should tell you to "Calm down."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (0sNs1)

141 venerated news program"

Uh huh.

Never tire of inhaling their own farts, do they...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (XuXeR)

142 For the explanation of why the local police forces are on the side of the terrorists, I give you DEI.

Where your competence and ability to follow the laws are secondary to your physical characteristics and adherence to the party line.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (0U5gm)

143 131 A dead Pretti or Good will only help the enemy in MN.

Two or three hundred of them will destroy the enemy in MN.

That's my advice, take it or leave it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

Pretti Good? Pretti Pretti, Pretti Good?

*Larry David Intensifies*

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (6Uni8)

144 So we have all this going on.

And then other people say the whole thing is just like 50 Antifa people doing all the riotingand it’s all exaggerated by the msm.

So which is it?

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (xg+/D)

145 For the explanation of why the local police forces are on the side of the terrorists, I give you DEI.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (0U5gm)
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And police unions.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (krQz2)

146 Every time it comes up with some minion on X, the response is "MAYBE GET YOUR OWN PEDO OUT OF POWER." They honestly think Donald Trump has r@ped underage girls.
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They asked Walz about the subpoena from the DOJ and he said, "they have over 2 million Epstein documents they need to release, maybe they should focus on that."

And I'll echo, thanks a lot to Bondi for FUBAR'ing the shit out of that with her stupid "I have the files on my desk" stunt.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (HXT0k)

147 the Democrats should be hanged.
Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (GPa4z)

The Democrats should be given 1000 lacerations then dropped in a barrel of extra-salted water.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM

I vote 'AND', but in reverse order.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (0sNs1)

148 80 Data analyst on X @DataRepublican has produced a downloadable file of a donor app assywirh Cam Higby’s Signal group discovery.

Spoiler alert: Foreign donors.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (Hkcdp)

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Exactly what I mean at my #60 post, and she doesn't even have warrant powers.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (Vh9CX)

149 145 For the explanation of why the local police forces are on the side of the terrorists, I give you DEI.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (0U5gm)
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And police unions.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (krQz2)

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And who chooses the promotions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)

150 >>> A former Special Forces Warrant Officer says: This is exactly what we saw in Iraq and Afganistan.
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This is not something you prevail against with restraint and concern for the well-being of the opposition force.

It can only be defeated with the application of overwhelming, unrestrained force.
Posted by: Methos at January 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vSvIl)

Some lessons can only be learned through attrition. You can damn well be sure the commies know this. 3 years.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (3uBP9)

151 Pro Tip: Advise her that next time she should tell you to "Calm down."

You left off the "sugartits"....

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (XuXeR)

152 SALUTE reports! Straight out of the -10 level Soldier's Manual of common tasks. Many if the ANTIFA types and just run of the mill leftist malcontenrs are former military, probably with PTSD claims Nd are greayly over represented in " separated from service" under one of the various chapters of that regulation; overweight, incompatibility, pattern of infractions, false enlistments, etc. But playing Army is easier than being Army.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (4b7CV)

153 And then other people say the whole thing is just like 50 Antifa people doing all the riotingand it’s all exaggerated by the msm.

So which is it?
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (xg+/D)
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Fog of war.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (krQz2)

154 Can I have Pretti's fancy gun? He's not going to need it where he's gone.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (wBaIH)

155 Kick out their diplomats and close their missions.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:22 PM (MABZ1)

Address Congress. Lay out the facts. Inform them that Mexico is waging war on the United States and ask them to return the favor. Put up or shut up time. Either we have a country or we don't.

If they declare war, start arresting the judges and shooting the 'protesters'. Suggest to Canada that they reconsider their position. Bomb Brussels.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ExV1e)

156 Speaking of dumb c*nts . . .

WATCH: Leftist protester's hand murked after she reportedly picked up a flashbang grenade

https://is.gd/b8qzov

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (L/fGl)

157 don't like saying it, but this is full-on Insurrection Act territory.

jus' sayin'

got to hope that all of this stuff is getting hoovered for the tens of thousands of trials that will be required

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (Cjt/F)

158 It's 23 in NTX.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (Zz0t1)

Frozen nuts FTW… sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (xT8gx)

159 And when she's prepping, just try to focus her on things that can be kept longer term. Frozen, canned, candles. Stuff like that.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Post Helene tip: Water, for drinking, cooking (assuming you have the means), but most of all...for coffee.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (XeU6L)

160 133 Minneapolis without a Federal LE presence will make it much easier for everyone targeted by the ongoing Federal fraud investigation to attack the auditors and investigators.
Posted by: mrp

It is my thought. ICE is the shiny object while the deadly fraud investigations proceed. It also upturns the moral messaging even for the leftists--in that you are protecting fraud by foreigners and your own politicians that are stealing from the US government.

Makes it much less persuasive to the normies if Frey, the LT Gov of MN, and Walz are frogmarched to prison because they were stealing federal money for Democrat party ops.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (E4rtv)

161 When is the last time the Democrats flew halfway around the world to get an American citizen out of prison?
When is the last time the Democrats marched in the freezing cold to protect the rights of American citizens?
When is the last time the Democrats shut down the federal government to help American citizens.

Trump is for you.
Democrats are for them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (HXT0k)

162 "We already know that the Mexican population in the United States reaches 39.2 million. We Mexicans are reclaiming our territory"

Wait! I was told it was 11 million total illegals from all countries. Even after Biden allowed in 12-15 million.

WTF?

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (GUOwU)

163 Trump was able to start fixing the damage done when Obama did that exact same thing to federal authorities, but he needs to find a way to do it locally in big cities taken over by Democrat activist.

And he needs to do it quick, because this shit is going to ramp up come June, when they make their big push to riot in order to influence the midterms, just like they did in 2020.
Posted by: Rbastid

Most every big city has multiple police programs and hardware supplied by the feds.

End it. Claw back the MRAPS. Cut the funding to police programs. So a couple of left wing cops get fired. So what?

EVERY dime of fed money has strings. Start pulling them.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (zILP0)

164 There has been a disruption to the flow in MN... Many Feds in MN... Do Something... I was not here... I did not say this...

Posted by: Graft Navigator at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (Q+gd/)

165
When I was young I believed people wanted to live in peace.

Much older now and realize people want their version of peace.

So many stupid assholes now.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (3ek7K)

166 Imagine what the left would be doing now if they were in control and the right did 1/10th of what theses lunatics are doing.

Well, we don't have to imagine, because the left already showed us what they would do if the roles were reversed.

Or alternatively....

Where is our Jack Smith?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (XV/Pl)

167 Surely there are structures for her arrest and prosecution?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (PTQs9)

Step 1: Getting a federal judge to sign an arrest warrant.

I think you can see the problem here. -- Nayib Bukele

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (ExV1e)

168 Maybe Trump can move an aircraft carrier battle group into Lake Superior to get Ayatollah Walz to back down?

Posted by: Iranasota at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (qUkBO)

169 So we have all this going on.

And then other people say the whole thing is just like 50 Antifa people doing all the rioting"

Yep. "Cells" don't require vast numbers of members to have an effect. Just time and $$$

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (XuXeR)

170 I would say calling your minions to commit armed resistance to the government treason

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (Ia/+0)

171
Dolley got so mad at me Friday night because I said she was "over-worrying".

We never even lost power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook

___________

Her Majesty has the unhappy habit of doomwatching the local news and the Weather Channel. I'm sure to be told that "they say" we're entering our final hours.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (tgvbd)

172 Afternoon Ace.
The left won't listen to Schweizer even if he's 100% correct. Even the middle class leftists I know can't be reasoned with. They've lost their minds. It's unbelievable to attempt any political discourse with them as in return you get ", Trump", "Epstein", "pedo" "fascist". 2026 is going to be ugly

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (e4I2N)

173 It can only be defeated with the application of overwhelming, unrestrained force.
Posted by: Methos
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The only way to be safe is to eliminate the threat.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (XeU6L)

174 Antifa girl can’t tell the difference between tear gas and a flash bang. So sad,too bad.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (KDPiq)

175 What do you call two dead commie shitbirds in the ground in Minnesota?

.....

A Pretti Goode start.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (06Hmj)

176 Maybe Trump can move an aircraft carrier battle group into Lake Superior to get Ayatollah Walz to back down?
Posted by: Iranasota at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (qUkBO)
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The B-2s are based in Missouri. Won't even need to refuel en route.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (MABZ1)

177 During the ACW what was the legal status of the southern states in rebellion? They didn’t vote in the 1864 election did they? At some point did Congress or Lincoln do something official to declare them non-states? That kind of thing should be on the table for MN…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (xT8gx)

178 156 Speaking of dumb c*nts . . .

WATCH: Leftist protester's hand murked after she reportedly picked up a flashbang grenade

https://is.gd/b8qzov
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (L/fGl)

Somebody's going to need help opening ketchup bottles for the remainder of their life.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (7v6oI)

179 155 If they declare war, start arresting the judges and shooting the 'protesters'. Suggest to Canada that they reconsider their position. Bomb Brussels.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ExV1e)

Brussels/Bruxelles has been trying to start WW3 for a damned long time now.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (6Uni8)

180 "We already know that the Mexican population in the United States reaches 39.2 million. We Mexicans are reclaiming our territory"

Fuck you.
1. You lost it.
2. You sold it.
3. REMEMBER THE ALAMO.

I still say they fucked up by not putting Santa Anna at least to the bayonet.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (zILP0)

181 I still have never seen a clear answer on whether the fed funds for many of those programs has been cut off to MN.

I mean there were some clear statements and some judge opposite rulings, but I'd really like to know if something happened there.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (n5tGW)

182 I think I've read all of his books except for the latest one. And I've never found Schweizer to be wrong on pretty much anything.

Only problem is that our corrupt government never follows up on the info he gives them.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 12:35 PM (3ImbR)

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Haven't read his books but have heard him interviewed several times over the past couple of decades (my understanding is that his books are heavily footnoted).

And you're right -- he was generally the first to expose the criminality of The Clinton Crime Syndicate, Obama's Weaponization of The Feral Gubmint and Coup Against Trump, The Biden Crime Family, and several corrupt D and R CongressCritters.

And all we get from the DOJ is *crickets*. It's a big club ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (f7ucq)

183 Nick Shirley filing empty daycares: an assault on our liberty

Antifa taking over an entire city: like awesome bro

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (xg+/D)

184 If delta force can go into a foreign country and kidnap it's dictator in the middle of the night. They shouldn't have much trouble disappearing the cunts running the things in MN.

Posted by: GMan at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (GfWuY)

185 Sarah Hoyt used the "R" word in her latest set of Saturday memes:
https://shorturl.at/RdreN

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ULPxl)

186 Wow. Bing home page.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (zILP0)

187 Leftist protester's hand murked after she reportedly picked up a flashbang grenade"

Ok, that's a soccer level flopping right there!

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (XuXeR)

188 Sounds like not nearly enough people are getting pew pewed.

Posted by: NCKate at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (uQzkA)

189 169 So we have all this going on.

And then other people say the whole thing is just like 50 Antifa people doing all the rioting"

Yep. "Cells" don't require vast numbers of members to have an effect. Just time and $$$

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (XuXeR)

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Depends on what the effect is.

It's about narrative creation, not about actually immediately changing policy.

It's about creating a sense of overwhelming force (mostly rhetorical and popular) that gets the other side to back down.

Understanding that it's like 50 people who are actually out in the streets making a mess is good framing because it shows that these are limited numbers.

The tactics are sophisticated, but the numbers using them are small. Easily squashed.

This isn't Minnesota standing up in defiance of ICE. This is some agitators using well-worn tactics. Crush them, and move on.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (GBKbO)

190 I was about to link to Schwalm's article. Me too slow.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (oI05U)

191 Yes, the real reason Walz et al. are in an utter panic is the vote fraud.

The money fraud is great, but they can make a few skinnies the fall guys on that. And keep on going with it.

The vote fraud is completely the whole operation of the Democrat (DFL) in MN.

Why do you think Trump floated, "we'll withdraw ICE if you give us your voter rolls?"
Why do you think the real meat of Ellison's illegal suit against the feds is the whine about it being retaliation for the state "voting against Trump?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (HXT0k)

192 So which is it?
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (xg+/D)
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It's all part of the Color Revolution we've been dealing with since PDT came down the golden escalator.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (3ImbR)

193 181 I still have never seen a clear answer on whether the fed funds for many of those programs has been cut off to MN.

I mean there were some clear statements and some judge opposite rulings, but I'd really like to know if something happened there.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

The admin wanted to stop the funding. A retarded judge said no. The funding kept flowing.

I don’t think there much more to it.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (xg+/D)

194 153 And then other people say the whole thing is just like 50 Antifa people doing all the riotingand it’s all exaggerated by the msm.

So which is it?
Posted by: Really??
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Scientific Wild Ass Guess 10000-25000 national street activists which are a floating population using rental cars, paid hotel rooms, etc. and these move from place to place as their jobs to stir up riots, work with commie symps on the ground in a particular area, etc.

The networks (BLM, Antifa, Enviro groups, Muzzies), like Shining Path was in Peru, are built around higher ed and some key professors, etc. (like the Antifa one that left the US recently) serving as recruiters, politicians serving as enablers so that they get these activists for election fraud activities, and regular street activists from decades of crap since the Civil Rights and anti war protests in the 1960s. Some liked that lifestyle as comfortable revolutionaries like Bill Ayers and these oldsters trained the currrent street activists along with foreign help.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (E4rtv)

195 Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce 😬

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Small price to pay for equality.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (L/fGl)

196 Or alternatively....

Where is our Jack Smith?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (XV/Pl)
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We don't need a Jack Smith. We need a couple thousand more heavily-armed Federal LE marching into Minneapolis with a marching band up front.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (rj6Yv)

197 180 "We already know that the Mexican population in the United States reaches 39.2 million. We Mexicans are reclaiming our territory"

Fuck you.
1. You lost it.
2. You sold it.
3. REMEMBER THE ALAMO.

I still say they fucked up by not putting Santa Anna at least to the bayonet.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (zILP0)

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We didn't kick anyone out when we took the territory. Those here became Americans.

The Mexicans coming over since had nothing to do with Texas in the early 19th century.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (GBKbO)

198 >>>It's domestic. Funded, trained . . . .

Jealous.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (dK+Kv)

199 Paul, who has a history of backing the private-property rights of internet companies, changed his stance due to a video YouTube refused to take down that accused Paul of taking money from captured, deposed and indicted Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro. Paul called the video an “untruth” that is “essentially an accusation of treason,” which has spurred death threats against him, leading him to now pursue legislation to hold platforms liable for upholding defamatory content.

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (GITLP)

200 If delta force can go into a foreign country and kidnap it's dictator in the middle of the night. They shouldn't have much trouble disappearing the cunts running the things in MN.
Posted by: GMan at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (GfWuY)
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They wouldn't. But it's the wrong approach. Minnesota needs to be invaded, placed under martial law, its local governments dissolved and its leadership arrested then run through a drumhead trial and punished - then move down the ranks until the purge is complete.

This calls not for stealth, but for overwhelming force.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (MABZ1)

201 It’s not panic to be prepared.

Better to prepared and not need it than the other way around .

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (KDPiq)

202 184 If delta force can go into a foreign country and kidnap it's dictator in the middle of the night. They shouldn't have much trouble disappearing the cunts running the things in MN.
Posted by: GMan at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (GfWuY)

Yeah but that was only legal because Maduro was clearly installed due to a fraudulent election and so wasn't the legitimate ohhhhh wait nevermind.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (06Hmj)

203
"This ISN'T AMERICA!!"

"Right. It's Minnesota."

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (krQz2)

204 From Wretchard (Richard Fernandez)

“As I predicted, the political "recon by fire" has drawn the underlying opposition from cover and it shows the protesters in Minnesota and other progressive strongholds are not the ordinary peasants; not the part-time Viet Cong but the NVA: professional, willing to risk their lives, trained and improving all the time.

Whether or not you approve of their ideology is irrelevant. The reality is that they are probably much more experienced and disciplined than the rag-tag MAGAs who mostly have day jobs and no command structure. They are not protesters objecting to a few things on the margins; they want to remake the world.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (cx1bp)

205 It come down to this: either we continue to aggressively deport illegals, maybe focus on criminals first but all are subject and keep the border shut until or we are finished as anything we would recognize the the United States. We are way past the tipping point.

It is that simple.

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (GUOwU)

206 177 During the ACW what was the legal status of the southern states in rebellion? They didn’t vote in the 1864 election did they? At some point did Congress or Lincoln do something official to declare them non-states? That kind of thing should be on the table for MN…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (xT8gx)

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They could give Minnesota the Virginia treatment. When West Virginia was divided from Virginia. Divide Minneapolis and St Paul into a territory and keep the red portions as a state.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Vh9CX)

207 Neuschwanstein. Ludwig the Mad's folly, right?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (BI5O2)

208 I would say calling your minions to commit armed resistance to the government treason.
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (Ia/+0)
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Adding the word "is" before "treason" clarifies things.

And, yes, it is!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (oI05U)

209 During the ACW what was the legal status of the southern states in rebellion? They didn’t vote in the 1864 election did they? At some point did Congress or Lincoln do something official to declare them non-states? That kind of thing should be on the table for MN…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Their status was ambiguous. Lincoln referred to them as something like "states out of their proper relation to the Union," or something like that. But they did have to apply for readmission after the war, so they were kinda out of the Union during the war.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (77rzZ)

210 All this for a male nurse? Pfft.

Posted by: Mr. Jinx at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (qUkBO)

211 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (wQejk)

212 @180

>>I still say they fucked up by not putting Santa Anna at least to the bayonet.

Well, a country is composed of the people in it, and if Mexicans become a majority or even a very large plurality in many different locales, then it's all over but the shouting.

This situation was imposed on us by the ruling class of both parties.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (XV/Pl)

213 Trump Administration folks on record preferring Signal too.

*adjusts his radio antennas*

Posted by: Walter Freeman at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (KOx5s)

214 Silver spot at $114.19 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 quarters plus 4 dimes - all made before 1965. That means a dime in average circulated condition made before 1965 has $8.20 worth of silver in it.

Gold spot at $5106.10 per oz.

Gold and Silver aren't going up, the US dollar is shrinking.

I recently told my Father in Law how I'm doing the wheel options trading strategy and am having success. I described what the strategy is and how it works. He looked at me seriously and told me all I have to do is invest in gold.

I ran the numbers. I'm currently up 14.875%. If I bought gold on the same day I started the wheel with the spot price of 4360 per troy ounce, I'd be up 17.03% today. *facepalm*

Maybe I should just buy gold.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (Yp6az)

215 >>> Maybe Trump can move an aircraft carrier battle group into Lake Superior to get Ayatollah Walz to back down?
Posted by: Iranasota at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (qUkBO)
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The B-2s are based in Missouri. Won't even need to refuel en route.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (MABZ1)

But isn't there really a better "way to be sure"?

Posted by: Ellen Ripley at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (3uBP9)

216 Neuschwanstein. Ludwig the Mad's folly, right?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Yes.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (zILP0)

217 If delta force can go into a foreign country and kidnap it's dictator in the middle of the night. They shouldn't have much trouble disappearing the cunts running the things in MN.
Posted by: GMan at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (GfWuY)
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They wouldn't. But it's the wrong approach. Minnesota needs to be invaded, placed under martial law, its local governments dissolved and its leadership arrested then run through a drumhead trial and punished - then move down the ranks until the purge is complete.

This calls not for stealth, but for overwhelming force.

Pour encourager les autres

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)

218 I opined a few weeks ago that every time the local politicians demand ICE leave the President should increase the number of ICE agents.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:51 PM (KDPiq)

219
So Trump is fleeing the country with his ill-acquired billions and Kamala is taking over, right?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 12:51 PM (tgvbd)

220 This calls not for stealth, but for overwhelming force.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:48 PM (MABZ1)

And time is running out.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (dK+Kv)

221 219
So Trump is fleeing the country with his ill-acquired billions and Kamala is taking over, right?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 12:51 PM (tgvbd)

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Close.

Hillary is finally becoming president.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (GBKbO)

222 It now takes 10-15 ICE agents to do what should take only 2-3 agents. So the planned insurrection is "successful", and is funded by known enemies of the state. Trump needs some fireside chats to explain this to the public.

Rapists, thieves, drug cartels and fraudsters are being protected by organized mobs (themselves also criminals) that are either paid or following orders from enemies.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (vbXSk)

223 220 And time is running out.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (dK+Kv)

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It's really not.

DHS is fully funded until 2029 because of the OBBB.

The midterms won't change any of this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (GBKbO)

224 191 Yes, the real reason Walz et al. are in an utter panic is the vote fraud.

The money fraud is great, but they can make a few skinnies the fall guys on that. And keep on going with it.

The vote fraud is completely the whole operation of the Democrat (DFL) in MN.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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It is a tripod based on voting fraud/paid voters, stealing federal funds (and state+local too), and street criminals hawking all sorts of illegal goods, drugs, sex trafficking, etc. Most of the personnel including politicians in these urban areas know each other and support each other.

Take out one leg, the whole thing starts to collapse. Trump is focusing on the money and their pet illegal drug dealers, traffickers, etc. Take out the money, the system starts to show immense stress, clear out the voting rolls, harder and more expensive to commit fraud, put some of the criminal thugs in jail, then key voting fraud operatives marking up ballot are taken off the field.

Our urban cities are simply criminal networks using the Democrat name brand for mutual protection for illegal activities.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)

225 Leftist: My grandpa went to war to fight against this fascism!!

Reality: Your grandpa didn't know shit about "fascism."
He was told, "Them bad, go kill" and off he went to shoot Krauts.
There was no great moral crusade against Germany, that all was retconed in after: it was "your country said to go fight."

And your grandpa would have spit out a long line of curses against the street thugs, a few racial slurs and joined ICE if he was teleported from 1930 to 2026.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (HXT0k)

226 Dolley got so mad at me Friday night because I said she was "over-worrying".

We never even lost power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:18 PM

Pro Tip: Advise her that next time she should tell you to "Calm down."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 12:40 PM (0sNs1)
*******
This year many members of my family had home generators installed at our homes.

My mom was still freaking out.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (NpAcC)

227 Brussels/Bruxelles has been trying to start WW3 for a damned long time now.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (6Uni

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By turning Western Europe into a Caliphate, they may win without a shot being fired (while the white heads that roll will be in the millions) ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (f7ucq)

228 >>> They are not protesters objecting to a few things on the margins; they want to remake the world.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM (cx1bp)

Year zero.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (3uBP9)

229 > They shouldn't have much trouble disappearing the cunts running the things in MN.

Some people are reporting the Lt Gov was in the Signal chats directing the insurgents. If Trump had her disappeared, all hell would break loose.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (Yp6az)

230 13 I burned a 1/2 rick of wood this weekend.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Is a rick of firewood more or less than a doof of firewood?

Posted by: Gref at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (5rh/l)

231 The B-2s are based in Missouri. Won't even need to refuel en route.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (MABZ1)

Couldn't even get up to speed. It's like doing a drive-by down the block.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (BI5O2)

232 Thank Pam Bondi and her inept rhandling of the Epstein files for that
Posted by: Josephistan at January 26, 2026 12:32 PM (FLx59)

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that there's nothing that anyone in the administration could have said, or done, to prevent the people convinced that Trump is a criminal from being convinced that Trump is a criminal.

Just like all the people who come here, day after day, and tell us that the DOJ is doing nothing despite retorts about the things that the DOJ is doing and roadblocks the judges and bitter-enders are throwing up.

No one gives a flying fuck about the truth. All that matters is their preferred narrative.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ExV1e)

233 I was about to link to Schwalm's article. Me too slow.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (oI05U)
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It's good. I just emailed it to a few conservative friends, along with American Thinker's explanatory article on color revolutions in case some of them don't know what that is (likely.)

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (3ImbR)

234 If delta force can go into a foreign country and kidnap it's dictator in the middle of the night. They shouldn't have much trouble disappearing the cunts running the things in MN.
Posted by: GMan at January 26, 2026 12:46 PM (GfWuY)
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They wouldn't. But it's the wrong approach. Minnesota needs to be invaded, placed under martial law, its local governments dissolved and its leadership arrested then run through a drumhead trial and punished - then move down the ranks until the purge is complete.

This calls not for stealth, but for overwhelming force.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Disappear the top tier. Put out the word that they were all government agents who are now in the Bahamas.

Let the infighting begin.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (zILP0)

235 Friends again!

https://tinyurl.com/mst3u67r

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (oI05U)

236 hello, ace

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (SSiCQ)

237 This summer is going to be lit

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)

238 It's really not.
DHS is fully funded until 2029 because of the OBBB.
The midterms won't change any of this.

You and JS seem to disagree on this point. Please to get together with him and figure out what's what.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)

239 222 It now takes 10-15 ICE agents to do what should take only 2-3 agents. So the planned insurrection is "successful", and is funded by known enemies of the state. Trump needs some fireside chats to explain this to the public.

Rapists, thieves, drug cartels and fraudsters are being protected by organized mobs (themselves also criminals) that are either paid or following orders from enemies.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 12:52 PM (vbXSk)

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All of this information is out there. Trump says this shit all the time.

He had pictures of rapists being deported at a press conference last week.

Focusing on messaging is dumb because most of the time...the messaging is happening.

What he needs to do is...deport more and harder.

The PR battle will be won or lost, but it'll ultimately be forgotten in a couple of weeks. The deported will be out of the country, though.

Policy over narrative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (GBKbO)

240 Silver spot at $114.19 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 quarters plus 4 dimes - all made before 1965. That means a dime in average circulated condition made before 1965 has $8.20 worth of silver in it.

Gold spot at $5106.10 per oz.

Gold and Silver aren't going up, the US dollar is shrinking.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 12:31 PM

Yep. Silver will have to hit $150 to match what it did in 1980 during the attempt to corner the market by those brothers when silver hit $45 an ounce before it crashed. Inflation has eroded the value of a dollar to being nearly worthless at this point.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (0N4FZ)

241 Delusion IS a river in Minnesota:
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Gov. Tim Walz: "Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota."

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (krQz2)

242 ... "The reality is that they are probably much more experienced and disciplined than the rag-tag MAGAs who mostly have day jobs and no command structure. They are not protesters objecting to a few things on the margins; they want to remake the world."
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 12:49 PM

There is iron in Wretchard (Richard Fernandez)'s words of life for all to see.

Posted by: Duncanthrax Ten Bears at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (0sNs1)

243 Eh, fuck these people. ICE is smashing heads and shooting criminal assholes. We are winning. Keep the pedal down.
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Yup.
All Trump has to do to win is ... stay.

They can't win a long fight.
They are losing more ground every day.

They desperately need a "big win" to turn something, anything in their favor.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (HXT0k)

244 Couldn't even get up to speed. It's like doing a drive-by down the block.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (BI5O2)

So.... artillery?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (06Hmj)

245 Is a rick of firewood more or less than a doof of firewood?
Posted by: Gref

It's two ricks to a doof. Two doofs to a garrett.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (zILP0)

246 238 It's really not.
DHS is fully funded until 2029 because of the OBBB.
The midterms won't change any of this.

You and JS seem to disagree on this point. Please to get together with him and figure out what's what.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)

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Sefton can read the OBBB himself.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (GBKbO)

247 I picked up Schweizer's new book, The Invisible Coup, over the weekend. Looking forward to it.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (viF8m)

248 > So, yeah. Starting to look like foreigners are playing a key role in all of this.

That's not all. I've put together a spreadsheet of 4000+ donors and their possible identities.
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I would imagine that the administration already had this information and was in the process of rolling everyone up.

But my imagination tends to run wild sometimes so I'm not sure they're even aware.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (qwVdq)

249 Waiting for investigators on X to reveal that most of this insurgency is paid for by our tax dollars, as laundered through multiple NGOs.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (Dv3i1)

250 "We need a couple thousand more heavily-armed Federal LE marching into Minneapolis with a marching band up front.
Posted by: mrp"

When is PDT going to do something about Minneapolis? It's getting downright embarrassing. Of course the time to do something about it was in the beginning.

Posted by: Tuna at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (lJ0H4)

251 Some tourist in China near the Mongolian border got with 10ft of a snow leopard to take a picture. The snow leopard mauled her. Her helmet saved her. Even in China tourists are idiots

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (e4I2N)

252 I’d like to think the public at large would support use of the Insurrection Act in MN…. But I’m not completely optimistic because let’s face it the public can be stupid. Trump has a hard choice to make…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (xT8gx)

253 Gov. Tim Walz: "Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota."

gosh if only they could write! I guess they can do a podcast

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (emBoF)

254
A MN state representative is the creator of a site that looks up license plates according to data republican:

https://tinyurl.com/45wbteu4

Posted by: beckster at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (I7J98)

255 https://is.gd/4X8NFu
Cam Higby
@camhigby
Here is the entire TRAINING MANUAL for domestic terrorist patrols chasing ICE agents in Minneapolis.
Keep in mind, this is the watered down opsec version.
MUST READ
[image, maybe a link? X just spins when I try clicking]

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (ULPxl)

256 Doesn't this sumbitch know having fun is a sin?

https://is.gd/iTtWyw

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (L/fGl)

257 Of course it is.

What do they call a sustained insurgency? I know there is a word for it...... INSURRECTION!

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 12:56 PM (xvV+O)

258 I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that there's nothing that anyone in the administration could have said, or done, to prevent the people convinced that Trump is a criminal from being convinced that Trump is a criminal.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ExV1e)
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NY convicted especially on whether jurist were convinced Trump is already a criminal.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (krQz2)

259 I don’t think there was one Leftist that protested the killing of Justine Damond. Just support for the Somali cop. That’s how you know they are evil to the core.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (KDPiq)

260 Lots of big cities are garbage, but I am firmly convinced that Chicago and Minneapolis are not even American cities anymore. They are international territory.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (wrEn7)

261 > Is a rick of firewood more or less than a doof of firewood?

I had to look it up because it sounded fake. Apparently it's a real measurement. It's another name for a face cord. A rick is a neatly stacked pile of firewood 4' high x 8' long.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Yp6az)

262 Is a rick of firewood more or less than a doof of firewood?
Posted by: Gref

As a unit of measure, the doof only applies to obtuseness.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (77rzZ)

263 Transfer a bunch of money out of MN's treasury into some black accounts.

Disappear a shitload of MN pols.

Claim they ran off with all the state's money and are hiding out somewhere. China? Who knows? It's a mystery!

Then spend all that money on bonuses for ICE agents.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (06Hmj)

264 209 During the ACW what was the legal status of the southern states in rebellion? They didn’t vote in the 1864 election did they? At some point did Congress or Lincoln do something official to declare them non-states? That kind of thing should be on the table for MN…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Their status was ambiguous. Lincoln referred to them as something like "states out of their proper relation to the Union," or something like that. But they did have to apply for readmission after the war, so they were kinda out of the Union during the war.
Posted by: Bulg

We don't know for sure what Lincoln would have done but the Northern Republicans were damn sure not going to leave the power structure in the South that caused the Civil War in place. So you got Reconstruction which eventually failed when federal troops pulled out. And the GOP was blamed along with their black and carpet bagger supporters for most of the Reconstruction miseries. This gave Dems a Solid South for 100 or more in some places after.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv)

265 Close 50 Mexican consulates. Raise tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. Ban remittances to Mexico.

Posted by: mr tmz at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (rJ48h)

266 Every time it comes up with some minion on X, the response is "MAYBE GET YOUR OWN PEDO OUT OF POWER." They honestly think Donald Trump has r@ped underage girls.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

I dunno, I kind of thing the appropriate response to that is "I thought you Leftroids were all down with the pedos. 'Minor attracted persons' is what you call them, right?"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (a+4eV)

267 Gov. Tim Walz: "Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota."
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:54 PM (krQz2)
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Since when was "The Diary of Anne Frank" a children's story?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (MABZ1)

268 Seriously...

I know we're all addicted to the "next election is the most important in history" bullshit, but it's particular bullshit regarding 2026.

The OBBB fully funded DHS through 2029. Democrats in Congress would have to pass a new budget that diminished that...and get Trump to sign it. Otherwise, DHS just keeps going. Remember how ICE just kept operating during the last shutdown? Yeah...that's because the OBBB.

And impeachment? Fucking joke. Don't bring it up (2021, they couldn't get 67 votes in the Senate).

Hearings? Like all the hearings we're making fun of every other week from Republicans that don't do anything?

Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

269 I think PDJT as his peeps are letting them run this test case in MN

and watching, poking, and seeing what can be learned.

again, I think there will come a point for our own "test case." and it will be essentially laying a kind of siege to a fully-corrupt city. cutting them off.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (emBoF)

270 263 Transfer a bunch of money out of MN's treasury into some black accounts.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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I think the Dems in office and their pet ngos, etc. have already done the first part.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv)

271 >>> 263 Transfer a bunch of money out of MN's treasury into some black accounts.

Disappear a shitload of MN pols.

Claim they ran off with all the state's money and are hiding out somewhere. China? Who knows? It's a mystery!

Then spend all that money on bonuses for ICE agents.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (06Hmj)

DO EET.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (ULPxl)

272 265 Close 50 Mexican consulates. Raise tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. Ban remittances to Mexico.

1000000 percent THIS

it's way past time

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (emBoF)

273 Messaging is important too, though. PR is important. Shoot anyone who makes a violent looking facial expression. Arrest anyone who doesn't. Put it down.

All Americans want is peace. If you leave it to the enemy to dictate the terms, the Americans fine with it. If you dictate the terms, they're fine with that, too.

All they want is to have everything be peaceful and awesome, and they'll go into estrus for whoever makes it happen - even if it's the people who instigated the unrest in the first place.

Weakness begets boldness on the part of the enemy and debates you in the eyes of the public. Show them strength.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (BI5O2)

274 Gov. Tim Walz: "Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank."

Bravo Sierra. "Many" have no clue. Just like you, guv.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (XuXeR)

275 269 I think PDJT as his peeps are letting them run this test case in MN

and watching, poking, and seeing what can be learned.

again, I think there will come a point for our own "test case." and it will be essentially laying a kind of siege to a fully-corrupt city. cutting them off.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (emBoF)

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There were blowups last year in Los Angeles about ICE.

That was the test case.

This is the full on demo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (GBKbO)

276 Yep. Silver will have to hit $150 to match what it did in 1980 during the attempt to corner the market by those brothers when silver hit $45 an ounce before it crashed. Inflation has eroded the value of a dollar to being nearly worthless at this point.
Posted by: Mister Scott

So do I sell or hold?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (zILP0)

277 Was the territory the USA CONQUERED when Mexico was ruled by Spain or France?

Fuck off or we will do some more conquering of beach front property.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (xvV+O)

278 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:

That's cute and fun.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (rZCVI)

279 When a state's Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General are all part of the same syndicate, with the same objectives, then their foot soldiers are free to raise hell.

I wonder what would happen to Minneapolis if suddenly all off the major traffic arteries were cut off? Business owners in the Twin Cities are already at the mercy of the state and local authorities, who control the mobs. This is the part that the Trump Administration needs to exploit - the criminal fusion of state, local, and terrorist mobs.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (rj6Yv)

280 This is the full on demo.

if so ... it's pretty weak sauce

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (emBoF)

281
Seven people killed in private plane crash during takeoff at airport in Bangor Maine.

The jet is owned by the law firm Arnold and Itkin in Houston.

The law firm is known for defending undocumented migrants.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (3ek7K)

282 I think we are past the point of putting them on Double Secret Probation.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (wVcYX)

283 So, this is basically a woke tet offensive.

Posted by: MountainWalker at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (o/hIY)

284 Gov. Tim Walz: "Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota."

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Many of us grew up reading that story of the Nuremberg Trials.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (L/fGl)

285 One big crime syndicate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (wOO3z)

286 One more of my sisters has just cut off contact with the rest of her sibs because we are Notsees now.

Sad, I had her as ignorant but not spiteful.

My bad.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (cYBz/)

287 Fuck off or we will do some more conquering of beach front property.

we should take the Yucatan !!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (emBoF)

288 273
Weakness begets boldness on the part of the enemy and debates you in the eyes of the public. Show them strength.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (BI5O2)

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From an electoral point of view:

Trump never put down BLM...and the left had to shut down ballot counting in six states to ballot box stuff like Tammany Hall to barely beat him in the electoral college after months of mail in voter fraud.

Trump looked weak in front of BLM, but America had to be...fortified to let the side supporting BLM win.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (GBKbO)

289 This busty bikini brunette in an undersized bikini top with a hint of underboob would like to see the Minnesota Insurgency suppressed:
http://tiny.cc/re5y001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (MABZ1)

290 What the point he’s trying to make with the Anne Frank statement?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (KDPiq)

291 Can we cauterize the Universities financially yet? We're gonna get one clean swing at it in the name of student loan debt reform, make it count.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (w/O5Q)

292 The Mexican consulates in America ARE MEETING WITH THE DEMOCRAT PARTY and organizing protests. There's a consulate in Minneapolis
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Deport them all.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (krQz2)

293 280 This is the full on demo.

if so ... it's pretty weak sauce

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (emBoF)

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According to DHS, 11,000 illegal immigrants taken in Minnesota in the last few weeks.

All while these protests get smaller (seriously...st. Paul last night was like 20 people).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (GBKbO)

294 290 What the point he’s trying to make with the Anne Frank statement?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (KDPiq)

That all the people driving by his house shouting "RETARD!" are correct.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (06Hmj)

295 And the left always ignores the fact that we PAID Mexico for the Southwest. We didn't pay what it was worth (and we didn't yet know about the gold in California), but, still, we could've gotten away with paying NOTHING for it, an we did not do that.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (77rzZ)

296 Seven people killed in private plane crash during takeoff at airport in Bangor Maine.

The jet is owned by the law firm Arnold and Itkin in Houston.

The law firm is known for defending undocumented migrants.

Posted by: fourseasons

Orangeman Bad did it!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (wOO3z)

297 What the point he’s trying to make with the Anne Frank statement?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (KDPiq)
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ICE are Nazis and the Frank families of the world will have to hide child rapists in their attic/basement.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (krQz2)

298 Not Mexico’s territory, both fought for and paid for.

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (LHPAg)

299 172 Afternoon Ace.
The left won't listen to Schweizer even if he's 100% correct. Even the middle class leftists I know can't be reasoned with. They've lost their minds. It's unbelievable to attempt any political discourse with them as in return you get ", Trump", "Epstein", "pedo" "fascist". 2026 is going to be ugly
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (e4I2N)

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I recently read James Burnham's book "Suicide of the West" where he points out that ideologues cannot lose an argument.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (GPa4z)

300 I don't want any Mexican territory except *maybe* a 20-mile buffer south of the original border.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:03 PM (ULPxl)

301 >>> 263 Transfer a bunch of money out of MN's treasury into some black accounts.

Disappear a shitload of MN pols.

Claim they ran off with all the state's money and are hiding out somewhere. China? Who knows? It's a mystery!

Then spend all that money on bonuses for ICE agents.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:57 PM (06Hmj)

DO EET.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (ULPxl)

Put out the word that the missing pols / honchos copped a plea deal and are in Witness Protection, singing like canaries.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:03 PM (wVcYX)

302 One big crime syndicate.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (wOO3z)
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That's what I suspect.

With Don Twinkles calling the hits.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:03 PM (krQz2)

303 272 265 Close 50 Mexican consulates. Raise tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. Ban remittances to Mexico.

1000000 percent THIS

it's way past time
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (emBoF

90% tax on remittances. All if them.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 01:04 PM (4b7CV)

304 An insurrection, huh? Too bad there’s nothing the President can do but tweet about it.

If only there were some Act that enabled the chief executive to guarantee the enforcement of the law..

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:04 PM (l3YAf)

305 What the point he’s trying to make with the Anne Frank statement?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (KDPiq)
~~~~~

Who knows. He's a knucklehead. Said so himself.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 26, 2026 01:04 PM (3ImbR)

306 I grew up reading tales of Vlad the Impaler. Who's going to write that story here?

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 01:04 PM (vFG9F)

307 Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)
******
All elections matter.
Let's not continue to be the complacency party.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)

308 That all the people driving by his house shouting "RETARD!" are correct.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (06Hmj)
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Apparently, that's cool, unless you've got something against the First Amendment!

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (krQz2)

309 I also heard Canada is funding the insurrection. I want arrests and justice.

Posted by: Iris at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (bOJ2I)

310 We cannot coexist with communists. Fuck them all to hell.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (eRKn1)

311 This busty bikini brunette in an undersized bikini top with a hint of underboob would like to see the Minnesota Insurgency suppressed:
http://tiny.cc/re5y001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (MABZ1)

Spring is bustin' out all over!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (wVcYX)

312 300 I don't want any Mexican territory except *maybe* a 20-mile buffer south of the original border.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:03 PM (ULPxl)

Agreed. Fill it with landmines and drones. Kill anyone who tries to cross.

Same on the Canadian border, too.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (l3YAf)

313 Would it be a human rights violation if we embargoed Mexico thus forcing them to eat Mexican food?

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (GPa4z)

314 There was some talk on the X that the Senate R's are going to dump the filibuster to fund the DHS, since Shumer said he's going to shutdown over it.

And Anna Paulina Luna says if he shuts down, she has a coalition in the House to force the SAVE Act passage to re-open.

Catturd is giggling how their plan to shut down has no upside for them but all upside for us; they didn't learn anything from the last one.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (HXT0k)

315 The Texas law firm was probably helping Somalis on Maine. The weather was crappy for flying but gotta get those fees

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (e4I2N)

316 >>> 307 Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)
******
All elections matter.
Let's not continue to be the complacency party.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)

Fcking worthless congrescsritters need to pass that election security bill they're trying to ignore.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (ULPxl)

317 252 I’d like to think the public at large would support use of the Insurrection Act in MN…. But I’m not completely optimistic because let’s face it the public can be stupid. Trump has a hard choice to make…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

In Just War Theory, you have to have clear provocations at a systems level to launch what is effectively a civil war. Lincoln waited until the hotheads in SC shelled a Union fort in the harbor.

Trump is probably waiting for a clear casus belli, not from rando individuals or normal crap from the Democrat criminal network. Meanwhile the slow and methodical documentation of theft, fraud, etc. can go on while the Dems are focused on ICE.

Even Minnesota juries don't like fraud which is why two judges had to quash (which are being appealed) convictions AFTER the jury convicted the Somali defendants.

Normies might sympathize with protesters, not so much thieves.

That is the kryptonite to the Dem urban crime machines. Taking them down for fraud--once the money is gone from the machine, it starts to break down-activists and their ngos go broke, the protection racket shrivels, etc.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

318 90% tax on remittances. All if them.
Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 26, 2026 01:04 PM (4b7CV)

100% fine.

We seize the remittance.

And then we take that same amount from you again, just as a way of saying "Fuck You" even harder.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (06Hmj)

319 Community policing is all that is needed per the Left though it's another formerly failed, but reinstituted, program. (After a few years, it didn't work at all in my region and that was decades ago.)

The bottom-line is control and the Left doesn't want more and more state agencies partnering with Federal ICE, etc.
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An interesting article below. Now that there are many millions of uninvited "residents" in the US, how could it possibly work at all here?

>Community policing in the Global South
MIT News | December 4, 2024
Original Article: MIT News

The concept of community policing gained wide acclaim in the U.S. when crime dropped drastically during the 1990s. In Chicago, Boston, and elsewhere, police departments established programs to build more local relationships, to better enhance community security. But how well does community policing work in other places?

A new multicounty experiment co-led by MIT political scientist Fotini Christia found, perhaps surprisingly, that the policy had no impact in several countries across the Global South, from Africa to South America and Asia.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (NFX2v)

320 Don't worry, Tom Homan is going in to take names, eat donuts and mumble a lot.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (abIsI)

321 When a elected political person swears to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and then does the opposite, that is beyond sedition and into treason. With or without a declared war.... plus perjury and they should be getting the J6 treatment times ten.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (xvV+O)

322 So do I sell or hold?
Posted by: rickb223

Do you need the liquidity? If not, hold. Silver supply squeeze isn't going away anytime soon. The big boys holding paper silver don't have the influence they once had. Physical bullion rules and it will into the future.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (uaYsl)

323 If only there were some Act that enabled the chief executive to guarantee the enforcement of the law..
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:04 PM (l3YAf)

My position is as long as ICE is still operating full force and not retreating I don’t think it’s necessary yet.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (KDPiq)

324 What Tim Walz never read was Gulag Archipelago

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 01:07 PM (Ia/+0)

325 Many of us grew up reading that story of the Nuremberg Trials"

Didn't we all carry around the paperback "Pentagon papers"?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 01:07 PM (XuXeR)

326 darn it. This kind of stuff was supposed to be ME and other patriots when Barky and follow ons ramped things up to total autocrat level. How frustrating that the people who demand we keep violent criminals aliens in the U.S. are the ones who got enough followers to do this. The MFM must be in full peacock mode and having flipped reality 180 degrees for so many people.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 01:07 PM (hhkIi)

327 Re: The Mexican consulates - replace Mexico and US with, say, Russia and Ukraine (pre-Russian invasion in 2021) and imagine the outrage.it would be just as legitimate as what Mexico is doing to us.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 01:07 PM (Hkcdp)

328
I don't want any Mexican territory ~~except *maybe* a 20-mile buffer south of the original border~~ because it would be like adopting a rabid raccoon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 01:07 PM (tgvbd)

329 chilling:

Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Dustin Grage
@GrageDustin
13h

Since local law enforcement refused to respond to rioters destroying the hotel, federal authorities had to step in to restore order.

Tear gas has been deployed to disperse the rioters. There is no leadership whatsoever.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (SSiCQ)

330 How many Americans have to die for Trump to realize the evil of his enforcement push?

IDK, how many Americans have been killed due to your open borders push?

Why do their deaths not count?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (HXT0k)

331 I’d like to think the public at large would support use of the Insurrection Act in MN…. But I’m not completely optimistic because let’s face it the public can be stupid.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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That's my fear as well.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (krQz2)

332 >> Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.

Trump will be impeached again, and this time he’ll deserve it. Once he’s out of office, he and most of his family and members of his administration will spend the rest of their lives being harried and imprisoned by Democrats.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (l3YAf)

333 307 Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)
******
All elections matter.
Let's not continue to be the complacency party.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 01:05 PM (NpAcC)

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What is the worst that will realistically happen in 2027 if Democrats "win" the midterms?

First of all, any House win will be small. Like...15 seats or so. Gerrymandering after the 2020 census reduced the number of actually winnable seats to a handful. We're not getting wave elections for a while. Secondly, the Senate is not going Democrat. They'd have to beat Collins (not happening), win NC (50/50, but I'd lean against Cooper), retain GA (probable) and MI (probable), and then also win TX (nope). And even that would only get them 50/50, and Thune would retain the majority with Vance.

So...a bare majority in the House...a technical minority in the Senate.

Hearings time. And that's about it.

Seriously...the 2026 map makes the election not that important.

And ask Boehner how much midterms meant to stopping the imperial presidency.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (GBKbO)

334 I don't want any Mexican territory except *maybe* a 20-mile buffer south of the original border.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

Well, in terms of geography, it'd be nice to have Baja California. Just so we could balance out the wang of Florida.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (mlg/3)

335 I watched the Seahawks game yesterday at my in law's. One sister in law was wearing this hoodie with the pepe frog standing in front of riot police. It was slightly different than the picture though. It said "RESIST" in bold letters under the picture.

http://tiny.cc/0f5y001

A different sister in law wanted to talk about that 5 year old ICE had to care for. I didn't engage. She tried to argue with me that it's un-Christian to judge the father or the mother.

Posted by: bonhomme at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (Yp6az)

336 I'm thinking that marching a Federal LE column into Minneapolis ("the cavalry is coming!") with a marching band would look impressive on television. What will the mobs do, then?

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (rj6Yv)

337 Former White House lawyer says female and minority pilots caused 66% of pilot-error crashes since 2000, despite being less than 10% of workforce

The good news is that minority pilots comprise 100% of the Chinese air force, and naval aviators.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (Da7Vv)

338 Seven people killed in private plane crash during takeoff at airport in Bangor Maine.

The jet is owned by the law firm Arnold and Itkin in Houston.

The law firm is known for defending undocumented migrants.

Posted by: fourseasons

Orangeman Bad did it!
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Sounds like illegal alien mechanics.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (zILP0)

339

It's two ricks to a doof. Two doofs to a garrett.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:55 PM (zILP0)

Never go full garrett.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (Zz0t1)

340 I wasn't being proactive in trying to get a solar powered generator.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)

Modular nuclear is the future, bro.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

341 332 >> Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.

Trump will be impeached again, and this time he’ll deserve it. Once he’s out of office, he and most of his family and members of his administration will spend the rest of their lives being harried and imprisoned by Democrats.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (l3YAf)

=====

Oh, no...an impeachment.

Will he be convicted?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)

342 >Tear gas has been deployed to disperse the rioters.

I'd prefer water cannons.

Posted by: mr tmz at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (rJ48h)

343 "Since local law enforcement refused to respond to rioters destroying the hotel, federal authorities had to step in to restore order."

You would think that a hotel, which collects a ton of taxes for the city, would get better service from their local government.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (vFG9F)

344 I seem to recall in incident from ten or so years ago. Somebody hacked some offshore accounts of big shots, and publicized them.

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Q+gd/)

345 This busty bikini brunette in an undersized bikini top with a hint of underboob would like to see the Minnesota Insurgency suppressed:
http://tiny.cc/re5y001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (MABZ1)
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That's AI, right? No matter. The Blade is a supah-freak. TBWB.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 01:10 PM (iFTx/)

346 Funding an insurrection by another country is a legit act of war and should be responded to as the act of war it is.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 01:10 PM (xvV+O)

347 @GrageDustin
Since local law enforcement refused to respond to rioters destroying the hotel, federal authorities had to step in to restore order.

Tear gas has been deployed to disperse the rioters. There is no leadership whatsoever.
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (SSiCQ)
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Nonsense. There is effective, engaged, active leadership. It is just on the side of the rebellion.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 01:10 PM (MABZ1)

348 Dems protect criminals and punish the law abiding.

Dems will defend themselves by saying that Trump was charged with 57 felonies and Epstein!!!!!!11!!!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Dv3i1)

349 "How many Americans have to die for Trump to realize the evil of his enforcement push?

IDK, how many Americans have been killed due to your open borders push?

Why do their deaths not count?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice "

If Pretti had been killed by an illegal alien truck driver would anybody care?

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 01:11 PM (vFG9F)

350 I recently read James Burnham's book "Suicide of the West" where he points out that ideologues cannot lose an argument.
Posted by: Oglebay
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It violates their axioms of how the world works. That is the problem with ideologues whether they are of the right or left. They explain away reality when it does not suit them. (And being a perpetual black piller is actually a form of ideology which is why no success is ever a success.)

Most fear that all of their world view will be destroyed if they admit that one of the axioms is flawed when compared to the actual reality.

Ideology is a product of deductive reasoning where from one axiom to another springs a whole line of suppositions of how the world works.

Pragmatists aka realists, on the other hand, try to look at the world and find the explanation that best fits the observed reality using inductive reasoning.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)

351 >Tear gas has been deployed to disperse the rioters.

I'd prefer water cannons.
Posted by: mr tmz

In combination with 6.8 live fire.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 26, 2026 01:11 PM (abIsI)

352 Cross border aggression is normal and partnering with your target's dissidents is as well. The traditional response is you crush them and sell the survivors into slavery. Then the border will be quiescent and even our most humble homes will be surrounded by lush, well tended lawns.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 01:12 PM (GPa4z)

353 “Where’s my bananas and rice?”
— Somali girl who’s covered her alleged ICE-caused concussion with a bandaid

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 01:12 PM (Hkcdp)

354 How many Americans have to die for Trump to realize the evil of his enforcement push?

IDK, how many Americans have been killed due to your open borders push?

Why do their deaths not count?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (HXT0k)
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And this is a 20th-century liberal behavior pattern that we can't control criminals, but we can control law enforcement. So, no excuse has to be made for rampant crime, because nobody in our group or the group that we control did it.

It was out of Biden's hands, and additionally, there is no indication that if an alien hadn't done it, that a domestic criminal might not have assaulted them some other time.

So it all becomes about "shoulds" for one side only. Meanwhile the general liberal idea that society is really to blame for crime, keeps them sympathetic to the poor criminals in addition.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM (krQz2)

355 Yep. Silver will have to hit $150 to match what it did in 1980 during the attempt to corner the market by those brothers when silver hit $45 an ounce before it crashed. Inflation has eroded the value of a dollar to being nearly worthless at this point.
Posted by: Mister Scott

So do I sell or hold?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM

Good luck trying to find someone who will buy it right now. None of the local guys want anything to do with silver or gold in the present market. Maybe one of the bigger coin dealers in the metroplex will buy for somewhere near spot.

I do know that APMEX the dealer I have bought from has set a $10,000 minimum buy level. If you ain't got $10,000 minimum in silver to sell them they aren't going to give you an offer. They aren't touching anything below that and they used to buy a few coins at a time.

I am keeping mine for now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM (0N4FZ)

356 >>> 336 I'm thinking that marching a Federal LE column into Minneapolis ("the cavalry is coming!") with a marching band would look impressive on television. What will the mobs do, then?
Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (rj6Yv)

Can't find the Moron who suggested blockading Minnedishu but I like that idea. Let a few more of the commie insurrection groups get there, then pick a morning to cut the entire city off at about 3am.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM (ULPxl)

357 My position is as long as ICE is still operating full force and not retreating I don’t think it’s necessary yet.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:06 PM (KDPiq)

They’re being impeded every step of the way. When an insurrection pops up, you need to put it down fast. Don’t let the insurrectionists feel like they are succeeding; that will only cause it to fester and grow.

ICE is being violently attacked. Eventually some commie terrorist is going to murder a Federal LEO and the blood will be on Trump’s hands.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM (l3YAf)

358 299 172 Afternoon Ace.
The left won't listen to Schweizer even if he's 100% correct. Even the middle class leftists I know can't be reasoned with. They've lost their minds. It's unbelievable to attempt any political discourse with them as in return you get ", Trump", "Epstein", "pedo" "fascist". 2026 is going to be ugly
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:44 PM (e4I2N)

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I recently read James Burnham's book "Suicide of the West" where he points out that ideologues cannot lose an argument.
Posted by: Oglebay

There is a post out there on the interwebs.

'It's amazing how much leftist discourse is just them pretending not to understand things, thus making discourse impossible. '

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (sAmhv)

359 That's what I suspect.

With Don Twinkles calling the hits.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:03 PM (krQz2)
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It goes a little higher than Governor Jazz Hands.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (rj6Yv)

360 Honey, are you ready to go to the protest!
I'll be ready in a minute dear!

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (E7+ue)

361 >>> So...a bare majority in the House...a technical minority in the Senate.

Hearings time. And that's about it.

Seriously...the 2026 map makes the election not that important.

And ask Boehner how much midterms meant to stopping the imperial presidency.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (GBKbO)

Don't base your predictions on what will happen based on past worthless R actions. The left is always more effective in their use of power. All the roadblocks that Rs put in front of themselves compelled by their sacred honor, the left will tear down without hesitation. The fillibuster? Ha!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (3uBP9)

362 David’s, I believe that was the Panama Papers scandal.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (Hkcdp)

363 What kind of shit does the Left have im store for the 250 anniversy celebrations this year?

Perhaps somebody ought to get on the ball and round them up before then.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (Vh9CX)

364 You know who else had a clear casus belli worked up and staged?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (wVcYX)

365 357 They’re being impeded every step of the way. When an insurrection pops up, you need to put it down fast. Don’t let the insurrectionists feel like they are succeeding; that will only cause it to fester and grow.

ICE is being violently attacked. Eventually some commie terrorist is going to murder a Federal LEO and the blood will be on Trump’s hands.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM (l3YAf)

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They went from 1,000 to 3,000 after Good died.

It has been escalated. He's doing everything you're demanding.

ICE isn't even involved in these two shootings. One was HSI the other was actually a prison officer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:15 PM (GBKbO)

366 Seriously...2026 doesn't matter very much. 2028 will matter, but not 2026.

Trump will be impeached again, and this time he’ll deserve it. Once he’s out of office, he and most of his family and members of his administration will spend the rest of their lives being harried and imprisoned by Democrats.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (l3YAf)

=====

Oh, no...an impeachment.

Will he be convicted?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)
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Let's see now ....

1. ICE and DHS are fucking scumbags and criminals in the ass in MN. Making arrests, deporting scumbags, and shooting motherfuckers who get in their way.

2. Democraps are ... whining about impeachment, filing boo-hoo lawsuits, threatening government shutdowns, and ankle-biting with "wait until we get back in power" impotence.

I like #1 better.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

367 ICE has deported ten times as many illegals from Texas as Minnesota, TEN TIMES as many. Yet there are no riots, shootings, people being hit by cars, and almost no media coverage. Florida is similar numbers.

This has to be pointed out.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:15 PM (PYyV9)

368 If Pretti had been killed by an illegal alien truck driver would anybody care?

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 01:11 PM (vFG9F)

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Just the illegal aliens who would then steal his identity for all manner of welfare fraud and vote thousands of times for Democrats every election.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Z8wUc)

369 Well, this is depressing...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (VE6XX)

370 Eventually some commie terrorist is going to murder a Federal LEO and the blood will be on Trump’s hands.

Nope. It will be on the communists who took the life and the msm, who fan the flames for them.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (sAmhv)

371 You know who else had a clear casus belli worked up and staged?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (wVcYX)
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It is highly likely that the communists burned the Reichstag.

Now, if you're talking about Sudetenland, then yeah.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (krQz2)

372 361 Don't base your predictions on what will happen based on past worthless R actions. The left is always more effective in their use of power. All the roadblocks that Rs put in front of themselves compelled by their sacred honor, the left will tear down without hesitation. The fillibuster? Ha!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (3uBP9)

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The D House in 2019 was able to stop Trump so much that...the left had to riot in the streets with BLM and conjure up fear over COVID.

Seriously...Congress is deeply weak, and that's the ultimately issue.

Bet between the imperial presidency and the Congress that hasn't cut the budget of a department in decades, and I'll bet on the imperial presidency.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (GBKbO)

373 The judge at the hearing seems to have spent a lot of time discussing Bondi's letter and Trump's claim to winning MN.

I don't think these lefties are as smart as they think.

They're going to get the clown judge to issue an illegal injunction that says the federal government can't enforce federal law because of speculation that enforcing immigration law is retaliation.

The retaliation being done by ... enforcing federal election laws!

The order is going to be illegal in so many ways, I think Trump will appeal it direct to SCOTUS.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (HXT0k)

374
I feel bad for the normal law abiding people in Minnesota.

What a shitshow for them.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (3ek7K)

375 "90% tax on remittances. All if them."

Like Ilhan Omar, the USA is just for a paycheck, their allegiances lie with their home country.

Now, many of the foreign born legals may LOVE America (as seen with those voting for Trump), but they are (mostly) not the ones screaming to reconquer the Southwest.

The Silver or Lead meme (take our bribes or we kill you) seems to have convinced most of CA government to take the bribes, and that attitude has spread across America, involving other countries and globalist commies.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (vbXSk)

376 ***Peter Schweizer says that one major organizer is a hostile foreign government -- Mexico***
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The Cartels?
Who trained them?
We did.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (m24qK)

377 347 @GrageDustin
Since local law enforcement refused to respond to rioters destroying the hotel, federal authorities had to step in to restore order.

Tear gas has been deployed to disperse the rioters. There is no leadership whatsoever.
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (SSiCQ)
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Nonsense. There is effective, engaged, active leadership. It is just on the side of the rebellion.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 01:10 PM (MABZ1)

Take note of this. If/when this insurrection finds it's way into your AO, remember that LEO isn't your friend.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (7v6oI)

378 286 One more of my sisters has just cut off contact with the rest of her sibs because we are Notsees now.

Sad, I had her as ignorant but not spiteful.

My bad.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (cYBz/)

Very sad, Tonypete.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (SSiCQ)

379 >>> 367 ICE has deported ten times as many illegals from Texas as Minnesota, TEN TIMES as many. Yet there are no riots, shootings, people being hit by cars, and almost no media coverage. Florida is similar numbers.

This has to be pointed out.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:15 PM (PYyV9)

Yes, this too.

HA HA!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (ULPxl)

380 ICE has deported ten times as many illegals from Texas as Minnesota, TEN TIMES as many. Yet there are no riots, shootings, people being hit by cars, and almost no media coverage. Florida is similar numbers.

This has to be pointed out.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:15 PM (PYyV9)
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Texas is probably cooperating with Homan's first set of terms.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (krQz2)

381 What the FBI needs to do is dig into the funding and networking of these events. Find out how they are being supported and directed, and by whom. Instead of going on Fox News and making speeches.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (PYyV9)

382 During the ACW what was the legal status of the southern states in rebellion? They didn’t vote in the 1864 election did they? At some point did Congress or Lincoln do something official to declare them non-states? That kind of thing should be on the table for MN…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (xT8gx)

Requires a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress to expel a state. The states which succeeded in the ACW removed their members of Congress, which made it possible to do that.

The President is uninvolved in the matter, I believe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (ExV1e)

383
The law firm is known for defending undocumented migrants.

Posted by: fourseasons

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Crazy. They were also aviation accident lawyers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (tudvO)

384 Avocahdoes from Mehicooo
♫ ♬ ♪ ♫

Posted by: wth at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (UjdFS)

385 They’re being impeded every step of the way. When an insurrection pops up, you need to put it down fast. Don’t let the insurrectionists feel like they are succeeding; that will only cause it to fester and grow.

ICE is being violently attacked. Eventually some commie terrorist is going to murder a Federal LEO and the blood will be on Trump’s hands.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM (l3YAf)

I don’t think they think they are succeeding. ICE continues to make arrests and they have lost two of their guys that FAFO. They are on auto-pilot right now hoping ICE retreats.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (KDPiq)

386 Oh, no...an impeachment.

Will he be convicted?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)

Irrelevant. He’ll be convicted once he’s out of office. Assuming he lives that long. He’s rather old.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (l3YAf)

387 374
I feel bad for the normal law abiding people in Minnesota.

What a shitshow for them.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (3ek7K)

Maybe they could speak up....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:18 PM (VE6XX)

388 You know who else had a clear casus belli worked up and staged?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:14 PM (wVcYX)
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It is highly likely that the communists burned the Reichstag.

Now, if you're talking about Sudetenland, then yeah.
Posted by: Axeman

I think he's referring to the staged attack on the German radio station by "Polish soldiers" that was the casus belli for the invasion of Poland.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:18 PM (77rzZ)

389 90% tax on remittances. All if them.

I cannot find anything to support this but I saw a claim that Trump signed an order that prevents anyone who is receiving federal assistance from remitting any money to other countries. A good idea, if true, but I don't know how you enforce that.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:18 PM (PYyV9)

390 Nope. It will be on the communists who took the life and the msm, who fan the flames for them.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (sAmhv)
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Concur.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 01:18 PM (rj6Yv)

391 But they did have to apply for readmission after the war, so they were kinda out of the Union during the war.
Posted by: Bulg
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And after. Missippi was not readmitted to the Union until 1870. Until then, it was under military rule.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (XeU6L)

392 I don’t think they think they are succeeding. ICE continues to make arrests and they have lost two of their guys that FAFO. They are on auto-pilot right now hoping ICE retreats.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (KDPiq)

Republicuck Senators are already going wobbly. The terrorists haven’t retreated one bit.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (l3YAf)

393 So...a bare majority in the House...a technical minority in the Senate.

Hearings time. And that's about it.

Seriously...the 2026 map makes the election not that important.

And ask Boehner how much midterms meant to stopping the imperial presidency.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:08 PM (GBKbO)
*******
On our ballot we have house seat, a governor, Lt. governor, attorney general, senate seat and many other important positions to vote for.
If no one on our side showed up in November 2026 we'd be screwed in Texas.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (NpAcC)

394 I feel bad for the normal law abiding people in Minnesota.

What a shitshow for them.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (3ek7K)
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Yes, but as I've been saying, all the rioting seems to be localized in immigrant communities. Sure, some of them might be law-abiding, but I'll bet the vast majority are illegals. That's why ICE is there in force.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (iFTx/)

395
What the FBI needs to do is dig into the funding and networking of these events. Find out how they are being supported and directed, and by whom. Instead of going on Fox News and making speeches.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

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This is what I've been sayin'. Trump needs to refrain from the military action the left wants and penetrate these insurrectionists fast and quick and prosecute the shyte out of them. Yes, there will be judicial attempts to free them, but that will end at SCOTUS if not further down.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (tudvO)

396 If something negative happens to Trump, do you think that will stop us?

We already are ready to charge when Trump says charge.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (EyfuW)

397 I hate that we have to fix Minnesota. I want to clean out the red states and drive the criminals to blue sanctuaries, all the while cutting off their federal money.

Let the Bolshevik voters get what they voted for.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (jc0TO)

398 Karoline Leavitt is up.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (NpAcC)

399 386 Oh, no...an impeachment.

Will he be convicted?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)

Irrelevant. He’ll be convicted once he’s out of office. Assuming he lives that long. He’s rather old.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:17 PM (l3YAf)

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wut?

You are either conflating impeachment with the lawfare Trump's been the target of, which are completely unrelated, or you're assuming an impeachment from one Congress has anything to do with the business of the next Congress.

Seriously...Trump was at this lowest point in January of 2021. It was his second impeachment. DC could have kicked him out of politics forever.

They only got 57 votes in the Senate. They couldn't do it then.

And it had nothing to do with New York changing the rules of felonies to get Trump and only Trump.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:20 PM (GBKbO)

400 The concept of community policing gained wide acclaim in the U.S. when crime dropped drastically during the 1990s. In Chicago, Boston, and elsewhere, police departments established programs to build more local relationships, to better enhance community security. But how well does community policing work in other places?

A new multicounty experiment co-led by MIT political scientist Fotini Christia found, perhaps surprisingly, that the policy had no impact in several countries across the Global South, from Africa to South America and Asia.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine

It would surprise me if the effectiveness or lack thereof didn't have something to do with which places had adopted Robert Peel's rules for Policing.

Which, IIRC, include the idea that every citizen is responsible for enforcing the law and the police are nothing more than those citizens who get paid to do it full time.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:20 PM (a+4eV)

401 ICE is being violently attacked. Eventually some commie terrorist is going to murder a Federal LEO and the blood will be on Trump’s hands.

Like the guy who shot up the ICE base and killed several ICE agents? Its already happened. And yes, the weak response at first is what led to this. Letting people block vehicles without any arrests, letting people hit and shove ICE agents without any arrests, etc.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:20 PM (PYyV9)

402 I feel bad for the normal law abiding people in Minnesota.

What a shitshow for them.

That excludes Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Whiff of grapeshot if the water cannons shooting neon green water does not work.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 26, 2026 01:20 PM (2GVsD)

403 Karoline Leavitt is up.
Posted by: redridinghood

Is she showing yet?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:21 PM (77rzZ)

404 >> Requires a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress to expel a state.

We’re in the midst of a Bolshevik revolution and conservatives are still quoting the rulebook.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:21 PM (l3YAf)

405 Trump never put down BLM...and the left had to shut down ballot counting in six states to ballot box stuff like Tammany Hall to barely beat him in the electoral college after months of mail in voter fraud.

Trump looked weak in front of BLM, but America had to be...fortified to let the side supporting BLM win.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Trump increased his vote total by nearly 11 million votes from 2016-2020 (63 million to 74 million). To show fraud, no president EVER lost a reelection in the past by gaining votes from their first election.

But people must have their talking points. But in reality, Trump gained a massive amount of votes, Biden gained a massive amount of ballots (81 million) by barely campaigning and otherwise performing feebly. More than Chocolate Jesus in 2008 which was 70 million. Harris in 2024 received 75 million with a much more favorable fraud atmosphere in mail ballot spread than Obama had.

Most people here have totally ignored GA as it documents step by step how much fraud was injected into the system in a GOP run state. The Dems in blue states did much more as they had more cover for their steal.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

406 I see Trump has sent in Homan.. He doesn't take shit...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 01:21 PM (VE6XX)

407 Needs to happen a lot more

@LauraLoomer
The US Treasury has canceled contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton

“Between 2018 and 2020, Charles Edward Littlejohn — an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton — stole and leaked the confidential tax returns and return information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers. To date, the IRS determined that the data breach affected approximately 406,000 taxpayers. Littlejohn has pled guilty to felony charges for disclosing confidential tax information without authorization.”

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 01:21 PM (mlg/3)

408 >>> 400
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It would surprise me if the effectiveness or lack thereof didn't have something to do with which places had adopted Robert Peel's rules for Policing.

Which, IIRC, include the idea that every citizen is responsible for enforcing the law and the police are nothing more than those citizens who get paid to do it full time.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 01:20 PM (a+4eV)

I did not know this. Funny, that used to be how things were done around here; when did that start changing and why?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:21 PM (ULPxl)

409
I don’t think they think they are succeeding. ICE continues to make arrests and they have lost two of their guys that FAFO. They are on auto-pilot right now hoping ICE retreats.
Posted by: Opinion fact

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I think losing guys is part of their plan, and I don't think they fear ICE. What has happened to a single fucking one of those protestors (other than the martyrs)?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tudvO)

410 I do know that APMEX the dealer I have bought from has set a $10,000 minimum buy level. If you ain't got $10,000 minimum in silver to sell them they aren't going to give you an offer. They aren't touching anything below that and they used to buy a few coins at a time.

I am keeping mine for now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 01:13 PM

I just went to their website and they now have a $20,000 minimum buy level. That changed in the last few days.

"Due to record volume we currently have a $20,000 minimum on buy back orders."

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 26, 2026 01:22 PM (0N4FZ)

411 263 Transfer a bunch of money out of MN's treasury into some black accounts.

Disappear a shitload of MN pols.
Claim they ran off with all the state's money and are hiding out somewhere. China? Who knows? It's a mystery!
Then spend all that money on bonuses for ICE agents.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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Paddy wagons and big busses at the ready, C-17s on the runway, destination Somalia or other country that needs these people's civilizing aspect.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 01:22 PM (m24qK)

412 I hate that we have to fix Minnesota. I want to clean out the red states and drive the criminals to blue sanctuaries, all the while cutting off their federal money.

Let the Bolshevik voters get what they voted for./i]

Kamala officially won MN by a narrow margin.

I suspect if that count was restricted to eligible living citizens she, and Walz, would have lost

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 01:22 PM (sKqQm)

413 393 On our ballot we have house seat, a governor, Lt. governor, attorney general, senate seat and many other important positions to vote for.
If no one on our side showed up in November 2026 we'd be screwed in Texas.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 01:19 PM (NpAcC)

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Do I say, "Don't vote?" Is that what I said? Where did I say that?

I say that the 2026 midterms ultimately don't matter very much.

If you want to talk Senate races, though...ask why Democrats walked out of 2018 with such...few wins.

Because Senate races drive up turnout to near presidential levels. So, a place like NC isn't going to be subject to "oh, Democrats really hate Trump", we'll get presidential level turnout, and there's a solid chance Cooper loses.

This is what goes into "2026 doesn't matter very much" because turnout will increase in key states with senate races to make sure that the Senate barely changes, if at all.

Seriously...us gabbing on this blog doesn't affect turnout.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (GBKbO)

414
Bulg,

Yes she is. She is a gorgeous woman even pregnant.

I wish all the best for her and her family.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (3ek7K)

415 One more of my sisters has just cut off contact with the rest of her sibs because we are Notsees now.

Sad, I had her as ignorant but not spiteful.

My bad.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 01:00 PM (cYBz/)

Glad I'm an only child. There is so much of this crap.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (5xuJ/)

416 NOOD

Timmeh and Jakey are corrupt as fck

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (ULPxl)

417 Take note of this. If/when this insurrection finds it's way into your AO, remember that LEO isn't your friend.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed
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I have never assumed they are. At best I thought they were in the middle. Under preezy Shit Midas I decided they were a tool of the left. Nothing they have done has changed that opinion.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (xvV+O)

418 Letting people block vehicles without any arrests.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:20 PM (PYyV9)
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You must have missed that Good was in the process of being arrested for blocking the street (or "just dropping somebody off", when you part perpendicularly in the street like that.)

She resisted. They are all going to resist. Which is going to up the confrontations.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (krQz2)

419 294 290 What the point he’s trying to make with the Anne Frank statement?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:01 PM (KDPiq)

That all the people driving by his house shouting "RETARD!" are correct.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:02 PM (06Hmj)

Also that he talks like a fag. And is trivializing and cheapening the actual horrors of Nazi Germany to score political points. Jews across America really should be outraged at this.

Posted by: Tampon Tim is fucked up at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (TbWk/)

420 Pragmatists aka realists, on the other hand, try to look at the world and find the explanation that best fits the observed reality using inductive reasoning.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)

You get cozy with your axioms when they have held fast and done well in explaining all manner of incomprehensible swirling nonsense about the world and the people in it. Rightly or wrongly.

We're all ideologues to one degree or another. And we all pretend we're pragmatists. No one spends every day re-examining every premise on which they base their worldview, because that would defeat the purpose of a worldview and worldviews aren't built that way anyway. They're built by a long, recursive process of absorbing events and pouring them into an existing mold, mostly unconsciously. Some molds erode and change over time. Others don't. No one is going to voluntarily smash that mold and start from scratch unless some very, very traumatic or otherwise punctuated event occurs.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 01:24 PM (06Hmj)

421 Requires a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress to expel a state.

Where is that in the Constitution?

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:24 PM (77rzZ)

422 >> Like the guy who shot up the ICE base and killed several ICE agents?

He killed illegals, thankfully.

But you’re correct. If you send your men into battle you give them 100% of your support. You don’t act weak and make them easy targets.

An HSI officer had his finger bitten off by a deranged commie a few days ago. Federal LEOs are being battered regularly.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 26, 2026 01:24 PM (l3YAf)

423 It is highly likely that the communists burned the Reichstag.

Now, if you're talking about Sudetenland, then yeah.
Posted by: Axeman

I think he's referring to the staged attack on the German radio station by "Polish soldiers" that was the casus belli for the invasion of Poland.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 01:18 PM (77rzZ)

Yes! That's it. The Gleiwitz Incident, part of Operation Himmler. During the night of Aug 31, 1939. Germany "retaliated" by invading Poland the next day.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wVcYX)

424 A good idea, if true, but I don't know how you enforce that.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

IIRC, all transfers go through SWIFT and those have to be tied to some ID, hopefully a SocSec number. Cross ref the SocSec to a welfare database, and Jose's your uncle.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 26, 2026 01:25 PM (mlg/3)

425 We either recognize what we're actually looking at--or we pretend it's still just "activism" until the structures harden and spread.

Your call, America. But from where I sit, this isn't January 2026 politics anymore.

It's phase one of something we've spent decades trying to keep off our own soil.

In other words, we are already in a civil war. And the enemy is HIGHLY organized, prepared, funded and armed.

2026 is going to make 2020 look like a picnic.

Posted by: Anon2020's Alexa at January 26, 2026 01:25 PM (P5BPp)

426 I don't want to hear any of You People complaining that you didn't get a

NOOD

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (ULPxl)

427 You must have missed that Good was in the process of being arrested for blocking the street

Yeah, but for an entire year before that? See what I mean?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (PYyV9)

428 Annnd, we're back...

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (P5BPp)

429 think losing guys is part of their plan, and I don't think they fear ICE. What has happened to a single fucking one of those protestors (other than the martyrs)?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 01:22 PM (tudvO)

They aren’t winning and they know it. Are they setting up car road blocks anymore and refusing to move?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:26 PM (KDPiq)

430 Instead of going on Fox News and making speeches.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

You need both. You need to explain to the public what you are doing and why. Bondi, nor do most AGs do not run the DoJ. It is run by the Deputies. The head AG only does top level policy decisions and for the most part ends up at the front PR type for what the underlings are doing.

If you have blame, Todd Blanchette is the day to day administrator of the DoJ and the Solicitor General is in charge of litigation before the appellate courts. Others like Harmeet Dhillon run specific DoJ divisions like the Civil Rights Division.

And local DAs (which the Dems have blocked in blue states via the outdate blue slip process that Grassley holds dear) and local district judges, are where the whole process of investigating, etc a particular district start. Without those appointed DAs, the careerists run those local offices which are mostly those of the left.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

431 Mexico needs a lesson. One that Animal House writers will be proud of.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (EyfuW)

432 Check around local coin dealers. There's one around here that buys at ~3% discount. They can't buy at spot, that's what they pay but most online dealers are not bargains.

If you are selling +/- it may be well worth driving a couple a hundred miles.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (m24qK)

433 This is like an arm wrestling match where it doesn’t seem either can move the other. You can’t see it but one of the guys is about to give up. I just don’t want it to be ICE.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 01:28 PM (KDPiq)

434 the msm, who fan the flames for them.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come

Didja see Olbermann's mindthoughts?

Keith Olbermann
@KeithOlbermann
Governor [Walz],

You have the Minnesota National Guard troops. Deploy them. Arrest the ICE agents. Enforce the laws and defend your people against Trump's Terrorists.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 01:29 PM (L/fGl)

435 Mexico needs a lesson. One that Animal House writers would be proud of.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (EyfuW)

436 350 I recently read James Burnham's book "Suicide of the West" where he points out that ideologues cannot lose an argument.
Posted by: Oglebay
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It violates their axioms of how the world works. That is the problem with ideologues whether they are of the right or left. They explain away reality when it does not suit them. (And being a perpetual black piller is actually a form of ideology which is why no success is ever a success.)

Most fear that all of their world view will be destroyed if they admit that one of the axioms is flawed when compared to the actual reality.

Ideology is a product of deductive reasoning where from one axiom to another springs a whole line of suppositions of how the world works.

Pragmatists aka realists, on the other hand, try to look at the world and find the explanation that best fits the observed reality using inductive reasoning.
Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)

Great topic.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:30 PM (SSiCQ)

437 nood somali fraud

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (SSiCQ)

438 So do I sell or hold?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:59 PM (zILP0)

https://shorturl.at/arvVx

Posted by: The Clash at January 26, 2026 01:31 PM (3sXRv)

439 416 NOOD

Timmeh and Jakey are corrupt as fck
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 01:23 PM (ULPxl)

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 01:32 PM (SSiCQ)

440 Ashli Babbitt.

Oh, look! And she didn't even have a vehicle or a gun.

Wikipedia, Killing of Ashli Babbitt
In part, "Although some media reports described Babbitt as unarmed at the time of the shooting, a crime scene examination report revealed that a pocketknife was found in Babbitt's pants pocket. The USCP deemed that the shooting was "lawful and within Department policy" and "potentially saved Members [of Congress] and staff from serious injury and possible death."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 01:36 PM (NFX2v)

441 I just went to their website and they now have a $20,000 minimum buy level. That changed in the last few days.

"Due to record volume we currently have a $20,000 minimum on buy back orders."
Posted by: Mister Scott

$128.87 for one silver round. $15 over spot. The only reason I liked APMEX is because they were right up the road in OKC. I used to deal with Northwest Territories Mint.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 01:37 PM (zILP0)

442 Mexican involvement isn't surprising.

Bomb them too. You want war fuckers, we got war for you.

Posted by: melodicmetal at January 26, 2026 01:41 PM (XLfSN)

443 *******
On our ballot we have house seat, a governor, Lt. governor, attorney general, senate seat and many other important positions to vote for.
If no one on our side showed up in November 2026 we'd be screwed in Texas.
Posted by: redridinghood
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Republican winning is a given. What is not is who that candidate will be. The primary is very important. And whose money is behind whom.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 01:43 PM (m24qK)

444 ICE has deported ten times as many illegals from Texas as Minnesota, TEN TIMES as many. Yet there are no riots, shootings, people being hit by cars, and almost no media coverage. Florida is similar numbers.

That is because both of those are lots of people carry, states. No Antifa asshole knows when their selective victim might be armed, which causes them to hesitate.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 01:48 PM (Da7Vv)

445 Anyone who says "arrest the feds" is clearly the problem

Posted by: melodicmetal at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (XLfSN)

446 Let's hope someone is taking this seriously.

Me, I'm buying more ammo and staying in touch with local friends. If and when this shit spreads, we may finally get to dance to the music.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at January 26, 2026 01:50 PM (xcxpd)

447 Thank you, Ace.

Instead of calling them protesters, I am going to call them insurgents.

They are going to be very sorry little insurgents soon, with Sec Homan arriving and people infiltrating their little insurgency.

When the Lt Governor of MN being in on the little Signal Corps, well, hallelujah, there should be mass freak out among the politicians. Tar and feather and send to Somolia with their illegal friends. That's what I'd do, but we know I am not in charnge.

I read O'Keefe's comments over the weekend and knew this was coming. Read about people on Signal freaking out that they'd been compromised and snickered.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:06 PM (WONhk)

448 WATCH: Leftist protester's hand murked after she reportedly picked up a flashbang grenade

https://is.gd/b8qzov
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 12:42 PM (L/fGl)

I remember Schumer (as a House Rep) during the Waco hearings holding an expended flashbang and declaring them completely harmless.

Yeah, that gal is going to need help opening jars for the rest of her life.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 26, 2026 02:15 PM (I8+9i)

449 some say mexico - others say china:

https://x.com/AsraNomani/status/2015730430792589681

Specifically, Asra Nomani lays it at the feet of Neville Roy Singham

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at January 26, 2026 02:35 PM (V87Oy)

450 Mexico, China...but don't forget Iran.

After Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah, I read about "Armed Queers." This website quickly folded after the FBI started investigating if there was a connection with the Buck Toothed Murderer.

The founder of Armed Queers, who has received grants from the US as well as appearing with Sentator Grey Beaver Warren on stage, is Ermiya Fanaeian, a “transgender woman of color” and child of Iranian immigrants.

Don't leave Iran out of the equation.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 26, 2026 02:45 PM (WONhk)

451 If we don't get ahead of this it's going to only get worse...all these weirds think they're so smart.

Posted by: mudshark at January 26, 2026 03:09 PM (cHcXy)

452 Violent Protesters are Bolshevik scum suckers who need to spend a few dozen years in Prison or more

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 26, 2026 05:02 PM (wGqjj)

THE MORNING RANT: Lodging Made Torturous by Smart Appliances and Electronics - “The Big Regression”

When vacationing, my wife and I are tending to once again stay at hotels rather than renting through VRBO or Airbnb. While we prefer to rent an apartment/condo with a kitchen, laundry room, full size bathroom, and additional living space, the unrelenting hassles involving appliances and electronics is pushing us back to hotels. (As well as the detailed and lengthy “clean-up” instructions we’ve encountered at some places, but that’s a subject for another day.)

It has effectively become part of our unpacking process when we arrive at a rental property to contact the property manager so we can learn how to set the thermostat and operate the TV.

In a crazy paradox, the more “luxurious” the rental unit is, the more complex and user-unfriendly it tends to be. For me, having to watch training videos and download apps before I can set the thermostat or run the dishwasher is not luxury, it’s torture. Programming the lighting through a tablet on the wall is excruciating when I realize that something less upscale would offer me a simple light switch.

Jason Fried, a tech executive who co-founded Basecamp, wrote about this problem at “Hey,” another of his software companies. I first read this essay in its entirety on Mr. Fried’s Twitter/X page, but he also has it posted under the title “The Big Regression” at his website.

My folks are in town visiting us for a couple months so we rented them a house nearby.
It’s new construction. No one has lived in it yet. It’s amped up with state-of-the-art systems. You know, the ones with touchscreens of various sizes, [Internet of Things] appliances, and interfaces that try too hard.
And it’s terrible. What a regression.
The lights are powered by Control4, and require a demo to understand how to use the switches, understand which ones control what, and to be sure not to hit THAT ONE because it’ll turn off all the lights in the house when you didn’t mean to. Worse.
The TV is the latest Samsung which has a baffling user interface just to watch CNN. My parents aren’t idiots, but definitely feel like they’re missing something obvious. They aren’t — TVs have simply gotten worse. You don’t turn them on anymore, you boot them up. Worse.
The Miele dishwasher is hidden flush with the counters. That part is fine, but here’s what isn’t: It wouldn’t even operate the first time without connecting it with an app. This meant another call to the house manager to have them install an app they didn’t know they needed either. An app to clean some peanut butter off a plate? For serious? Worse.
Thermostats... Nest would have been an upgrade, but these other propriety ones from some other company trying to be nest-like are baffling. Round touchscreens that take you into a dark labyrinth of options just to be sure it’s set at 68. Or is it 68 now? Or is that what we want it at, but it’s at 72? Wait... What? Which number is this? Worse.
The alarm system is essentially a 10” iPad bolted to the wall that has the f***ing weather forecast on it. And it’s bright! I’m sure there’s a way to turn that off, but then the screen would be so barren that it would be filled with the news instead. Why can’t the alarm panel just be an alarm panel? Worse.
And the lag. Lag everywhere. Everything feels a beat or two behind. Everything. Lag is the giveaway that the system is working too hard for too little. Real-time must be the hardest problem.
Now look... I’m no luddite. But this experience is close to conversion therapy. Tech can make things better, but I simply can’t see it in these cases. I’ve heard the pitches too — you can set up scenes and one button can change EVERYTHING. Not buying it. It actually feels primitive, like we haven’t figured out how to make things easy yet. That some breakthrough will eventually come when you can simply knock a switch up or down and it’ll all makes sense. But we haven’t evolved to that point yet.
It’s really the contrast that makes it alarming. We just got back from a vacation in Montana. Rented a house there. They did have a fancy TV — seems those can’t be avoided these days — but everything else was old school and clear. Physical up/down light switches in the right places. Appliances without the internet. Buttons with depth and physically-confirmed state change rather than surfaces that don’t obviously register your choice. More traditional round rotating Honeywell thermostats that are just clear and obvious. No tours, no instructions, no questions, no fearing you’re going to do something wrong, no wondering how something works. Useful and universally clear. That’s human that’s modern.

Preach, brother. Preach. Thank you.

For me, simplicity is luxury. An absence of apps is luxury. Not having to watch a training video is luxury. Not having to engage with a wall-mounted tablet is luxury. Those are the luxuries I want when traveling.

Related Business Idea – “The Hostelry TV”: As noted in Mr. Fried’s back-to-basics rental unit in Montana, everything was old-school except for the TV, which was still a burden. There is a business opportunity in the tech / media space for someone to develop a simple, user-friendly TV for hostelries that works like a hotel TV of old, in that the guest simply clicks “Power” on the remote and can then start changing channels with the “Channel” button. Perhaps it might be a 32” desk-top TV (with larger wall-mounted options) and a simple, proprietary remote, along with immediate access to what might have been called “basic cable” in the old days. The TV would immediately connect to the internet via Starlink, or some such. Tech bros could figure that out pretty quickly, I presume. The Hostelry TV manufacturer could contract with one of the streaming services to have the basic cable bundle ready to go. There has got to be a way to provide simple, traditional TV access to patrons of hotels and lodging facilities.

*****

Other Things I’m Writing About

My latest piece at The American Spectator has been published, titled “While Canada Cozies Up to China, Mexico Imposes Harsh Tariffs Due to Chinese Auto Dumping.”

Mexico made a mistake in letting itself become a dumping ground for China’s excess automobile production. (Which, by the way, is overwhelmingly gasoline-powered vehicles, not electric, despite the media buzz about Chinese EVs.) Mexico is finally trying to undo the damage with stiff tariffs on Chinese vehicle imports.

Allowing Chinese vehicles into a market is not “free trade.” China has excess capacity of government-subsidized vehicles, which it is dumping into new markets, causing great harm to existing auto manufacturing operations. Many of these vehicles are manufactured by state-owned entities, whose primary purpose is to provide jobs in China, not to make a profit. Mexico has learned how damaging this trade structure is. Canada would be wise to take note.

My latest piece at The American Spectator: China has made Mexico a dumping ground for its glut of government-subsidized new cars*. To save its auto industry, Mexico just retaliated with stiff tariffs.
(*Despite media hype, these are gas cars, not EVs.)https://t.co/ebzHzJy5iV
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) January 24, 2026

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:00 AM (zILP0)

2 Foist!!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (uaYsl)

3 You're younger than I thought.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (jc0TO)

4 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (kgE5c)

5 SMART = Spying on You

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (0yjaw)

6 So nurse is going to be a grandmother?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 11:02 AM (0sNs1)

7 >>For me, having to watch training videos and download apps before I can set the thermostat or run the dishwasher is not luxury, it’s torture.

>>For me, simplicity is luxury. An absence of apps is luxury. Not having to watch a training video is luxury. Not having to engage with a wall-mounted tablet is luxury. Those are the luxuries I want when traveling.

THIS
THIS
THIS

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 11:03 AM (0yjaw)

8 I confess that I never foresaw the day when Canada would be the stupid, corrupt member of the NA free trade zone and Mexico would be the one who learned the lesson.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)

9 "The TV is the latest Samsung which has a baffling user interface just to watch CNN."

Wouldn't this go into the "Tech is Great" win column?

Posted by: Another Anon at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (4h45B)

10 Buttons good
Screens bad

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (vFG9F)

11 I spent my entire career in IT involved in hundreds of projects.

Guess who strenuously avoids all things tech/internet enabled as it relates to appliances and home features?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (cYBz/)

12 My theory is that the ones who engineer all this inconvenience into things are nerds getting even for what happened on the third grade playground.

Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (s0JqF)

13 Samsung remotes the worst. They put they most used keys in the most inconvenient place.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (jc0TO)

14 I like having big dials and nobs on my women I mean cars to control them. and I hate those new dishwashers that have no lights on the outside so you can't tell that they are running

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (lNLJj)

15 7 >>For me, having to watch training videos and download apps before I can set the thermostat or run the dishwasher is not luxury, it’s torture.

>>For me, simplicity is luxury. An absence of apps is luxury. Not having to watch a training video is luxury. Not having to engage with a wall-mounted tablet is luxury. Those are the luxuries I want when traveling.

The VCR was merely the stalking horse for the invasion of needlessly complex appliances.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

16 Not just spying, but GATEKEEPING

What happens when you lose internet?

Hell, what happens when a third party decides what features you can access from the app, or worse, decides to kick you off the app?

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (0yjaw)

17 Creating overly-complicated systems that increase difficulty of use, reduce functionality and efficiency, and create numerous and wholly unnecessary failure points is not technological advancement.

Posted by: Tell Microsoft and Apple at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (TbWk/)

18 So nurse is going to be a grandmother?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 11:02 AM

and NDH got Pretti's heart.

It's a good day.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

19 So solly.

Posted by: Samsung at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (yVcA5)

20 While we prefer to rent an apartment/condo with a kitchen, laundry room, full size bathroom, and additional living space, the unrelenting hassles involving appliances and electronics is pushing us back to hotels.

I'd have thought that it was the hullaballoo about several Airbnbs having been found to have surveillance cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (ExV1e)

21 I recently yanked all of the "smart" shit out of my house aside from the two thermostats (Ecobee) that work really well. The rest of the plugs and switches I eventually realized are just not great at best, and complete ass at worst. They don't save time and I feel like a goober yelling at Alexa to turn things off or on. I'd much rather walk across the room and turn a lamp switch.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (5aZAZ)

22 One day one of these "smart" houses will tell the user "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't let you do that."

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM (I8+9i)

23 When I travel, I stay at hotels, because I want to deal with professionals, and not insane amateurs.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM (n1OCj)

24 I like having big dials and nobs on my women I mean cars to control them. and I hate those new dishwashers that have no lights on the outside so you can't tell that they are running

My Bosch dishwasher is like that except they put a small red light focused on the ground when it's running. The thing is so quiet you can't tell otherwise.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

25 So nurse is going to be a grandmother?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 11:02 AM (0sNs1)

Not at the moment. I can see how yesterday's comment would give that impression though. Apparently there was an unstated "eventually" in there.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM (lFFaq)

26 All of my smart home technology (I have a lot, lights, heat, AC, TV, blinds, oven) all work with my voice using Alexa.

I have no idea why people struggle with this.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM (RqMDa)

27 Lodging Made Torturous by Smart Appliances and Electronics - “The Big Regression”

I told you so.

Posted by: Zombie Ted Kaczynski at January 26, 2026 11:08 AM (P5BPp)

28 12 My theory is that the ones who engineer all this inconvenience into things are nerds getting even for what happened on the third grade playground.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (s0JqF)

No it's to make owner repair impossible and stifle the ability of third parties to manufacture parts and furnish repairs, so the manufacturer makes more money.

Posted by: It's all about monopolization at January 26, 2026 11:09 AM (TbWk/)

29 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:09 AM (Zz0t1)

30 The VCR was merely the stalking horse for the invasion of needlessly complex appliances.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Blinking 12:00 at January 26, 2026 11:09 AM (0sNs1)

31 Also please stop patronizing AirBnB. Shitty leftist company run and founded by shitty leftist pricks.

And the economy it created is fueled by assholes buying up residential properties and running them as short-term rental party houses, fucking up the neighborhoods they're in because they attract shitbirds.

VRBO in typical vacation-y places like beaches and resorts is much better.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (5aZAZ)

32 "I spent my entire career in IT involved in hundreds of projects.

Guess who strenuously avoids all things tech/internet enabled as it relates to appliances and home features?
Posted by: Tonypete "

I worked on a 20K sq ft house that had all that stuff. 14 HVAC zones, whole house audio, TVs and computers everywhere, irrigation control, alarm and fire systems, etc. You need a tech staff just to keep everything running. Do not want.

#1 son got a new Mavrick hybrid. It had 2 big screens and almost no buttons. Do not want.

I recently scored a 2001 Ranger 4wd with manual windows, locks and seats. Lots of buttons on the dash and no screens. DO want.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (vFG9F)

33 In a crazy paradox, the more “luxurious” the rental unit is, the more complex and user-unfriendly it tends to be. For me, having to watch training videos and download apps before I can set the thermostat or run the dishwasher is not luxury, it’s torture.
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Nothing installed into or attached permanently to your house should ever *require* an internet connection. I am also of the opinion that it should never *have* an internet connection at all, but there is room for disagreement there. A requirement, though? No. Product rejected.

When my folks bought their house, the first thing I did was take out the "smart" thermostat and install a simple, easy-to-use, clear, high-quality "dumb" thermostat. Digital and whatever, but no programming and no apps.

I know them. Adding complexity buys nothing but frustration and provides no value.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (MABZ1)

34 Makes me want to stick to hauling the horses someplace with scenic trails and camping in the trailer. Having to get training to work lights, heat and appliances at a short term rental would be a hard pass.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (hhkIi)

35 I must never stay any upscale airbnbs lol. I’ve never had to download an app to turn on lights or change the thermostat. And I’ve stayed at probably 100 airbnbs over the years.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (xg+/D)

36 When I bought my new Honda SUV this summer, I got it home only to find that it no longer has a button you can program to raise the garage door. They want you to get a $5/month subscription to an app so you can raise your door from Mars, should you need to do so.

I bought an old style remote and clipped it to my visor instead.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

37 For me, having to watch training videos and download apps before I can set the thermostat...
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[eyes Honeywell mercury thermostat on the wall]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (XeU6L)

38 Someone is going to be smart enough to do a Vermont Country Store of appliances.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (0KSrI)

39 People who have a home full of "smart " appliances are the same folk who have to Ask Alexa how to operate a hand can opener.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (uaYsl)

40 @30: "Posted by: Blinking 12:00"

Some of us knew how to take care of problems like you.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (KOx5s)

41 I have no "smart" appliances at all. Even my smart phone has no apps on it. I like it that way.

And I don't own a TV. at. all. Oh, wait. I have an old mini boom box, found at the dump, that has a 4 inch B&W CRT TV screen in it. For shits and grins, I turned it on last month. One or two channels got some squiggly lines. It cannot decode digital OTA TV, so it is not watchable. Orphan tech.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (8zz6B)

42 People without the skills and time to learn how to set up a smart home should not do it. Just like any tool.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (RqMDa)

43 Not just spying, but GATEKEEPING

What happens when you lose internet?

Hell, what happens when a third party decides what features you can access from the app, or worse, decides to kick you off the app?
Posted by: Lizzy

I run shit now!

Posted by: Your online coffee pot at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (YasuL)

44 The Miele dishwasher is hidden flush with the counters. That part is fine, but here’s what isn’t: It wouldn’t even operate the first time without connecting it with an app. This meant another call to the house manager to have them install an app they didn’t know they needed either. An app to clean some peanut butter off a plate? For serious? Worse.
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I have one major appliance that *can* have an internet connection. But it's optional. As it should be. As it must be.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (MABZ1)

45 All of my smart home technology (I have a lot, lights, heat, AC, TV, blinds, oven) all work with my voice using Alexa.

I have no idea why people struggle with this.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM

Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be listening to you
Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be listening to you

Posted by: Anon2020's Alexa at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (P5BPp)

46 My brand new kitchen range has a smart app that I can use via Samsung.

I have absolutely NO INTENTION of ever using it.

The instructions that came with the oven are next to useless, since they don't include anything useful like setting the clock on the oven or using the timer to cook food.

It took me three days to figure out how to set the clock.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (ESVrU)

47 Interesting.

I absolutely hate hotels and motels because the other "guests" tend to be rude assholes who make a lot of noise (cue Don Henley's "It's Like There's Nobody Else In The World But You") including slamming doors unnecessarily in the middle of night or early morning.

So, the general quiet and peace of mind is more than worth it as we usually use AirbBnB -- and only as a place to crash at night, not to eat or watch TV or anything else.

But our trips have always been brief -- one or two days -- which will likely change after I retire sometime this year ... so something to consider, thanks Buck.

A couple decades ago we spent a week in a very nice lakeside cabin in Moosehead Lake, Maine -- and the owners had a nice manual that explain how to operate everything (appliances, TV, thermostat, etc.) so that trip might have spoiled us.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (yrqXS)

48 My toaster remains loyal.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (jc0TO)

49 Also please stop patronizing AirBnB. Shitty leftist company run and founded by shitty leftist pricks.

And the economy it created is fueled by assholes buying up residential properties and running them as short-term rental party houses, fucking up the neighborhoods they're in because they attract shitbirds.

VRBO in typical vacation-y places like beaches and resorts is much better.
Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (5aZAZ)

DON'T YOU FUCKING TELL ME WHAT FUCKING HOUSE TO RENT FOR MY SUPER BOWL PARTY! FUCK YOU!

Posted by: Most super conservative of conservatives at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (TbWk/)

50 Had a sales kid roaming my neighborhood years ago. He was trying to sell home security systems.

He told me he wanted to use my house as a demo home. They would install the system for free, I would just need to be willing to talk about the system and give an eval for others.

"You'll have all the sensors and cameras and would be able to access all of them over the internet."

"Wait, you want to put my house on the internet?"

"Yes. For free."

"Get the f*ck off my lawn......."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (Zz0t1)

51 I'd be happy if my old hotmail account (which I don't want to give up as I've had it for decades) would stop shutting me out at random times and ask for various methods of verification the past few years. Worst is the damned authenticator. All my efforts to by shut off these added level of security seem to eventually fail.

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (GUOwU)

52 Dolley went all in on smart things, mostly lights, a few years ago.

But too many nights of Alexa not recognizing her commands and forcing her to stand up to turn off the lights in the bathroom just turned her off to the whole thing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (GBKbO)

53 6 So nurse is going to be a grandmother?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

We talkin' sea otters or real babies?

Posted by: Out of the Loop at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (oftw2)

54 I do agree watching TV at an Airbnb is a hassle. Because there are 4 remotes and you have no idea which one does what. Or once you do figure it out you have to log into apps.

What I do is travel with an hdmi cable. I use the TV as an monitor and watch “tv” through my laptop.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (xg+/D)

55 I confess that I never foresaw the day when Canada would be the stupid, corrupt member of the NA free trade zone and Mexico would be the one who learned the lesson.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)

Bald kid in monk's robes: Do not try and foresee which country will be stupid and corrupt. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth. They're all stupid and corrupt.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (ExV1e)

56 As soon as I see 'app', or 'QR code', I lose interest.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (XeU6L)

57 One of the more egregious outright falsehoods was that vintage refrigerators were energy hogs, and thus you should borrow $900 at interest to purchase a chi-com fridge to “save” $32 a year in electricity consumption, for an appliance that will be bricked in less than five.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (uQjsv)

58 36 When I bought my new Honda SUV this summer, I got it home only to find that it no longer has a button you can program to raise the garage door. They want you to get a $5/month subscription to an app so you can raise your door from Mars, should you need to do so.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
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New BMW SUVs have heated seats as a subscription service, lmao.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (5aZAZ)

59 53 6 So nurse is going to be a grandmother?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I gathered she said Her Son and DIL were "working" on it...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (VE6XX)

60 I recently scored a 2001 Ranger 4wd with manual windows, locks and seats. Lots of buttons on the dash and no screens. DO want.
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (vFG9F)

That's a win.

I have a 96 Ranger 4cyl 5spd. LOVE it. Just wish it was the V6 4WD. Although the fuel mileage would go way down from the 24 avg it gets currently.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Zz0t1)

61 You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Ia/+0)

62 I gathered she said Her Son and DIL were "working" on it...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM

Wink wink, say no more, say no more..

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (jc0TO)

63
I gathered she said Her Son and DIL were "working" on it...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (VE6XX)

They appear to currently be in negotiations.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Zz0t1)

64 " One of the more egregious outright falsehoods was that vintage refrigerators were energy hogs"

We have to save that electricity so they can make videos of cats water skiing.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (vFG9F)

65 Not just spying, but GATEKEEPING

What happens when you lose internet?

Hell, what happens when a third party decides what features you can access from the app, or worse, decides to kick you off the app?
Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (0yjaw)

Or decides that your house is too hot, or too cold? Or decides that you've watched enough TV today? Or decides...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)

66 My thermostat has an app but it’s also touch screen. App is nice for a vacation. Turn the heat down while away and then turn it back up a couple of hours from return remotely.

My dishwasher has an app component. Never used it. What’s the point? It’s retarded.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (xg+/D)

67 Another thing, I don't understand people that are 'proud' of not knowing how to do any of this. If the technology is not for you that is perfectly understandable but the taking of 'pride' in ignorance baffles me.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (RqMDa)

68 Samsung remotes the worst. They put they most used keys in the most inconvenient place.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (jc0TO)

All TV remotes are shit. The most important button of all is always obscure and hard to find. I speak, of course, of the "mute" button. By rights, it should be a big red bar, full width of the control box, and raised higher than all the other buttons. Because it's the one that you need to hit most often.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (8zz6B)

69 And the lag. Lag everywhere. Everything feels a beat or two behind. Everything. Lag is the giveaway that the system is working too hard for too little. Real-time must be the hardest problem.
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Sort of. It can be more than powerful enough hardware, but the real problem is the network. If it isn't local, the network adds up.

Phone -> WiFi -> Gateway -> Internet -> Server in AWS somewhere -> Hosting infrastructure -> Internet -> Gateway -> WiFi -> Device -> WiFi -> Gateway -> Internet -> Server in AWS somewhere -> Hosting infrastructure -> Internet -> Gateway -> WiFi -> Phone

Two round trips for everything, all the way across the internet. Even with a snappy (low-latency) connection, it is just too much distance and too many steps. These interfaces can *never* be all that fast with that design - but not having that design requires local infrastructure to do it, which is both higher in complexity to the end user (and thus unappealing, except for the privacy-minded) and deprives the manufacturer of all your usage data and the various "marketing" opportunities provided by it.

This problem cannot be solved with cloud-based home IOT systems. The round trips are costly.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (MABZ1)

70 People without the skills and time to learn how to set up a smart home should not do it. Just like any tool.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (RqMDa)

I have the skills to set up a smart home, but why waste the time when the equivalent dumb switches are more robust, easier to use, and can be operated by anyone?

Technology is wonderful, but recognition of its uses and limitations is the mark of a truly technological society.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (Zv8bq)

71 My toaster remains loyal.

Yessss, that's it, loyal. There's nothing to worry about. It isn't like there's a conspiracy with the subterranean lizard people or anything.

Posted by: The toaster, smirking at the SLP sitting next to him at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

72 I encountered this problem when kids gave their parents air cleaners and other appliances that they could not operate without assistance. Our staff struggled with them too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (RIvkX)

73 All I want out of a dishwasher or a washing machine is one dial to turn and one button to push.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (cx1bp)

74 I'd have thought that it was the hullaballoo about several Airbnbs having been found to have surveillance cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Trust me, no one wants to see me nekkid.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (cYBz/)

75 I only stay in hotels WITH fridges and at least a microwave (I prefer a whole kitchen but I make do). Best of both worlds - clean, easy, and still have my own food if needed.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (tOcjL)

76 The guy with the "smart home" who comes home during a power outage and is locked out of his own home is not only amusing, but a cautionary tale.

Dude was unable to stay in the home during the multi-day outage because every little thing was IoT. And there was no Internet to control the thermostat, open the garage door, lock the windows/doors, turn on or off lights and so on.

And he never planned on being without the Internet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (qwVdq)

77 Hotels aren't immune to this, though.

The weirdest shower controls I've ever seen have all been in hotels, and the fancier the hotel, the more fucktarded the shower controls are likely to be.

This makes no sense whatsoever. Putting a weird shower control in your house is no big deal. You learn how it works and then you're good.

But in a hotel, where everyone who uses it is going to be unfamiliar, almost by definition?

Yeah, dipshits. Don't do that.

Posted by: President Donald Trump at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (IG3/x)

78 have a 'smart' samsung tv that i made a retard by simpler never plugging in the interweb cable to it

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (lNLJj)

79 My refirgerator died just before Christmas because of course it did. I had the pleasure of shopping for a new referigerator for the 3rd time in 15 years. Because appliances are made like shit these days.

It is almost impossible to find a plain side by side refrigerator without needless bells and whistles. I don't need my refrigerator surfing the internet or with a glass door. Just keep things cool. Simple.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (viF8m)

80 Trust me, no one wants to see me nekkid.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM

There's a niche fetish for everyone.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (jc0TO)

81 But too many nights of Alexa not recognizing her commands and forcing her to stand up to turn off the lights in the bathroom just turned her off to the whole thing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (GBKbO)

I go to people's homes with Alexa and ask Alexa to give me prices and availability for various butt plugs, lubes and f*ck dolls.

The remaining advertisements they start to get is a benefit that makes me smile uncontrollably.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)

82 Foot and a half of snow covering, got a chemo follow up appointment at 1pm. Need to shovel path to road so uber can pick me up. That's about thirty feet with the last five being four feet high of plowed road snow at the end of the driveway. Maybe I'll survive this. Maybe.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (sl73Y)

83 Never stayed at an Air B&B. Our son has. It was a large Victorian House with about five other people living there who were all working. I have no smart technology and do not want my appliances talking to me. Don't want Alexa . I am bored by the car flashing a message to put on my seat belt, but at least it's not a voice. The cell phone gives me talking directions and I sometimes shout at that as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (2sfNr)

84 "I have a 96 Ranger 4cyl 5spd. LOVE it. Just wish it was the V6 4WD. Although the fuel mileage would go way down from the 24 avg it gets currently.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer "

I'm getting 18-20 with the V6. Yeah, I snapped this one up because it is in great shape and I could sell it at any time for more than I have in it. The first day I got it someone asked me at a gas station if I wanted to sell it.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (vFG9F)

85 For me, having to watch training videos and download apps before I can set the thermostat...
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[eyes Honeywell mercury thermostat on the wall]
Posted by: Mike Hammer,

My furnace is a 28 year old Bakers Choice wood cook stove. Built by the Canadian Amish. Operating instructions include open or close back damper or bottom drawer. Load firewood as necessary. 5 AM this morning it was -2 on the porch and 65 inside. Stoked the fire and opened the dampers. By 5:15 it was 72 inside.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (uaYsl)

86 81 I go to people's homes with Alexa and ask Alexa to give me prices and availability for various butt plugs, lubes and f*ck dolls.

The remaining advertisements they start to get is a benefit that makes me smile uncontrollably.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1)

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We have 5 Alexa devices in the house.

4 of them are...unplugged.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:18 AM (GBKbO)

87
The weirdest shower controls I've ever seen have all been in hotels, and the fancier the hotel, the more fucktarded the shower controls are likely to be.

I want to know who the f*ck decided that faucet knobs were no longer "righty tighty, lefty loosey" so I can punch them in the throat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:18 AM (Zz0t1)

88 70 People without the skills and time to learn how to set up a smart home should not do it. Just like any tool.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (RqMDa)

I have the skills to set up a smart home, but why waste the time when the equivalent dumb switches are more robust, easier to use, and can be operated by anyone?

Technology is wonderful, but recognition of its uses and limitations is the mark of a truly technological society.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (Zv8bq)

I'm thinking smart homes and power outages are a disaster, especially if the outage occurs when you aren't home...or have they fixed the "can't get in now" problem. I won't do a smart home til all of the "what happens if" have been resolved...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tOcjL)

89 I watched the new version of Running Man the other night, and I didn't particularly care for it, except for the William H Macy character who had a swath of old "dumb" tv's for sale in his black market shop. "They don't watch you back." This. I want this. Dumb tv's I turn on with three free networks whose news I don't watch, but I can enjoy sportsball, dog shows and the Macy's parade without having to pay extra extra money. A washing machine and dryer with knobs that I turn and they run, rather than having to hold a button for three seconds and do the hokey pokey to hope it will start. The new life tech has engendered sucks. I want old school.

Posted by: moki at January 26, 2026 11:18 AM (wLjpr)

90 There is a business opportunity in the tech / media space for someone to develop a simple, user-friendly TV for hostelries that works like a hotel TV of old, in that the guest simply clicks “Power” on the remote and can then start changing channels with the “Channel” button.
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There is another market, that is sadly probably much bigger.

Modern stuff is just too complicated for people with dementia. Too complicated, too hard to learn, changes too often. There is a HUGE untapped market of simplified, feature-poor devices with obvious usage methods for people aging out of mental dynamism or aging into mental degradation.

I saw a great product, for example, that is a total failure. It's a water bottle that reminds you to drink. Simple idea, and *ideal* for old people who don't get thirsty anymore and can't remember to hydrate. But it has a damn app and is hard to use. It's targeted at Zoomers eating too much adderall, not the elderly - and the elderly are a much bigger market. It should be "dumb." Set a switch on the bottom with four timer options and a slot for a AA battery. Keep it simple, and move more product.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:18 AM (MABZ1)

91 Wouldn't making it hard to watch CNN actually be a good thing?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 11:18 AM (2ocoG)

92 Used to be just your car talked back to you or refused to obey you. No it's your house? Welcome to 1984.

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 11:19 AM (LHPAg)

93 "The Big Regression" is new to me.

I've heard this described more generally as "the enshittification of everything."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:19 AM (MABZ1)

94 I have smart lights integrated with Alexa/Ring. I can turn on and off pretty much any light in my house remotely, Comes in handy when traveling to give the appearance someone is home.

Also all fire alarms are integrated. If one goes off I’m alerted on my phone. Same with cameras and motion sensor lights outside. I live in a very safe area but I like knowing my entire property is monitored and recorded if I ever need to look at something.

It was kind of a pain to set it all up and get working. But now it’s just there. There’s nothing to do. I think a lot of posters here are making it sounds way more complex than it is.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (xg+/D)

95 I gathered she said Her Son and DIL were "working" on it...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 11:14 AM (VE6XX)
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I have sunk so low as to text my friends that they should demand their children get married already. Uncle Franpsycho loves a good wedding and he only has two on the schedule this year.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (RIvkX)

96 Hold on, I just got an email from my microwave. Pizza rolls are done!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (u73oe)

97 77 Hotels aren't immune to this, though.

The weirdest shower controls I've ever seen have all been in hotels, and the fancier the hotel, the more fucktarded the shower controls are likely to be.

This makes no sense whatsoever. Putting a weird shower control in your house is no big deal. You learn how it works and then you're good.

But in a hotel, where everyone who uses it is going to be unfamiliar, almost by definition?

Yeah, dipshits. Don't do that.
Posted by: President Donald Trump at January 26, 2026 11:16 AM (IG3/x)

True, but then the front desk has someone come to show you how everything works so you don't have to figure it out...and usually, they also make it all idiot proof so they don't have to have this manpower...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (tOcjL)

98 Centralized control disguised as technological advancement.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (fd80v)

99 Lucky maybe haven't been to a hotel in a very long time

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (Ia/+0)

100 16 Not just spying, but GATEKEEPING

What happens when you lose internet?

Hell, what happens when a third party decides what features you can access from the app, or worse, decides to kick you off the app?

or when chatgpt discovers your old pro-orangeman tweets and decides you don't deserve clean dishes?

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (sGtp+)

101 I was thinking about the annoyances of technology this weekend, and reminiscing about when my dad and I would head to the Boundary Waters every May. We took only what we could carry on our backs. This was way before cell phones. We could understand how everything we carried worked. Knife, hatchet, canteen, rods and reels, tent, sleeping bag. Simple. Didn't have to worry about something not working.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bNf8H)

102 67 Another thing, I don't understand people that are 'proud' of not knowing how to do any of this. If the technology is not for you that is perfectly understandable but the taking of 'pride' in ignorance baffles me.
Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (RqMDa)
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I have been in IT professionally for 20 years, most of those specializing in cybersecurity and automation.

The time spent setting up and maintaining a "smart" home easily eclipses the time the average homeowner would spend walking across the room to turn the lights on or off each day. Not to mention all of the security holes the IoT shit opens in your home, also not to mention having to have Alexa or some other digital skank listening to every word you say in your own home.

The juice just ain't worth the squeeze.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (5aZAZ)

103 "I have the skills to set up a smart home, but why waste the time when the equivalent dumb switches are more robust, easier to use, and can be operated by anyone?

Technology is wonderful, but recognition of its uses and limitations is the mark of a truly technological society."

Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (RqMDa)

104 96 Hold on, I just got an email from my microwave. Pizza rolls are done!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (u73oe)

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Followed quickly by an email from Google saying that you're running out of free storage in your Gmail and you should upgrade.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

105 82 Foot and a half of snow covering, got a chemo follow up appointment at 1pm. Need to shovel path to road so uber can pick me up. That's about thirty feet with the last five being four feet high of plowed road snow at the end of the driveway. Maybe I'll survive this. Maybe.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (sl73Y)

Be careful. I did a slow hour and quit. It is taking 4x as long as normal snow to remove...it's that heavy with an ice sheen to break through on top.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

106 I'm getting 18-20 with the V6. Yeah, I snapped this one up because it is in great shape and I could sell it at any time for more than I have in it. The first day I got it someone asked me at a gas station if I wanted to sell it.
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (vFG9F)

Mine has 240k miles on it, leaks a bit of antifreeze and I still get people that drive by and ask if it's for sale.

I'll likely rebuild the motor at some point. It's just that neat a vehicle.

Ford made a mistake, IMHO. The current Ranger should've been the F100, since it's more of a 1/2 ton truck than anything. The current Maverick, which was a 4 door sedan ferchryssakes, should've been better looking and called the Ranger, which was always a small utility truck.

Somehow, the Maverick was Motor Trend's Truck of the Year last year.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Zz0t1)

107 Another thing, I don't understand people that are 'proud' of not knowing how to do any of this. If the technology is not for you that is perfectly understandable but the taking of 'pride' in ignorance baffles me.
Posted by: anon2020
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Perhaps, the issue is not 'ignorance', but thoughful, experieced judgement.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (XeU6L)

108 The weirdest shower controls I've ever seen have all been in hotels, and the fancier the hotel, the more fucktarded the shower controls are likely to be.

Yeah. I've seen some really fucktarded shower controls in hotels. They're just knobs, but they don't work the way you expect.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (2ocoG)

109 We need hackers to design a nuclear powered remote controller.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 11:22 AM (EyfuW)

110 My dad has the Alexa lights thing. It usually only takes him 2-3 tries at increasing volume to get it to turn the couch lamp on.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:22 AM (vFG9F)

111 At DM, "Based on a wild virus known to infect bacteria, scientists used an AI tool called Evo2 to create 285 entirely new viruses from scratch."

Dangling reference. It's saying the scientists are based on a wild virus. Other than that grammatical error, nothing to see here.

Posted by: Cats at January 26, 2026 11:22 AM (N8ZBc)

112 Allowing Chinese vehicles into a market is not “free trade.” China has excess capacity of government-subsidized vehicles, which it is dumping into new markets, causing great harm to existing auto manufacturing operations. Many of these vehicles are manufactured by state-owned entities, whose primary purpose is to provide jobs in China, not to make a profit.

Mexican Maquiladora in 1996.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (gbOdA)

113 No tours, no instructions, no questions, no fearing you’re going to do something wrong, no wondering how something works. Useful and universally clear. That’s human that’s modern.
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And no app contributing to tracking everything you do.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (krQz2)

114 If the technology is not for you that is perfectly understandable but the taking of 'pride' in ignorance baffles me.

There's a certain set of Americans who think they're better off not knowing things. We usually call them "Democrats", but it's certainly not exclusive to them.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (2ocoG)

115 Modern stuff is just too complicated for people with dementia. Too complicated, too hard to learn, changes too often. There is a HUGE untapped market of simplified, feature-poor devices with obvious usage methods for people aging out of mental dynamism or aging into mental degradation.

Remember the Jitterbug phone for oldsters? Huge buttons, lots of backlight, no apps or other nonsense. Then they screwed it up by requiring that you use their crappy network.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

116
It was kind of a pain to set it all up and get working. But now it’s just there. There’s nothing to do. I think a lot of posters here are making it sounds way more complex than it is.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:20 AM (xg+/D)

You wew be vewy vewy sowwy vewy soon, wowndeye......

Posted by: Chinese Hackers at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Zz0t1)

117 Viva La Revolution!

Posted by: The washing machine at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (YasuL)

118 According to my electric utilities outage map, there are only 8 households without power this morning in the entire service area.

That's probably because every Cletus in the state has at least two chainsaws and tools in the back of their hoopdie pickup trucks.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (cYBz/)

119 @102
I have been in IT professionally for 20 years, most of those specializing in cybersecurity and automation.

The time spent setting up and maintaining a "smart" home easily eclipses the time the average homeowner would spend walking across the room to turn the lights on or off each day. Not to mention all of the security holes the IoT shit opens in your home, also not to mention having to have Alexa or some other digital skank listening to every word you say in your own home.

The juice just ain't worth the squeeze.

There are solutions that are completely local and once set up is done forever with minor maintenance.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (RqMDa)

120 An app just to run your dishwasher. SMH The epitome of ludicrous. I have a Miele dishwasher that is a few years old and I love it for the most part. But it's obviously not one of the ones that came with an app to operate or I would never have considered it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (qBdHI)

121 I spent my entire career in IT involved in hundreds of projects.

Guess who strenuously avoids all things tech/internet enabled as it relates to appliances and home features?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (cYBz/)

I spent my entire career as a television broadcast engineer. Worked with the latest high tech equipment. And had to diagnose and repair the stuff. Guess who also avoids any high tech as it relates to home appliances? I didn't need the same stress after I came home from a full day of stress at work.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (5xuJ/)

122 When I visit people who have Alexa, I talk sh*t about Jeff Bezos.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (uaYsl)

123 Anybody remember X-10? Those plug in modules worked pretty good and you had a remote with buttons you used to turned the lights on and off and dim. The wall switches sucked though. For those I prefer the regular old toggle switch.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (vFG9F)

124 Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM

*clap*clap*

I am still available for the landwhales.

Posted by: The Clapper at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (tomcf)

125 I kick around the idea of "downgrading" these smart electronics.
Because you can find them for free on the curbs every weekend.

Like, a $3k washing machine can be rendered useless because the circuit board is dead.

But, $50 in analog dials and knobs, can run the motors and pumps forever.
I don't need 50 different cycle options--I need one: Wash, rinse, spin.
Heavy duty? Run it twice.

A 3d printer or a cheap CNC to mount the new dial and knobs where the old panel of buttons was ....
Along with the old Maytag engineering manual from the 60's to design the new controls ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (HXT0k)

126 When the heating/plumbing guy in his 20s refuses to have a "smart" thermostat in his home or install one unless specifically asked, that's when you know that it's not a good idea.

Posted by: pookysgirl prefers that her house stay dumb at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (Wt5PA)

127 Preach.

I'm not proud of this, but setting up tech things reduces me to a toddler having a tantrum.
Just don't have the background or experience.
So I rely on the kindness of friends, SILs and grandchildren.

Posted by: sal at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (f+FmA)

128 One of the more egregious outright falsehoods was that vintage refrigerators were energy hogs, and thus you should borrow $900 at interest to purchase a chi-com fridge to “save” $32 a year in electricity consumption, for an appliance that will be bricked in less than five.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (uQjsv)

Vintage refrigerators might pull 4 or 5 amps while the compressor runs, and then zero for a long spell until the thermostat kicks it in again. Modern fridges might pull 2 or 3 amps, but they run almost constantly, with only brief breaks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:25 AM (8zz6B)

129 There are solutions that are completely local and once set up is done forever with minor maintenance.
Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (RqMDa)
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"Home automation" - as it used to be called, before it was "smart home" - has been on my list of things to play with and do for years. I'm a geek. I find the idea appealing. But not if it goes on the internet. Ever. Local-only. One day, I'll get around to it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:25 AM (MABZ1)

130 This is a big reason we have avoided buying a car for the last 10 years. Too many non-car things to maintain to cope with to repair etc.

Especially the "engine off at stop signs" thing. That won't work here at all with stop signs on every corner.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 11:25 AM (RIvkX)

131 69 Sort of. It can be more than powerful enough hardware, but the real problem is the network. If it isn't local, the network adds up.

Phone -> WiFi -> Gateway -> Internet -> Server in AWS somewhere -> Hosting infrastructure -> Internet -> Gateway -> WiFi -> Device -> WiFi -> Gateway -> Internet -> totally not suspicious redirection to china -> filtering though chinese spy network -> Server in AWS somewhere -> Hosting infrastructure -> Internet -> Gateway -> WiFi -> Phone

fixt

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 11:26 AM (sGtp+)

132 Off catsock. Well, my new car battery has arrived. It has a good warranty with roadside assistance. I'll wait until warmest part of the day to put it in: 3PM, forecast -9degF windchill. The old battery still takes a charge, so I'll keep it for running my FT-891 in case of emergency.

Posted by: gp at January 26, 2026 11:26 AM (N8ZBc)

133 Dishwasher is not a great use I agree but it is fun to run and monitor it from the living room.

I am an engineer so this is also all fun for me.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:26 AM (RqMDa)

134 Cool tech is just one more thing to break. I have manual window cranks in my truck.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:26 AM (jc0TO)

135 There are solutions that are completely local and once set up is done forever with minor maintenance.
Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (RqMDa)
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Yeah man I run a home lab.

99% of people out there aren't self-hosting this shit because....it's a gigantic pain in the ass if you're not a fucking nerd. There. I said it.

Also, "done forever" is a comically retarded thing to say about anything vaguely technological. Tell me you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground without actually telling me.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:26 AM (5aZAZ)

136 I would love to bu a washing machine that allowed me to simply set the time (or just LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY) and pick wash and rinse temperature. Last and current model have way too many settings and will not allow me to use hot water when I want.

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 11:26 AM (GUOwU)

137 Me to the youngins:

You want to make a smart home, no problem, go for it, but make absolutely sure that it's full of good old fashioned "dumb" controls that can send inputs to the system with the touch of a finger, or even better, can be switched over to a manual control to override the system. These types of specialized controls exist, you just have to find (and pay large) for them.k Totally worth it if the smart system craps the bunk (and at some point, it will.)

Thermostats are often just 4 or 5 wires going down to the control board in the furnace/AC. Put two main thermostat units in, the first can be however smart you want, and the other one is a good old fashion dial with a mercury switch. Put a 5 or 6 position double-throw manual switch between them so you can switch back and forth between the two thermostats.

Or... OR... Hear me out: You could just stick with good old fashioned light switches and a simple thermostat! Wouldn't that be nice?

Appliances: Can't help you there pal, go buy old refurbished units if you can find a guy who does that. Modern appliances have a terrible track record anyway.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (O7YUW)

138
That's probably because every Cletus in the state has at least two chainsaws and tools in the back of their hoopdie pickup trucks.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (cYBz/)

Some will ask for money for helping with a downed tree, but around our parts of the wood, they tend to say God bless, and move on to the next house. The uppity folks can look down on us rednecks all they want. I'd rather have coffee with Cletus and hear about his exploits in possum wrasslin'.

Posted by: moki at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (wLjpr)

139 When the heating/plumbing guy in his 20s refuses to have a "smart" thermostat in his home or install one unless specifically asked, that's when you know that it's not a good idea.
Posted by: pookysgirl prefers that her house stay dumb at January 26, 2026 11:24 AM (Wt5PA)
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When I replaced my HVAC a number of years ago, I told the people bidding on it that their bids must *not* include anything internet-connected. All of the salesmen said, "sure thing. We get that request a lot, and we'll leave smart thermostats and controllers off the bid."

Not one of them was pushy about it and that it's apparently common gave me a modicum of hope.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (MABZ1)

140 I've been in the IT world since the 90's.

I have NONE of that shit in my house. I griped at the First Lady when she hooked the TV to the home WiFi.

"I don't need my TV listening to every word I say. Does it have a camera?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (Zz0t1)

141 The coffee machine I recently got is supposed to be internet capable and have an app, but it's not necessary, so I'm not setting it up.

You can use it without, I'm using it without.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (6Uni8)

142 "Lol guys just set up a server rack in your closet and self-host all your smart home automation! Easy Peasy!"

Fucking clown

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (5aZAZ)

143 Mexico Imposes Harsh Tariffs Due to Chinese Auto Dumping.
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Auto-dumping is not allowed in my house.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (krQz2)

144 With cars I love the old school analog cars. I own one. It’s fun to drive, has a manual transmission, bare bones tech. Power windows is about it for comfort creatures. But that’s my fun weekend car. It’s meant to DRIVE!

For daily drivers where I’m going to the store or take my kids to school or whatever, fuck year I want the latest safety items. I want auto brake and a 360 degree camera and heated seats and the rest of it.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:28 AM (xg+/D)

145 I spent my entire career in IT involved in hundreds of projects.

Guess who strenuously avoids all things tech/internet enabled as it relates to appliances and home features?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (cYBz/)

I spent my entire career as a television broadcast engineer. Worked with the latest high tech equipment. And had to diagnose and repair the stuff. Guess who also avoids any high tech as it relates to home appliances? I didn't need the same stress after I came home from a full day of stress at work.

I spent my career working with (and troubleshooting) complex scientific equipment. I can do it. I don't want to.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

146 Every time one of my devices updates I feel dumber.

Posted by: javems at January 26, 2026 11:28 AM (lMFe/)

147 Technology is wonderful, but recognition of its uses and limitations is the mark of a truly technological society.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM

^^^ This.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (kgE5c)

148 143 Mexico Imposes Harsh Tariffs Due to Chinese Auto Dumping.
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Auto-dumping is not allowed in my house.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:27 AM (krQz2)

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Is NRO going to write an article about how Mexico is hurting itself by imposing tariffs?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (GBKbO)

149 Smart home devices might make sense for a HOME. For a short term rental fuck that shit. I'm not a trustfarian, I have to work full time, leisure time is limited, so if I take a vacation I don't want to spend a chunk of it learning how to work special apps just to get heat, lights, use the stove etc. Fuck that noise.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (hhkIi)

150 I've been in the IT world since the 90's.

Sponge

Sheeeeet. . . . I've got underwear older than that.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (cYBz/)

151 This one I can really relate to. DanMa'am got a new car a few months ago. A Lincoln Nautilus. It has more buttons and bells than I can keep up with and the constant interruption by the guy playing the xylophone in the background drives me nuts!

And driving the damn thing is a riot too. Fighting the automatic steering deal and getting the message I need to pull over have a cup of coffee is infuriating.

The owner's manual is available on-line only. One night the car lights up like Vegas when you open a door and other times you open a door and its dark as night.

I like my old F150 just fine.

Posted by: DanMan at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (8uzBS)

152 Mexico Imposes Harsh Tariffs Due to Chinese Auto Dumping.

The problem is the 2" sewage pipes they use.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (jc0TO)

153 Shall. We. Play. A. Game?

Posted by: WOPR at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (6kPUI)

154 124 Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM

I have no mouth, but I must watch HBO.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (cx1bp)

155 Well, the really vintage refrigerators were smaller, and had no defrost.

But they pull fewer amps. They use less energy. There were a few years in the 1970s where certain makes and models were some energy hogs. Sort of like cars.

But they are lying, liars who lie. Who goaded millions into trading off perfectly serviceable appliances for junk. The whole thing was bullshit.

We are talking an appliance that costs pennies per day to run anyway. Who gives a fuck?

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:30 AM (uQjsv)

156 105 Be careful. I did a slow hour and quit. It is taking 4x as long as normal snow to remove...it's that heavy with an ice sheen to break through on top.

martin sheen > ice sheen

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 11:30 AM (sGtp+)

157
Sheeeeet. . . . I've got underwear older than that.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (cYBz/)

Work wise. My dad came home from a ComDex show in the early 80's with an IBM PC Jr.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Zz0t1)

158 I would love to bu a washing machine that allowed me to simply set the time (or just LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY) and pick wash and rinse temperature. Last and current model have way too many settings and will not allow me to use hot water when I want.

Idea: Put two big buttons on a washing machine, one marked MEN and one marked WOMEN. Men will do what they always do, and throw everything in in a heap and hit MEN. Women and gay men can spend their time moving through the endless menus of choices.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

159 Ask Alexia who are more nazied, Them or us?

Also can men have babies?

Can machines have orgasams?

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 11:31 AM (EyfuW)

160 Can I also sorta blame the Myth of the Busy Mother for all this?

Like, all of these "convenience" features are "supposed" to be so she can get things done faster, spend less time, etc.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 11:31 AM (HXT0k)

161 Hal, turn the hot water back on in the shower
I can't do that David, se need to conserve energy

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 11:31 AM (Ia/+0)

162 Is NRO going to write an article about how Mexico is hurting itself by imposing tariffs?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (GBKbO)

——————

It’s not Trump doing it so it’s fine.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 26, 2026 11:31 AM (u73oe)

163 @129
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"Home automation" - as it used to be called, before it was "smart home" - has been on my list of things to play with and do for years. I'm a geek. I find the idea appealing. But not if it goes on the internet. Ever. Local-only. One day, I'll get around to it.

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Look at Home Assistant: This open-source home automation platform allows for local control and privacy, enabling you to run devices without relying on cloud services. There are others but this is very popular and powerful but needs more skill.
Good luck and have fun!

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:31 AM (RqMDa)

164 Smart home devices might make sense for a HOME. For a short term rental fuck that shit. I'm not a trustfarian, I have to work full time, leisure time is limited, so if I take a vacation I don't want to spend a chunk of it learning how to work special apps just to get heat, lights, use the stove etc. Fuck that noise.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 26, 2026 11:29 AM (hhkIi)
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I can see it from the property owner's standpoint. When the guest leaves, pop open the app and shut everything off and quit wasting power.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)

165 We have a programmable thermostat in our house and rarely, rarely touch it.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (krQz2)

166 also not to mention having to have Alexa or some other digital skank listening to every word you say in your own home.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (RqMDa)

Pooky's newest persistent nighttime hallucination, a little girl in a white dress that stares at him with glowing eyes, is named "Alexa" because "she just lurks there, not saying anything."

Yes, I need his new antipsychotic to kick in, why do you ask?

Posted by: pookysgirl doesn't want to be surveilled at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (Wt5PA)

167 I wonder if China will fill Canada up with BYD electric vehicles?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (pkeXY)

168 Ripley,
I love my Speed Queen mostly because it will allow me to open the lid to throw in that sock I dropped without making me wait for it to unlock.
It respects me enough to know that I won't stick my hand in a moving washer.
It has four water temps and several load weight options.
The only thing I wish it had was a separate spin cycle.
Nice solid machine.

Posted by: sal at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (f+FmA)

169 Look at Home Assistant: This open-source home automation platform allows for local control and privacy, enabling you to run devices without relying on cloud services. There are others but this is very popular and powerful but needs more skill.
Good luck and have fun!
Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:31 AM (RqMDa)
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Yup. It's at the top of my "play with it when I get around to it" list.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)

170 Google knows everything about me already. As does the government.

I doubt they need to ask Alexa’s for any additional info.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:33 AM (xg+/D)

171 Yup. It's at the top of my "play with it when I get around to it" list.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)

This seems like something 'masturbatin' Pete' would say.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:33 AM (Zz0t1)

172 For me, simplicity is luxury.

I have HomeKit light switches in my house. This is mainly because it was cheaper to install a HomeKit light switch than to replace the single light switch at one end of the long hallway with a light switch at either end.

But they are light switches. When the Internet goes out, they still work as light switches. Before I set them up on my phone, the switch worked.

I accidentally bought a pair of outlet “switches” a few years ago (for turning lights on and off when I’m on vacation) and was surprised to find that they don’t actually have a physical switch. They work for what I got them for. They don’t work for anything else.

The fact that (as far as I can tell) there is literally no smart thermostat you can buy commercially that doesn’t require hooking up to a third party server means these things aren’t for you. They’re for the third party.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:33 AM (EXyHK)

173 Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (RqMDa)

No, there are people who are mute.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:33 AM (8zz6B)

174 I would love to bu a washing machine that allowed me to simply set the time (or just LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY) and pick wash and rinse temperature. Last and current model have way too many settings and will not allow me to use hot water when I want.

pre 2019 Speed Queen is the answer, there are appliance dealers that can assist

Posted by: DanMan at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (8uzBS)

175 I wonder if China will fill Canada up with BYD electric vehicles?

I'm pretty sure the idea is that Canada is merely a caravanserai on their way into the US. That's why Trump is bigly mad at them.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

176 Can I also sorta blame the Myth of the Busy Mother for all this?
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I would call that more marketing lingo than myth.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (RqMDa)

177 Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (RqMDa)

https://youtu.be/s-kdRdzxdZQ

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (ExV1e)

178 Sponge - you triggered a memory for me of the IBM System/370 Field Engineering Maintenance Manuals during the 70's in the machine rooms.

They were monsters with 17" x 11" pages.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (cYBz/)

179 Thx Buck.
Just finished shoveling. My neighbor came over with his snow blower to help with the heavy stuff pushed into the driveway by plows. Twenty inches is a lot of snow

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 11:35 AM (e4I2N)

180 Idea: Put two big buttons on a washing machine, one marked MEN and one marked WOMEN. Men will do what they always do, and throw everything in in a heap and hit MEN. Women and gay men can spend their time moving through the endless menus of choices.
Posted by: Archimedes

Yep. My wife cringes when I wash clothes. I have to do it when she isn't around.

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 11:35 AM (GUOwU)

181 When we installed a new HVAC system a couple of years ago. The furnace guy was practically insulted that told him we didn't want the internet connected thermostat.

Posted by: Beartooth at January 26, 2026 11:36 AM (GGatE)

182
Yes, I need his new antipsychotic to kick in, why do you ask?

Posted by: pookysgirl doesn't want to be surveilled at January 26, 2026 11:32 AM (Wt5PA)

Praying for you, pookysgirl. Hugs to you all

Posted by: moki at January 26, 2026 11:36 AM (wLjpr)

183 Auto-dumping is not allowed in my house.
Posted by: Axeman
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Pro Tip: Avoid MiraLAX

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:36 AM (XeU6L)

184 I would critique my appliances, but I’m afraid they might hear me, or be watching over my shoulder as I type. I KNOW that the kitchen is in Cahoots with my iPad. Not sure about my furnace.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 11:36 AM (pDt9x)

185 No, there are people who are mute.
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Then they would find this less useful but with universal remotes not impossible.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:36 AM (RqMDa)

186 This busty bikini brunette with nice teeth also prefers comprehensible systems when she travels:
http://tiny.cc/pa5y001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (MABZ1)

187 Sponge - you triggered a memory for me of the IBM System/370 Field Engineering Maintenance Manuals during the 70's in the machine rooms.

They were monsters with 17" x 11" pages.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (cYBz/)

Torture.....pure torture.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

188 I have sunk so low as to text my friends that they should demand their children get married already. Uncle Franpsycho loves a good wedding and he only has two on the schedule this year.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Henny Youngman liked weddings, too. He's check with the hotel concierge or go down to the dining/event room to see if there was one scheduled. Go to the rehearsal, talk to father of the bride, tell him that for $200, Henny would do ten minutes. You can always tell your friends and relatives that Henny entertained at your wedding. Made a lot of cash that way, and no Uncle Sam getting his cut.

Posted by: Entremanurial Spirit at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (oftw2)

189 Yep. My wife cringes when I wash clothes. I have to do it when she isn't around.
Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 11:35 AM (GUOwU)
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:: shrugs ::

I buy clothes I can just toss into the machinery and let it run. Makes it easier. I can wash everything together and it doesn't matter.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (MABZ1)

190 186 This busty bikini brunette with nice teeth also prefers comprehensible systems when she travels:
http://tiny.cc/pa5y001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (MABZ1)

Fine teeth. Really fine teeth.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (pDt9x)

191 There are solutions that are completely local and once set up is done forever with minor maintenance.
Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:23 AM (RqMDa)

You know how I know that you are part of the "problem"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (8zz6B)

192 Energy is not “saved”; they want you to consume less.

A dryer that “uses 2/3rds less energy!” uses the same amount of energy. Now it takes 3 hours instead of 50 minutes to dry a load. Maybe that will work for you:

But you aren’t saving energy, you’re not saving any money. In fact you spent money to buy a piece of shit that will break in 5 years, and only enriches slave labor commies on the other side of the planet.

None of this makes any sense, other than the power companies want to reduce peak load capabilities. Because the neo-Luddites outlawed coal and gas and nuclear, or near enough.

Hopefully, Re-chargeable clothes dryers are just around the corner!

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (uQjsv)

193 We got a lot of rain last night which, mercifully, melted all the ice.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (qFwJc)

194 186 This busty bikini brunette with nice teeth also prefers comprehensible systems when she travels:
http://tiny.cc/pa5y001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (MABZ1)

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So desperate for a fake candid selfie that she dislocates her shoulder to accomplish it.

2/10

Would not bang.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (GBKbO)

195 Any household tech that is not obvious and easy to use is by definition, poorly conceived and designed.

Purposefully so.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (XV/Pl)

196 Still children will egg each other on to go for a spin.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (EyfuW)

197 186 This busty bikini brunette with nice teeth also prefers comprehensible systems when she travels:
http://tiny.cc/pa5y001

She looks like Shannon Elizabeth, who is now 52. Tempus fugit.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)

198 Considering that the lifetime of an automated system is driven by a failure in the control system, there is no point in using anything that will last longer than it. So things like pump seals use marginal materials, corrosion is no longer a problem, etc.

Another is the ease and cost in associated with providing wifi connectivity is very low. It's becoming a default configuration. It's essential a single chip and the antenna is laid out on the pcb.

It even lowers the cost if you can replace the user interface with a mobile app.

The thing is that there is no downside to making something cheaper because price is the first thing people look at. A lot of consumers shop looking for the lowest price, quality is secondary.

Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (jnZe8)

199 We bought a new GE's gas stove, which had everything we wanted, and one thing we didn't: a motherboard.

Gas stoves are typically bullet proof, but motherboards are not, and cost as much as a new stove to replace.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (wBaIH)

200 Idea: Put two big buttons on a washing machine, one marked MEN and one marked WOMEN. Men will do what they always do, and throw everything in in a heap and hit MEN. Women and gay men can spend their time moving through the endless menus of choices.
Posted by: Archimedes

Yep. My wife cringes when I wash clothes. I have to do it when she isn't around.
Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 11:35 AM (GUOwU)

I do the quick wash option. 22 minutes. My clothes are as clean as the 1:15 “normal” cycle which my wife uses. All my clothes, one load. Hers: 177 loads all separated by delicate, regular, etc. I’m like dude it’s all the same fucking thing, you think the washer really changes how it washes from “regular” to “delicate” to “extra clean” to “bedding”? We’ve been having this debate for 20 years, lol.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (xg+/D)

201 For rentals, smart appliances/gadgets are not ideal.

But for your main residence they're a game changer.

Everything from my dishwasher to my oven to my vacuum to my lights and security cameras are linked to my smart home.

The dishwasher sends me notifications when the filter needs to be cleaned. We routinely use the remote control functionality on the oven to pre-heat it while we're on the way home, or we stick a frozen casserole in there before we leave for a hockey game and then turn it on from our phones when we're on the way home.

The vacuum will start when the HVAC system filter triggers a dust / dog hair alert.

My lights are set on a schedule to turn on 15 minutes before sunset.

I truly love my smart home. And so far, nobody has hacked it to make anything catch on fire or turn my stuff on and off - and I've been running it now for 10 years.

Posted by: Defenestratus at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (WYStd)

202 Henny Youngman liked weddings, too. He's check with the hotel concierge or go down to the dining/event room to see if there was one scheduled. Go to the rehearsal, talk to father of the bride, tell him that for $200, Henny would do ten minutes.
Posted by: Entremanurial Spirit

Probably didn't do much of the 'take my wife, please' material.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (cYBz/)

203 177 Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:21 AM (RqMDa)

https://youtu.be/s-kdRdzxdZQ
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That started WAY before smart homes.

Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (RqMDa)

204 And the "clever" designers of these touch panels make the fonts so small! It's an 11 or 11.5 font size, even though the touch panel could comfortably accommodate 14. Yes, I'm older than dirt, but still

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (enwbs)

205 Just got a message from my toilet. The growler I just flushed needed 8 more hours of digestion.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (g8Ew8)

206 How busty bikini gal manages to stay in that top without falling out is a mystery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 11:40 AM (2sfNr)

207 But not if it goes on the internet. Ever. Local-only. One day, I'll get around to it.

If you have a smart home, you almost certainly have a local hub that controls it. There is no need for any device to connect to the wider Internet; it need only connect to the hub.

This is very useful when away, to check cameras, turn lights on and off, all from one place, and generally more reliably than the standalone devices of the past. (I used to very often return from a week-long trip to discover that the timer on my lights was now turning them on during daylight hours, sometimes even when there was no evidence of a power outage.)

There is no need—at the homeowner’s level—for any particular device to have Internet access. Only the hub need have Internet access, and being that it’s already a hub, it does not need to connect to a central server except insofar as to have whatever its current IP address is brokered to your account.

Any automation device that does connect to the Internet directly is by definition untrustworthy, because it’s doing something it shouldn’t be doing.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:40 AM (EXyHK)

208
https://youtu.be/s-kdRdzxdZQ
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (ExV1e)

I hated that movie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:41 AM (Zz0t1)

209 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at January 26, 2026 11:41 AM (COcDH)

210 This busty bikini brunette with nice teeth also prefers comprehensible systems when she travels:
http://tiny.cc/pa5y001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (MABZ1)

She can handle it because she's not blonde. But she prefers charming others into doing it for her.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 11:41 AM (wVcYX)

211 206 How busty bikini gal manages to stay in that top without falling out is a mystery.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 11:40 AM (2sfNr

Magic. Or tape. Or magic tape.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (pDt9x)

212 ... I’m like dude it’s all the same fucking thing, you think the washer really changes how it washes from “regular” to “delicate” to “extra clean” to “bedding”? We’ve been having this debate for 20 years, lol.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:39 AM (xg+/D)
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There is a difference, depending on machine.

"Bulky items" mode on mine has a longer agitation cycle and uses more water, since it has to launder a *lot* of mass that doesn't move freely. It also spins longer to help push out more water. The "heavy duty" cycle - which I rarely use - agitates for even longer and ramps up the temperature. There is a difference, it just isn't worth the extra time and water usage. "Delicate" makes virtually no difference, but I also don't have weak, frilly clothes so I don't know how much it adds up.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (MABZ1)

213 The fact that (as far as I can tell) there is literally no smart thermostat you can buy commercially that doesn’t require hooking up to a third party server means these things aren’t for you. They’re for the third party.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:33 AM (EXyHK)

Exactly - I have turned down every free offer from Dominion to install a smart thermostat in my home and save money on my electric bill. I figure I'd only be "saving" when I really f'in wanted the power, like when it's 0 degrees or 100 degrees. In that case, someone else can freeze or overheat to death to save a couple pennies/week...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (tOcjL)

214 It's pretty obvious now. It settles the Science.

All this cold proves the Earth is warming.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (krQz2)

215
Smart electronic appliances have also caused major problems for the blind.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (RAGUN)

216 A long time ago, I purchased a Pioneer DVR-650H-K. This is a standalone DVR before cable and satellite companies started pushing their own PVRs.

Advantage to the Pioneer? You could edit videos super-easy to cut out the commercials, and then write the edited videos to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD+R optical disks because it came with a drive built in to DO that and firmware to support that function. Awesome. I'm sure the MPAA was losing its mind because DVRs completely disappeared from the market shortly thereafter.

Anyway, the real point of this post is this: Whoever designed the remote for this box was a freakin' genius and probably said: Let's lock a couple of programmers, a couple of engineers, and a couple of couch potatoes in a room and none of them come out until they're ALL happy with the design.

Everything about how the remote worked was intuitively obvious. THAT is what most modern design is missing and it's why we all hate it so.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (O7YUW)

217 got new washer/dryer set from Maytag. OLD FASHIONED no computer!!! love them to death!

I had a top of the line Samsung set before and kept having to get "panels" fixed for $$. ok but the thing functionally is fine, but it won't clean/dry?!?! WTF

I'm in an old house anyway, which I'm starting to appreciate, especially in the cold. My new car is a low-tech Jeep Wrangler.

no smart house here. I love my Amish-build actual house!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:44 AM (emBoF)

218 Clap on! Clap off!

My level of advanced home technology.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 11:44 AM (wVcYX)

219 I maintain my pre-2010 appliances, some of them much older, in order to ensure that they are not only 'not smart', but because appliances built before then are made to last more than five years.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 11:44 AM (0U5gm)

220 ... Anyway, the real point of this post is this: Whoever designed the remote for this box was a freakin' genius and probably said: Let's lock a couple of programmers, a couple of engineers, and a couple of couch potatoes in a room and none of them come out until they're ALL happy with the design. ...
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (O7YUW)
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This is how I think it went for the BlackBerry BB10 smartphone OS. BBRY was too little and too late to adapt to the change in the market and it didn't succeed, but it is the best mobile OS I ever used. Intuitive, easy, clear. It's like they dumped a shipping container full of smart phones on the phone and told their engineers, "all of these suck. Do better."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:45 AM (MABZ1)

221 "Delicate" makes virtually no difference, but I also don't have weak, frilly clothes so I don't know how much it adds up.

there are special bags for delicates.

or hand wash them

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:45 AM (emBoF)

222 but I also don't have weak, frilly clothes so I don't know how much it adds up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:42 AM (MABZ1)

What is wrong with you?
It's like I don't know you any more.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 26, 2026 11:45 AM (Uod8Q)

223 Put a bag of popcorn in for microwave popping. The oven started flashing at a corner inside, and it ended up melting the plastic support that holds up a shelf.

Do they do any testing?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 11:45 AM (enwbs)

224 219 I maintain my pre-2010 appliances, some of them much older, in order to ensure that they are not only 'not smart', but because appliances built before then are made to last more than five years.

me too

I've taken to praying for my amazing dishwasher! that thing is a WORKHORSE

please never die

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (emBoF)

225 We have a refrigerator from around 1990. It refrigerates, and has a freezer, which freezes. That’s all it does. It may outlive all of us here.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (pDt9x)

226 Rehumanize.
There' no app for that.

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (VOcQ6)

227 Now look... I’m no luddite

I am.
I don't want any of this crap.
I'd rather be back in the 90s. I don't see how app this and online that has improved anything.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (gwt4v)

228 btw I don't have a microwave at all.

why would you have a microwave?

you can heat stuff up without it

they creep me out, honestly

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (emBoF)

229 I have a smart sprinkler system. App based, schedule time. It uses weather info to adjust water cycles based on whether it’s rained or not lately. It’s pretty cool like that and it will add a few mins or reduce a few mins. It’s neat.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:47 AM (xg+/D)

230 Science Oven!

Posted by: American Hustle at January 26, 2026 11:47 AM (wVcYX)

231 Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:38 AM (GBKbO)

Your wife is standing behind you, isn't she?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 26, 2026 11:47 AM (/HDaX)

232 They were monsters with 17" x 11" pages.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (cYBz/)
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"This page is left intentionally blank." -- IBM

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:48 AM (krQz2)

233 10 Buttons good
Screens bad
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (vFG9F)

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Goes double for cars. (Not to go OT).

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 11:48 AM (enwbs)

234 This busty bikini brunette with nice teeth also prefers comprehensible systems when she travels:
http://tiny.cc/pa5y001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:37 AM (MABZ1)

She has teeth??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 11:48 AM (xT8gx)

235 Hopefully, Re-chargeable clothes dryers are just around the corner!

Laundry lines in back yards? For the win!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 11:48 AM (3Ope8)

236 They were monsters with 17" x 11" pages.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 11:34 AM (cYBz/)

Do you know about the page sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (wVcYX)

237 When Hurricane Sally pretty much destroyed the interior of our home, we had all new appliances installed during the rebuild. That was five years or so ago. I fully expect those appliances to start failing any day now.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (Y1sOo)

238 I am.
I don't want any of this crap.
I'd rather be back in the 90s. I don't see how app this and online that has improved anything.
Posted by: bear
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Ah. A fellow traveler.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (XeU6L)

239 Everything about how the remote worked was intuitively obvious. THAT is what most modern design is missing and it's why we all hate it so.

One of the reasons I actually started to watch streaming more often than physical media over the last few years is that, for all its faults, Apple’s Apple TV remote is brain-dead easy to use without having to turn all the lights on and get out my reading glasses.

When I do watch a DVD, I keep wishing I could run it through the Apple TV. I literally have had to deliberately take time to memorize the location of the play button, and the pause button (down two rows from the big circle that I never use, three buttons, the ones on the right). The on-screen display so that I can see how much time is left in the movie is bottom left, one row up.

The Apple remote makes me hate the Roku remote, too. The Roku remote has about the same number of buttons as the Apple, but they’re arranged in a non-differentiating grid such that tactile memory isn’t invoked. It’s like someone said, how can we make a simple remote that short-circuits all the reasons people want simple remotes?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (EXyHK)

240 "but I also don't have weak, frilly clothes so I don't know how much it adds up."

It would be funnier if the knob said "weak, frilly clothes". I've never used that cycle.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (ix8EF)

241 Bjarne Stroustrop's famous quote: "I have often wished my computer was as easy to use as my telephone. I have gotten my wish. I no longer know how to use my telephone."

Alan Cooper's "The Inmates Are Running The Asylum"was first written in the late 1990s and updated in 2004. This isn't a new phenomenon.

From 2008 to 2017 I worked at a company that designed and manufactured consumer electronics, including IoT devices, and I assure you that user experience was not part of the design process at all. There weren't even any UX experts in our department. It's just not something that anyone involved considers.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (LgYtf)

242 I did not know that Mexico had an auto industry.
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Summer of '24 I got a new AC system, along with some upgrades to my HVAC plant. Included a new programmable thermostat. Luckily, it has a 'simple' mode, where pressing one button scrolls thru HEAT COOL and OFF. Pressing another button increases temp setting by one degree, pressing the opposite button lowers temp setting by one degree. I am happy.

Also cut my AC bill nearly in half.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (ZxPkt)

243 Rehumanize.
There' no app for that.

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (VOcQ6)

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Nor apparently any appetite for that.

/Half the world is now clinically mentally ill -- including rampant narcissism.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (V8agI)

244 So we need someone stepping up in this country to start manufacturing simpler technology. The one who can pull that off will be rich beyond belief.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 26, 2026 11:50 AM (7xrfc)

245 I've taken to praying for my amazing dishwasher! that thing is a WORKHORSE

please never die
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:46 AM (emBoF)

It eventually will. I had an "old reliable" too. When it finally died, I wept.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)

246
Our new dishwasher has one button, start.

We don't need all the different cycles.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (3ek7K)

247 We have NO smart appliances in this house.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

248 Because everyone has a voice and can say dim lights, temperature 75, TV on, go to Netflix, all without leaving the couch.

Posted by: anon2020

*Directs a raised middle finger in your direction*

Posted by: The deaf-mute neighbors down the street at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (a+4eV)

249 At some point today I will trudge to Breitbart. I am staring to not like doing that.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)

250 "This page is left intentionally blank." -- IBM
Posted by: Axeman
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Yup. Seen it dozens of times. It's a bit of an existential puzzle.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (XeU6L)

251 Summer of '24 I got a new AC system, along with some upgrades to my HVAC plant. Included a new programmable thermostat. Luckily, it has a 'simple' mode, where pressing one button scrolls thru HEAT COOL and OFF. Pressing another button increases temp setting by one degree, pressing the opposite button lowers temp setting by one degree. I am happy.

Also cut my AC bill nearly in half.
Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (ZxPkt)

That is how my dumb one works...it's so nice to press the up or down arrow buttons to change temp.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (tOcjL)

252 We have a refrigerator from around 1990. It refrigerates, and has a freezer, which freezes. That’s all it does. It may outlive all of us here.

While in Boerne last week I happened across a place that restores vintage gas pumps, soda bottle dispensers, and refrigerators. They had a GE Monitor Top refrigerator—literally the first modern home refrigerator freezer—that they’d restored, in working order. I was very tempted.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (EXyHK)

253 Yeah, I have the Rainbird app for my sprinkler system. It sucks. I quit using it and just walk out into the garage and use the touchpad on the control unit to set the watering times for the three zones.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (Y1sOo)

254 Gvili's identity was confirmed by the National Forensics Institute, rabbinic advisors, the police, and the IDF.

Upon the positive confirmation, they immediately notified the Gvili family.

Gvili was murdered on October 7, and then his body was taken to Gaza.

His return marks the end of the saga of returning all live and deceased hostages taken by Hamas on October 7.
-JPost

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (RIvkX)

255 Bjarne Stroustrop's famous quote: "I have often wished my computer was as easy to use as my telephone. I have gotten my wish. I no longer know how to use my telephone."

For those who do not know who Bjarne Stroustrop is, he's the guy who invented the C++ programming language.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (ExV1e)

256 31 Also please stop patronizing AirBnB. Shitty leftist company run and founded by shitty leftist pricks.

And the economy it created is fueled by assholes buying up residential properties and running them as short-term rental party houses, fucking up the neighborhoods they're in because they attract shitbirds.

VRBO in typical vacation-y places like beaches and resorts is much better.
Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (5aZAZ)

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Don't hold back! These short term rentals have no business in most residential neighborhoods

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (enwbs)

257 I'd like to replace my refrigerator. It works fine but is really ugly.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (ZxPkt)

258 I have a smart sprinkler system. App based, schedule time. It uses weather info to adjust water cycles based on whether it’s rained or not lately. It’s pretty cool like that and it will add a few mins or reduce a few mins. It’s neat.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:47 AM (xg+/D)

If God wants my lawn watered, He will take care of it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (8zz6B)

259 Yup. Seen it dozens of times. It's a bit of an existential puzzle.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:51 AM (XeU6L)
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It makes perfect sense. It removes ambiguity. "Is this page blank because of a production mistake, or is it blank as a spacer?"

"This page intentionally left blank" tells you clearly that it's the latter, and there's no problem. The last thing you want in a technical manual is for something to be missing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:53 AM (MABZ1)

260 No, there are people who are mute.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:33 AM (8zz6B)

Not enough people are mute

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 26, 2026 11:53 AM (lNLJj)

261 I fully expect those appliances to start failing any day now.
Posted by: one hour sober

You have no future. It's all used up.

Posted by: Marlene Dietrich at January 26, 2026 11:53 AM (oftw2)

262 Bjarne Stroustrop's famous quote

I have that one in my quote file. I also like Douglas Adams’s:

“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.”—Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:54 AM (EXyHK)

263 I used to have an old school, 60's maybe, fridge in the garage. just an aluminum box freezer and the cooling lines in the top of the fridge part. No auto defrost, so I'd have to turn it off once every couple months and remove the ice blocks, but that damn thing worked well.

It was still working when I got rid of it. We replaced the kitchen fridge and moved that old one into the garage.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:54 AM (Zz0t1)

264 My dishwasher is a year old, a Maytag. It came with a manual that describes all the wonderful cycles and programs. But I just use the NORMAL button and the START button. Simple mode.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:55 AM (ZxPkt)

265 For those who do not know who Bjarne Stroustrop is, he's the guy who invented the C++ programming language.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (ExV1e)
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But had no luck programming his dial phone with it.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:55 AM (krQz2)

266 Don't hold back! These short term rentals have no business in most residential neighborhoods

I hate them honestly

and it's creepy to stay in especially when owners are nearby. I did it ONCE up in Newtown bc my kid had a tourney up there. Old couple. SO UNCOMFORTABLE. the lady was a total lib, and I caught her several times BEATING HER HUSBAND

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:55 AM (emBoF)

267 I have a smart sprinkler system. App based, schedule time. It uses weather info to adjust water cycles based on whether it’s rained or not lately. It’s pretty cool like that and it will add a few mins or reduce a few mins. It’s neat.

Posted by: Really??

That's nice. If I water my lawn in the summer on non-approved days, I get a nastygram text from the water company, which is government owned. They don't bother to look outside or check the rainfall totals. I imagine if I had a 'smart' watering system, it would ask permission from the government before allowing me to water my property. No thanks.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0U5gm)

268 257 I'd like to replace my refrigerator. It works fine but is really ugly.
Posted by: Don Black

While you're at it, please, please, replace that ugly red Toaster!

Posted by: Chrome Toaster Patriot at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (oftw2)

269
"This page intentionally left blank" tells you clearly that it's the latter, and there's no problem. The last thing you want in a technical manual is for something to be missing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Except...the page isn't blank.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)

270 I do the quick wash option. 22 minutes. My clothes are as clean as the 1:15 “normal” cycle which my wife uses. All my clothes, one load. Hers: 177 loads all separated by delicate, regular, etc. I’m like dude it’s all the same fucking thing, you think the washer really changes how it washes from “regular” to “delicate” to “extra clean” to “bedding”? We’ve been having this debate for 20 years, lol.
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Some gal did a study on her jeans; one pair washed regularly for the term, then the other not washed for the same time.

Test each for amount of bacteria at the end.
Result?
Both had the same amount. The unwashed may have even had less.
Your washer is just getting rid of the excess dirt, not "cleaning."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (HXT0k)

271 257 I'd like to replace my refrigerator. It works fine but is really ugly.
Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:52 AM (ZxPkt)

I'd like to replace my mistress...

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (lNLJj)

272 "This page is left intentionally sparse."

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (krQz2)

273 lol the Eagles are still SOL with finding a new OC

it's becoming quite the comedy

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (emBoF)

274 269
"This page intentionally left blank" tells you clearly that it's the latter, and there's no problem. The last thing you want in a technical manual is for something to be missing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Except...the page isn't blank.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)

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Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

275 Putting things online means that it's probable someone else will be able to control those things.

Like your thermostat during peak electric usage times and your utility can't keep up with demand for the datacenter down the road.

So they'll throttle you. And your neighbors. But keep raising your rates.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (qwVdq)

276 Except...the page isn't blank.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)
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Indeed. That is an unsolvable problem. We do the best we can with the logical trap

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (MABZ1)

277 My dishwasher is a year old, a Maytag. It came with a manual that describes all the wonderful cycles and programs. But I just use the NORMAL button and the START button. Simple mode.
Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:55 AM (ZxPkt)

Had a nice GE dishwasher. Cost a few grand. It lasted less than 3 years.

Bought a different one from a scratch and dent store for around a grand to replace it. Sure it has features, but I press Start twice and it washes dishes. I don't think it's passed the 3 year mark yet, however.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (Zz0t1)

278 My dad's oven and stove were put in in 1959. The knobs have worn off their markings, but the thing still works fine. That really says something when you compare the longevity of the crap made today.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (qBdHI)

279 "Delicate" makes virtually no difference, but I also don't have weak, frilly clothes so I don't know how much it adds up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

I think the "delicates" cycle moves spindle in one direction then stops and moves the spindle in the same direction to agitate the water and the clothes.

As opposed to all the other cycles which move the spindle in one direction and then the other.

Apparently the lack of back-and-forth swishing is what you want for things that tear, or felt (like wool), under the normal agitation.

Posted by: The deaf-mute neighbors down the street at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (a+4eV)

280
And I don't own a TV. at. all. Oh, wait. I have an old mini boom box, found at the dump, that has a 4 inch B&W CRT TV screen in it. For shits and grins, I turned it on last month. One or two channels got some squiggly lines. It cannot decode digital OTA TV, so it is not watchable. Orphan tech.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 11:11 AM (8zz

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"And i don't own a TV. at. all." Words spoken by a man who gets sh*t done. Worth serious contemplation

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 11:58 AM (O5nIL)

281

The House of Tomorrow

https://youtu.be/AwWb-JongQo

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 26, 2026 11:58 AM (pkeXY)

282 "This page is left intentionally blank." -- IBM
Posted by: Axeman

The page is not blank. There is writing on it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (0U5gm)

283 275 Putting things online means that it's probable someone else will be able to control those things.

Like your thermostat during peak electric usage times and your utility can't keep up with demand for the datacenter down the road.

So they'll throttle you. And your neighbors. But keep raising your rates.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Utilities are already putting Smart Meters to enable that. Depending on the jurisdiction, you don't have a choice. A smart thermostat though can have its wireless access blocked at the router. In or out and in many cases simply turned off or left uninstalled.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (E4rtv)

284 Darwin Award nominee:

@Rightanglenews
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53m
BREAKING - Leftists in Minneapolis are outraged after an anti-ICE agitator lost parts of her fingers when attempting to grab a flashbang and throw it back at federal officials during yesterday’s riot.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (ZxPkt)

285 I assumed everything would be voice activated and commanded in a "smart home."

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (AsZRs)

286 Ah dishwashers. Protip. Scrape and rinse dishes before putting them in dishwasher. Dishwashers are not garbage disposals.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (pDt9x)

287 I spent my career working with (and troubleshooting) complex scientific equipment. I can do it. I don't want to.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

Absolutely. As a retired broadcast engineer, i love technology and have been a tech geek all my life. But, let ME make the choice whether or not I want it in my appliances. I still tinker in my basement workshop, restoring older tech (TVs, radios, etc) to working order. My train layout is composed of many of my Lionel engines I had when I was a kid in the 50's. But, I also own many of the newer Lionel locomotives with Rail Sounds, cruise control, etc, all run from a remote or from your phone, using Bluetooth. Pretty cool. But, that's for fun.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (5xuJ/)

288 The TV is the latest Samsung which has a baffling user interface just to watch CNN. My parents aren’t idiots, but definitely feel like they’re missing something obvious. They aren’t — TVs have simply gotten worse. You don’t turn them on anymore, you boot them up.

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Oh, I can relate to this. They had that Samsung at a rental I went to in Carolina Beach. It was damnably complicated and awful to use... hard to even figure out how to watch something.

Let alone, G-d forbid, if you want to plug in a USB stick to scroll through your camera footage, as I did. It's simple on most TVs. Not that one.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (BI5O2)

289 I'd like to replace my refrigerator. It works fine but is really ugly.
Posted by: Don Black

They make specific "appliance epoxy" paint in spray cans.

It smells really terrible, though, so don't use it indoors.

Posted by: The deaf-mute neighbors down the street at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (a+4eV)

290 lol the Eagles are still SOL with finding a new OC

it's becoming quite the comedy
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (emBoF)

I laugh that Buffalo fired their head coach because ownership was "tired of not going deep in the playoffs."

Um, you getting screwed by the officials in the playoffs year after year isn't the head coach's fault.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (Zz0t1)

291 I think the "delicates" cycle moves spindle in one direction then stops and moves the spindle in the same direction to agitate the water and the clothes. ...
Posted by: The deaf-mute neighbors down the street at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (a+4eV)
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I have an agitatorless washer. It does that anyway.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (MABZ1)

292 273 lol the Eagles are still SOL with finding a new OC

it's becoming quite the comedy

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (emBoF)

Why would anyone want to go there?

Nick is a moron who insists on keeping Patullo on staff.

AJ Brown is going to bitch and moan at anyone who gets hired.

They're going to be stuck making Patullo the OC again.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (6Uni8)

293 284 Darwin Award nominee:

@Rightanglenews
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53m
BREAKING - Leftists in Minneapolis are outraged after an anti-ICE agitator lost parts of her fingers when attempting to grab a flashbang and throw it back at federal officials during yesterday’s riot.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (ZxPkt)

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"The federal government must stop using non-lethal weapons against agitators."
-the court

*breaks out the grapeshot*
-the administration

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

294 "This page is left intentionally blank." -- IBM
Posted by: Axeman

The page is not blank. There is writing on it.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (0U5gm)
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Bloody 'Ell!

Posted by: IBM Manuals - The Python Sketch at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (krQz2)

295 279 "Delicate" makes virtually no difference, but I also don't have weak, frilly clothes so I don't know how much it adds up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

I think the "delicates" cycle moves spindle in one direction then stops and moves the spindle in the same direction to agitate the water and the clothes.

As opposed to all the other cycles which move the spindle in one direction and then the other.

Apparently the lack of back-and-forth swishing is what you want for things that tear, or felt (like wool), under the normal agitation.
Posted by: The deaf-mute
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Correct. A lot of female clothes require delicate setting to last over time.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)

296 276 Except...the page isn't blank.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)
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Indeed. That is an unsolvable problem. We do the best we can with the logical trap
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (MABZ1)

This page intentionally left almost blank.

I'd smile if I saw that in a manual.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (gwt4v)

297 I’d live in a nice hotel suite in a Casino or resort hotel for the rest of my life if I was able to.

Ala Howard Hughes but without the OCD .

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (KDPiq)

298 The House of Tomorrow

I love the bit where they set their kid in front of the Internet-connected television.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (EXyHK)

299 Indeed. That is an unsolvable problem. We do the best we can with the logical trap
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (MABZ1)

Simple answer: print on the previous page, "The next page is intentionally left blank, but don't doodle on it, because we may want to recall this manual and print some addenda on that blank page, including an instruction to disregard this notice."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 12:01 PM (8zz6B)

300 BREAKING - Leftists in Minneapolis are outraged after an anti-ICE agitator lost parts of her fingers when attempting to grab a flashbang and throw it back at federal officials during yesterday’s riot.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (ZxPkt)

LARP and find out.

dipshits........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Zz0t1)

301 My smart dish ran away with my smart spoon.

Posted by: oh fork at January 26, 2026 12:01 PM (vFG9F)

302 300 BREAKING - Leftists in Minneapolis are outraged after an anti-ICE agitator lost parts of her fingers when attempting to grab a flashbang and throw it back at federal officials during yesterday’s riot.

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (ZxPkt)

LARP and find out.

dipshits........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Zz0t1)

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"Good guys don't get hurt in wars! I saw Avengers Endgame!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)

303 in culture news, Guns N Roses had a mini Trump hate-fest at their recent concert.

Why?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (HXT0k)

304 Oh lads, a GREAT video from Minnesota! Sorry, link is to Reddit, as I haven't seen it posted elsewhere yet, but a protestor apparently got hit in the hand with a non-lethal round, and she dramatically flops around for the cameras as they all yell "medic" lol

https://tinyurl.com/3bupfzd8

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (JCZqz)

305 300

LARP and find out.

dipshits........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Zz0t1)

She is now known as “ Stubby”, heroine of La Revolucion!!!

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (pDt9x)

306 in culture news, Guns N Roses had a mini Trump hate-fest at their recent concert.

Why?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (HXT0k)
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Because they can?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (MABZ1)

307 My dad's oven and stove were put in in 1959. The knobs have worn off their markings, but the thing still works fine. That really says something when you compare the longevity of the crap made today.
Posted by: Lady in Black
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Yup,same here. Installed when the house was built ~1960. Cooktop: 'Frigidaire, a product of General Motors'

Bonus: It's pink

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (XeU6L)

308 Utilities are already putting Smart Meters to enable that. Depending on the jurisdiction, you don't have a choice. A smart thermostat though can have its wireless access blocked at the router. In or out and in many cases simply turned off or left uninstalled.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (E4rtv)

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I'm such a control freak that I can't ever imagine riding in a driverless vehicle.

I imagine this nightmare of all the doors locking after some hacker or Feral Gubmint Agent hacks the vehicle, speeds it up to over 100 MPH, and hurls it off a cliff with me inside.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (AsZRs)

309 I rent an airbnb in my basement in-law apartment. It has a programmable thermostat but not a smart or connected one. Most guests can figure it out.

My Roku TV that has a guest mode. Not exactly "cable" like, but it does allow you to select apps like PlutoTV (free) while also offering the guest to login to their own accounts for Prime Video, Netflix, HBO Max, etc. And if they set their checkout date, all accounts are automatically logged out. I have found that also works really well.

Posted by: drocity at January 26, 2026 12:03 PM (SWJcb)

310
The Roku remote has about the same number of buttons as the Apple, but they’re arranged in a non-differentiating grid such that tactile memory isn’t invoked. It’s like someone said, how can we make a simple remote that short-circuits all the reasons people want simple remotes?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (EXyHK)

I love my Roku-enabled Sharp TV remote. I suspect that noted customer service star Heckler and Koch helped with the design.

By the way, this totes isn't sarcasm. Really.

Six shortcut buttons to various streaming services (Amazon, Hulu, etc). You don't have any of those? Fuck you, cheapskate. And don't even THINK about trying to reprogram them, it's impossible. Because you suck, and we hate you.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 12:03 PM (y9nCu)

311 I had a 35 year IT career. Building early networks, servers and the like. Then administrating them. Then at the end of my career, leading a software development team for the Army.

I'd rather the shit "just work" and not require a bunch of farting around with it to do what I want. I'm fine with doing configuration stuff to make something worthwhile work the way I'd prefer... but a smartphone should not require any thought to be used as a phone.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 12:03 PM (qwVdq)

312
Simple answer: print on the previous page, "The next page is intentionally left blank, but don't doodle on it, because we may want to recall this manual and print some addenda on that blank page, including an instruction to disregard this notice."

Except that they'd then put something on the nominally blank page saying "see previous page for explanation of this page".

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)

313 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Posted by: Picard at January 26, 2026 12:03 PM (wVcYX)

314 What percentage of G&R's actual fans do you figure support Trump?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (BI5O2)

315 289 I'd like to replace my refrigerator. It works fine but is really ugly.
Posted by: Don Black

They make specific "appliance epoxy" paint in spray cans.

It smells really terrible, though, so don't use it indoors.
Posted by: The deaf-mute neighbors down the street at January 26, 2026 11:59 AM (a+4eV)

They also make really cool magnetic door covers . I’m thinking of buying some and I have a brand new fridge.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (KDPiq)

316 in culture news, Guns N Roses had a mini Trump hate-fest at their recent concert.

Why?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (HXT0k)

To quote my dad:

"WHO!???"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (Zz0t1)

317

Posted by: This comment intentionally left blank at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (vFG9F)

318 314 What percentage of G&R's actual fans do you figure support Trump?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (BI5O2)

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Predominantly Gen-X, I presume.

So...55% or so?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

319 If there is one band to get political advice from, it's Guns N Roses.

That band has it so together.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (krQz2)

320 This page is intentionally left blank, except for the words "This page is intentionally left blank"

Oh, crap, and also "except for the words..."

Back to the drawing board.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (0U5gm)

321 BREAKING - Leftists in Minneapolis are outraged after an anti-ICE agitator lost parts of her fingers when attempting to grab a flashbang and throw it back at federal officials during yesterday’s riot.
Posted by: Don Black

LOL. F'n LARP'ers.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (zILP0)

322 but a protestor apparently got hit in the hand with a non-lethal round, and she dramatically flops around for the cameras as they all yell "medic" lol

https://tinyurl.com/3bupfzd8
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Did ICE promptly shoot any medics that came to assist?
Everyone's videogame training should have told them that you take out the enemy's healing capabilities first.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (a+4eV)

323 in culture news, Guns N Roses had a mini Trump hate-fest at their recent concert.

Why?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (HXT0k)

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It's all the rage?

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (lofPS)

324 304 Oh lads, a GREAT video from Minnesota! Sorry, link is to Reddit, as I haven't seen it posted elsewhere yet, but a protestor apparently got hit in the hand with a non-lethal round, and she dramatically flops around for the cameras as they all yell "medic" lol

https://tinyurl.com/3bupfzd8

They REALLY want to be seen as equivalent to our military personnel. Protip: they aren't.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

325 Axl Rose is 63. Relevance is a fleeting thing.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (pDt9x)

326 Axel Rose has looked like an angry elderly lesbian for at least a decade. So it tracks he'd be mad at Orangeman.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (gwt4v)

327 "in culture news, Guns N Roses had a mini Trump hate-fest at their recent concert.

Why?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice"

Illegal aliens from south of the border are a large part of their fan base. There are at least 12 of them.

Posted by: Ripley at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (GUOwU)

328 314 What percentage of G&R's actual fans do you figure support Trump?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (BI5O2)

I'd imagine most are too alcoholic to give a shit.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (6Uni8)

329 276 Except...the page isn't blank.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)
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Indeed. That is an unsolvable problem. We do the best we can with the logical trap
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (MABZ1)

This page intentionally left almost blank.

I'd smile if I saw that in a manual.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (gwt4v)

Fascinating. *raises one eyebrow*

Posted by: Science Officer Spock at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (wVcYX)

330 > They also make really cool magnetic door covers . I’m thinking of buying some and I have a brand new fridge.
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Shrink wrap it with something cool looking. Like they do with cars/trucks. I saw a kitchen done up with some Alien inspired appliance wraps that looked.... awesome.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (qwVdq)

331 WHen I did my kitchen over I was looking at appliances and seeing all that madness. I think I saw stoves and refrigerators can be hooked to the net. Yeah no fucking way. No reason in the planet of hell that a stove needs to be hooked to the net. Ohy you can tell it to preheat when you're on your way home from work. No, you can tell it to burn your frigging house down while you're stuck in traffic you lazy frigging bastard.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (snZF9)

332 Axl Rose is 63. Relevance is a fleeting thing.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (pDt9x)
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In his case, it fled a long time.

"Use Your Illusion II" mostly sucked. "The Spaghetti Incident?" sucked, period. "Chinese Democracy," when it finally came, wasn't good.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (MABZ1)

333 Predominantly Gen-X, I presume.

So...55% or so?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

I bet higher. I was a fan as a kid. They're fan base was not exactly the most fertile ground for left-liberal political recruiting.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:07 PM (BI5O2)

334 332 Axl Rose is 63. Relevance is a fleeting thing.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (pDt9x)
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In his case, it fled a long time.

"Use Your Illusion II" mostly sucked. "The Spaghetti Incident?" sucked, period. "Chinese Democracy," when it finally came, wasn't good.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (MABZ1)

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Isn't his problem that he lost his ability to hit the high notes in the mid to late 90s?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

335 332 Axl Rose is 63. Relevance is a fleeting thing.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (pDt9x)
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In his case, it fled a long time.

"Use Your Illusion II" mostly sucked. "The Spaghetti Incident?" sucked, period. "Chinese Democracy," when it finally came, wasn't good.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (MABZ1)

He is well into the enlarged prostate times.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:07 PM (pDt9x)

336 Trump spoke with Walz. Said Homan is on the way . Wonder how Walz's bowels are holding up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:07 PM (e4I2N)

337 WHO!???"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (Zz0t1)

Hopefully the surviving member or members of WHO didn't weigh in with their opinions on Trump.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (2sfNr)

338 "This is intentionally the only text on this page ... besides the page numbers."

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (krQz2)

339
Idea: Put two big buttons on a washing machine, one marked MEN and one marked WOMEN. Men will do what they always do, and throw everything in in a heap and hit MEN. Women and gay men can spend their time moving through the endless menus of choices.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 11:30

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I live in two worlds: upstairs year-old kitchen appliances that require reading an owner's manual. Downstairs, ancient washer and dryer that would may require reading the washing machine lid. Once. I use the MEN setting.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (EAEJ9)

340 Did ICE promptly shoot any medics that came to assist?
Everyone's videogame training should have told them that you take out the enemy's healing capabilities first.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:05 PM (a+4eV)

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I remember a boss I had who was a Vietnam Veteran -- and he said they always shot to wound, not to kill, because it took multiple people off of the field.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (lofPS)

341 This page intentionally left almost blank.

I'd smile if I saw that in a manual.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (gwt4v)

This page intentionally contains no information related to the general subject matter.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (ExV1e)

342 336 Trump spoke with Walz. Said Homan is on the way . Wonder how Walz's bowels are holding up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:07 PM (e4I2N)

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"Will you hand over illegals you have in your jails?"

"We don't have any illegals in our jails. We stopped enforcing laws a LONG time ago."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (GBKbO)

343 I'd imagine most are too alcoholic to give a shit.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (6Uni8

Def. I'm talking about the ones who do vote because they're not too busy being cool and kicking ass.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:08 PM (BI5O2)

344 As a side note, I have a hey.com account, that I am replacing my gmail with. It's really an interesting way to do email. New emails come upfor you to approve, if you want to receive emails. You can then send it to the Imbox (for important), Paper Trail (for receipts and such) or TheFeed (things like gardening company emails). The Feed puts them in a long string, where you can clickto read more. They eventually fade away.Nice company

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (+mUZM)

345 Guns N Roses hasn't been relevant since.....well.....I don't know.

Most times you hear anything, it's from their first release. Axl ruined any opportunity they had to be bigtime by being an obnoxious asshole and being drunk as f*ck at concerts.

When you get Canadians to destroy an arena, you're an accomplished asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (Zz0t1)

346 >I wonder if China will fill Canada up with BYD electric vehicles?

It's going to have to. All of the major auto manufacturers have bailed out of EVs, and Canada is insisting on 60% of new auto sales being zero-emission by 2030 (100% by 2035). Either they all come from China or we stop driving.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (LgYtf)

347 I like GnR music. I always wanted to do a documentary styled film of war and other footage from the Iraq war synched up with GnR music.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (KDPiq)

348 About 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies are blaming ICE for the Democrat-generated fake protests designed to get as many people killed as necessary to win the mid-terms riots. The list includes CEOs of United Healthcare, which we should definitely put out of business, Boston Scientific, Ecolab, US Bancorp and Ameriprise (end the f'ing Fed!), Allina Health, CentraCare Health, Essentia Health, Fairview Health, Health Partners, Target (let them burn), Best Buy, General Mills,...

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (GPa4z)

349 The White House has dropped a stunning document showing that historically, the experts over the years never have considered those born of foreign parents in the United States to be U.S. citizens.

It's the exact position President Donald Trump took when he issued an executive order months ago stating that children of illegal aliens are not, in fact, U.S. citizens.

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (GITLP)

350 I'd like to replace my refrigerator. It works fine but is really ugly.
Posted by: Don Black
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Vinyl wrap, same as for cars.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

351 >>> Posted by: anon2020 at January 26, 2026 11:07 AM (RqMDa)

timwalz trying to sell spyware says what?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 12:10 PM (ULPxl)

352 About 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies are blaming ICE for the Democrat-generated fake protests designed to get as many people killed as necessary to win the mid-terms riots. The list includes CEOs of United Healthcare, which we should definitely put out of business, Boston Scientific, Ecolab, US Bancorp and Ameriprise (end the f'ing Fed!), Allina Health, CentraCare Health, Essentia Health, Fairview Health, Health Partners, Target (let them burn), Best Buy, General Mills,...
Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (GPa4z)
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Yup. They're closing ranks around the Left.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:10 PM (MABZ1)

353 349 The White House has dropped a stunning document showing that historically, the experts over the years never have considered those born of foreign parents in the United States to be U.S. citizens.

It's the exact position President Donald Trump took when he issued an executive order months ago stating that children of illegal aliens are not, in fact, U.S. citizens.

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (GITLP)

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They dropped it in federal court.

It's part of their argument that "cross the border, drop a kid" is not actually US law and that no one thought it was.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)

354 Trump spoke with Walz. Said Homan is on the way . Wonder how Walz's bowels are holding up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 12:07 PM (e4I2N)

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I think it's going to be a Three-Tampon day for Tim.

Posted by: ShainS -- Who's Gonna Be Today's FAFO Darwin Award Winner? at January 26, 2026 12:10 PM (lofPS)

355 What percentage of G&R's actual fans do you figure support Trump?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 12:04 PM (BI5O2)

I'd imagine most are too alcoholic to give a shit.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (6Uni

I never gave a shit about them. I didn't even think slash was that great of a guitar player people make him out to be.. Nice tone though.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (snZF9)

356 The list includes CEOs of United Healthcare, which we should definitely put out of business, Boston Scientific, Ecolab, US Bancorp and Ameriprise (end the f'ing Fed!), Allina Health, CentraCare Health, Essentia Health, Fairview Health, Health Partners, Target (let them burn), Best Buy, General Mills,...
Posted by: Oglebay

Gosh that wounds like a bunch of people who should be investigated for connections to all the medical and childcare fraud.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (a+4eV)

357 I'm looking for appliances that change color, avocado one month, coppertone the next, harvest gold, etc. Why be boring?

Posted by: Retro Rick at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (oftw2)

358 When we bought our TV, I told the salesman "We just want a dumb TV. Nothing fancy."

He guided me over to what I wanted and said "Sir, you understand that this will lack various features such as-"

After he finished, I said "Yes. That's fine."

He rang me up and I wrote an email to his boss to say thank you for the fact he didn't try to hard sell me.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (7xrfc)

359
Ah dishwashers. Protip. Scrape and rinse dishes before putting them in dishwasher.

Posted by: tubal

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IOW, wash them before you wash them.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:12 PM (PTQs9)

360
Axl Rose is 63. Relevance is a fleeting thing.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (pDt9x)

Someone needs to hold him down and remove that tattoo of the 32nd Cavalry from his arm with a spoon, to restore some measure of Elvis Presley's honor.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 12:12 PM (y9nCu)

361 It's the exact position President Donald Trump took when he issued an executive order months ago stating that children of illegal aliens are not, in fact, U.S. citizens.
Posted by: SMOD

The legal work in this administration has generally been superb. Most of the blame for DoJ for not performing has come about because of leftist judges that simply refuse to apply the law and the remaining RESIST DoJ personnel that pop up. The DoJ resist types are now either more clever in avoiding detection by obvious refusal to do the work or by being rooted out already.

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:12 PM (E4rtv)

362 I never gave a shit about them. I didn't even think slash was that great of a guitar player people make him out to be.. Nice tone though.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (snZF9

I did like that he agreed with you.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:13 PM (KDPiq)

363 "Use Your Illusion II" mostly sucked. "The Spaghetti Incident?" sucked, period. "Chinese Democracy," when it finally came, wasn't good.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:06 PM (MABZ1)
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I don't know if I recall this correctly, but all that was after Duff McKagen left.

Appetite for Destruction is really the only quintessential GNR album.

Maybe it's like books and films. You write/develop that first one for a lifetime. Everything else, by comparison is a rush job.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:13 PM (krQz2)

364 359
Ah dishwashers. Protip. Scrape and rinse dishes before putting them in dishwasher.

Posted by: tubal

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IOW, wash them before you wash them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 12:12 PM (PTQs9)

Yep. Ironic, innit?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)

365 I didn't even think slash was that great of a guitar player people make him out to be.. Nice tone though.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (snZF9

He's incredibly technical. And that usually = boring.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (Zz0t1)

366 I'm looking for appliances that change color, avocado one month, coppertone the next, harvest gold, etc. Why be boring?
Posted by: Retro Rick at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (oftw2)

Wrap it in aluminum foil and get the rotating light wheel ala the '60's aluminum Christmas trees. Or one of them laser light show boxes.

Disco Kitchen!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (wVcYX)

367 Nap time over

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (Ia/+0)

368 296 276 Except...the page isn't blank.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)
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Indeed. That is an unsolvable problem. We do the best we can with the logical trap
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 11:57 AM (MABZ1)

This page intentionally left almost blank.

I'd smile if I saw that in a manual.

i once saw "this page intentionally left what would be blank were it not for this message". i chuckled.

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (sGtp+)

369 I think that was probably part of the reason why the Bruce Springsteen movie flopped- because he was a multi millionaire who keep giving his leftist opinions on politics, which most people didn't want to hear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (2sfNr)

370 Gosh that wounds like a bunch of people who should be investigated for connections to all the medical and childcare fraud.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (a+4eV)
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Perhaps. Probably some shady shit there.

More likely it's, "chaos is bad for business, and capitulating is the fastest way to reduce chaos this quarter." Never mind that they will end in destruction.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (MABZ1)

371 Part of the allure of IoT stuff is that is is kinda fun. BUT there is the time involved, the glitches, and the exposure to spyware.

The other thing is the "planned obsolescence" factor built in. At some point upgrades are necessary, whether just from age or design. Planned obsolescence used to be by design where the washer broke down from some mechanical weak spots after five years, but with tech they can just be programmed to become obsolete. (please upgrade to Windows 11, and subscribe to our plan).

I had a receipt reader with software that was kinda nice, recognized receipts from same place and categorized, etc. Then that stopped working and only a subscription service was available. Printer still worked, but no software for it, unless part of the subscription. arseholes.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)

372 "I have completely reshaped my view on geopolitics because the singer of some songs I liked told me I was wrong."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

373 A bit OT, but I was reading something linked on Insty, about a SF guy who is comparing the shit happening in Minnesota with the kinds of small terror cell organization he saw first-hand in GWOT. The organization, the opsec, the division of labor, etc etc etc.

I suppose the first obvious thought is "wow, so they're learning from terrorists how to operate an insurgency".

But my second thought was... "wait... who learned what from whom?"

All those cells and factions over there... they're all run by people who went to college in the US. Aren't they?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (06Hmj)

374 "The Spaghetti Incident?"

Did they steal that from Calvin and Hobbes' "the noodle incident?"

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (77rzZ)

375 365 I didn't even think slash was that great of a guitar player people make him out to be.. Nice tone though.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (snZF9

He's incredibly technical. And that usually = boring.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (Zz0t1)

So you are saying he’s no Mark Knopfler?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (pDt9x)

376 370 Gosh that wounds like a bunch of people who should be investigated for connections to all the medical and childcare fraud.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at January 26, 2026 12:11 PM (a+4eV)
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Perhaps. Probably some shady shit there.

More likely it's, "chaos is bad for business, and capitulating is the fastest way to reduce chaos this quarter." Never mind that they will end in destruction.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (MABZ1)

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"We paid of BLM last time, and it worked out great!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)

377 Oh lads, a GREAT video from Minnesota! Sorry, link is to Reddit, as I haven't seen it posted elsewhere yet, but a protestor apparently got hit in the hand with a non-lethal round, and she dramatically flops around for the cameras as they all yell "medic" lol
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IDK which is more embarrassing, the cries of "medic" or the other losers saying "OMG"

These pussies really, really haven't seen actual violence or death, have they?
This is all a LARP of some TV show to them.

So of course it's scaring bed-wetting faggots and retards like Errorkson and Cassidy--they also don't know reality and think the TV is real.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (HXT0k)

378 "We paid of BLM last time, and it worked out great!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)
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Yeah, pretty much,

Plus you can be sure that McKinsey assured them that they will be eaten last.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (MABZ1)

379 357 I'm looking for appliances that change color, avocado one month, coppertone the next, harvest gold, etc. Why be boring?

do you also want to be able to watch the superbowl on it?

asking for a friend.

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 12:16 PM (sGtp+)

380 "I have completely reshaped my view on geopolitics because the singer of some songs I liked told me I was wrong."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

"See? I made the right choice by approving the bands for the Super Bowl."

- - - - - - Roger Goodell

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:16 PM (Zz0t1)

381 377
These pussies really, really haven't seen actual violence or death, have they?
This is all a LARP of some TV show to them.

So of course it's scaring bed-wetting faggots and retards like Errorkson and Cassidy--they also don't know reality and think the TV is real.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 12:15 PM (HXT0k)

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There's a reason that the "riot" at the St. Paul hotel was only about 20 people.

And it's not because people are being attracted to the side that's losing soldiers who have no idea that they're in a war that they've self-declared.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)

382 Silver spot at $114.19 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 quarters plus 4 dimes - all made before 1965. That means a dime in average circulated condition made before 1965 has $8.20 worth of silver in it.

Gold spot at $5106.10 per oz.

Gold and Silver aren't going up, the US dollar is shrinking.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 12:16 PM (Da7Vv)

383 I wonder if China will fill Canada up with BYD electric vehicles?

It's going to have to. All of the major auto manufacturers have bailed out of EVs, and Canada is insisting on 60% of new auto sales being zero-emission by 2030 (100% by 2035). Either they all come from China or we stop driving.

Posted by: Daniel Ream

Good luck with that. When I was involved with fleets, anything north of Omaha could not use electric vehicles because the range was so short in winter.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 12:16 PM (0U5gm)

384 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

385 The other thing is the "planned obsolescence" factor built in. At some point upgrades are necessary, whether just from age or design. "

GM OnStar anyone?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (q9/Un)

386 NOOD INSURRECTION

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 12:17 PM (MABZ1)

387 He's incredibly technical. And that usually = boring.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 12:14 PM (Zz0t1)

I feel that way about Buckethead.

I mean... obviously I can't play like that, most people can't... but...

It's just "widdle widdle widdle widdle". Gimme a hook or a melody or something, man, if I just wanted to listed to C-130 full of notes getting dropped on my head in a great big pile, I'd go to a jazz club.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 12:18 PM (06Hmj)

388 My phone has less apps than it came with.
I would be expecting a refund. A penalty too if there were no warning about such convolution.

The absurdity that passes for thought is astounding.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (m24qK)

389 You see all these nil-brains posting about Kyle Rittenhouse?

Like Rittenhouse was a protestor challenging police.
Like he wasn't somebody there to protect property.

"How you let interloper protect property?!"

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (krQz2)

390 I hate unhelpful error messages.

I took over a system which the lab techs: "More than twenty minutes have passed since a connection with the 360."

I changed it to: "Lab test results are not reaching the nursing station! Please call extension 1234"

Because a computer to computer connection had failed.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (VVQO9)

391 Mr. Pretti died for what he believed in:

The right of illegal aliens - murderers, rapists, spouse beaters, child molesters, fraudsters, multi-DWI drivers- to run free and prey upon US citizens.

That's the part the Left in this country want us to forget.

Posted by: mrp at January 26, 2026 12:20 PM (rj6Yv)

392
I always wanted to do a documentary styled film of war and other footage from the Iraq war synched up with GnR music.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 12:09 PM (KDPiq)

Back in the late 80s and through the Gulf War, Megadeth was the soldier-approved metal band.

My first squad leader SSG Murray was a Ranger, and notably, insane. He made us all memorize the lyrics to Peace Sells, and he'd quiz us. He'd get into our face, knife-hand to your skull and recite a line. If you couldn't immediately respond with the next line, he'd have you down on your face, pushing the pavement down.

Insane yes, but funny as hell.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (y9nCu)

393
"Corpspersyn!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 12:21 PM (tgvbd)

394 Chinese cars made of Chinesium.
Who can you trust if you can't trust a Chinaman?
Sincerely, Your Boss, _ Warlord Xi

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (m24qK)

395 Six shortcut buttons to various streaming services (Amazon, Hulu, etc). You don't have any of those? Fuck you, cheapskate.

Hell, it’s gotten worse lately, man. It was only four buttons in my day. Still can’t program them, though.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 26, 2026 12:25 PM (EXyHK)

396 Yup. They're closing ranks around the Left.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Won't save them. The extent of fraud in MN is going to be in the neighborhood of 100 billion bucks more or less. That is going to enrage a whole lot of normal folks. By the time you get to CA or NY, the fraud could easily be well over 500 billions.

That is the reason that Walz and Frey are panicking. They have embedded financial fraud of federal dollars into the very fabric of MN politics. And it does explain why Timmy might very well have ordered the assassination of a MN top legislator who blocked illegals getting Medicaid, it threatened to topple the whole structure.

The Democrat party has become a cartel mafiosi designed to steal and despoil the US treasury and it has no scruples in destroying this country to keep themselves out of prison and impoverishment.

They have about 22-25 percent of the population as leftist ideologues concentrated in urban areas/college areas and about 15-25 percent depending on location, of welfare clientele depending on federal transfers for money, etc.

The existing welfare clientele though ain't happy that the illegals though are stealing their cheese on the street

Posted by: whig at January 26, 2026 12:27 PM (E4rtv)

397 My microwave oven is a commercial model with a mechanical timer on a twist knob. I learned that from my mother who asked me: "Why should using a microwave should be any more difficult than using a toaster?"

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 12:29 PM (Da7Vv)

398 Quote: "...just to watch CNN. My parents aren’t idiots,... "

This one made me laugh. The juxtaposition is perfect!

Posted by: Zippyslug at January 26, 2026 12:31 PM (/jFSs)

399 And wait until those apps get orphaned by a bankrupt or bought-out manufacturer, and then they don’t work on the latest smartphone OS version. Suddenly, a dishwasher that would have worked for 15 years is useless.

Posted by: OnPoint at January 26, 2026 12:39 PM (RK/h9)

400 I have never understood wanting to stay in someone else's house on vacation. If I wanted to cook and clean and do laundry, I'd just stay home. Maybe it's better if you have young children, but I much prefer hotels.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 12:43 PM (Vvh2V)

401 Put an App not on a Pixel Android cellphone's built in listing & watch the cellphone instantly become a paperweight forever.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 12:45 PM (NFX2v)

402 I recently scored a 2001 Ranger 4wd with manual windows, locks and seats. Lots of buttons on the dash and no screens. DO want.
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (vFG9F)

I saw an older Ranger parked on the street recently by my place and noticed that it had a manual transmission. I almost set up shop there on the sidewalk to wait for the owner to come back so I could make an offer.

Posted by: Octochicken at January 26, 2026 12:47 PM (oCS0o)

403 I still have my 2006 Ford Ranger Sport, with manual windows (I insisted) . It's an automatic, but has well over 200,000 miles on it and is still going strong. It was raised with my little no frills mini pick-up, so I think it thinks it's a Toyota.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Vvh2V)

404 Chinese cars are so terrible, falling apart and unreliable, that even the Russians are complaining bitterly about them. They make a Trabant look like a Toyota.

Posted by: Beverly at January 26, 2026 01:59 PM (reMys)

405 Outstanding post, BUCK! We just had to ditch our high tech thermostat because it refused our suggestions for "climate control".

Posted by: FINGERS at January 26, 2026 02:01 PM (C8ve7)

406 So, what you're saying is that advertising my 100+ year old AirBnBs as basic controllers would be an advantage for me? Sadly the dings you get for not having a modern TV are pretty rough even when you said you didn't have TV. We do have thermostats we can monitor but that can be easily controlled at the house side. It let's us keep tabs on energy usage after guests check out and this week of snow and ice we are making sure the houses are staying warm enough to protect pipes and fixtures.

Posted by: 2nd Amendment Mother at January 26, 2026 03:06 PM (3aOHH)

407 My sister-in-law just had $3000 of repairs for a busted side mirror on her Lexus. The money went almost entirely to pay for sensors to tell her not to back up or merge into anything which are necessary because they stopped caring, or intentionally provide terrible, site lines. Now you need the computer when a working neck used to suffice. She asked if they could just give her the mirror mounting and mirror without all the fussy stuff. They can't.
A mechanical car with a touch pad for maps and music would make millions. Even just an Android/Apple auto hook up.

Posted by: Ben Sears at January 26, 2026 04:05 PM (3M71d)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

River Rouge Plant
Charles Sheeler

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

2 Robert Plant > River Rouge Plant

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

3 I see a train car full of red.

Posted by: huerfano at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

4 Was expecting something winter

This nice through

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:32 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Good morning good people.

Does Ford use those grain elevators and silos in the back to feed the Mustangs?

Just wondering.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:32 AM (cYBz/)

6 I like this

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (VE6XX)

7 I like this one. Love the water effects.

Posted by: Tuna at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)

8 Once the - or among the - largest integrated industrial plants on earth. Raw materials went in one end and cars came out the other.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (MABZ1)

9 Seems pretty Japanese anime

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

10 Nice. I find industrial plants fascinating.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

11 *looks for dog*
*looks for sniper*
*looks for the sniper dog*

Still a nice picture, would hang.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (O7YUW)

12 Could take in ore and coal and build a Model T in about an hour and a half.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (gbOdA)

13 I grew an industrial plant once. It unionized and went on strike.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:34 AM (Zz0t1)

14 A river of rouge?

Tell me more1

Posted by: Tammy Faye Bakker at January 26, 2026 09:34 AM (IG3/x)

15 Whitney Museum of American Art

Date
1932

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and pencil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 20 7/16 × 24 3/8 in. (51.9 × 61.9 cm)

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:34 AM (gbOdA)

16 It went rouge.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:34 AM (krQz2)

17 This is very nice, not as beautiful as a dog next to a sniper in a meadow, but still really appealing.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at January 26, 2026 09:35 AM (lFFaq)

18 In 1927, an advertising agency hired Charles Sheeler to photograph the Ford Motor Company’s new River Rouge plant, a vast complex ten miles outside Detroit, Michigan. Covering 2,000 acres and employing 75,000 people, River Rouge was the world’s largest factory and the first to fully manufacture cars on site. After finishing the photography assignment, Sheeler produced a series of paintings of the factory complex, including River Rouge Plant.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:35 AM (gbOdA)

19 This is a good time to remind y'all about grain bin safety. Make sure your local volunteer fire department has the equipment necessary for extraction and trains in it's use.

Posted by: Feeling My Oats at January 26, 2026 09:35 AM (oftw2)

20 Looks like something out of Civ II. Stays in the closet.

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ZdhjE)

21 Why does imbalance bother me so much? The water and building in the left foreground look fairly realistic, but the background buildings look cartoonish to me. The perceived mismatch takes me right out of possible enjoyment of the piece. *sigh*

Posted by: She Hobbit at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (ftFVW)

22 Looks too clean.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tA1/w)

23
River Rouge Plant...

FAKE NEWS!!! There's no chlorophyll in that thing at all!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iJfKG)

24 I don't see any cars.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (krQz2)

25 Ahh. Morning at the sewage treatment plant.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (vFG9F)

26 Henry would hire cripple and blind and find places on assembly lines where the could reach or do something by feel.

Kind of the First Occupational Therapist.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:37 AM (gbOdA)

27 I found the bridge!

Posted by: the Plant at January 26, 2026 09:37 AM (vFG9F)

28 Very nice. Not my choice of subject, but still VG.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MSlZp)

29 I like it!

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:37 AM (0yjaw)

30 Dog and a happy little tree or shrubbery would have done wonders here!

Posted by: No. 1, The Larch...... at January 26, 2026 09:38 AM (oftw2)

31 I like the way the water was painted.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 09:38 AM (ix8EF)

32 Looks too clean.
Posted by: Next2Nothing at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tA1/w)
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He used various shades of brown for the river.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:38 AM (krQz2)

33 Our only goal will be the western shore.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:38 AM (2Jptx)

34 I'm familiar with a Robert Plant... any relation?

Posted by: red speck at January 26, 2026 09:38 AM (Ve/HL)

35 Henry Ford. I have read up on him, a bit. All that glitters is not gold. I do not dislike the painting CBD, but it seems done by a draftsman.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (pDt9x)

36 Whitney.org

created in 1932, represents the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant, which was the first factory in the U.S. to assemble a complete automobile on-site. This vast industrial complex, located near Detroit, employed around 75,000 workers and was a symbol of modern industry.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)

37 Looks like the background of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (8ZxsC)

38 I'm familiar with a Robert Plant... any relation?

Posted by: red speck at January 26, 2026 09:38 AM (Ve/HL)
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Part Amerind.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (krQz2)

39 I wonder how many Quality Learing Centers you could fit in those buildings.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (2ocoG)

40 No cars, for 75,000 people work in there not 1 made it into the painting.
No.one hiding outside goofing off
No one hanging out a window blowing smoke from their cigarette

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (Ia/+0)

41 Henry Ford was quite a publisher.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (2Jptx)

42 Seems pretty Japanese anime
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

Yeah, I agree. It looks like the opening of a scene in a realistic Japanese anime.

Still, I like it's near still life and abstract use of forms.

Very visually attractive.

Might hang in a hallway. Or in a cubical farm space.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (iJfKG)

43 This is what it will look like when AI robots take over.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (vFG9F)

44 Located in Manhattan's Meatpacking District—steps away from the Hudson River Greenway and the West Side Highway—the Whitney is easily accessible by bicycle, car, and public transportation and is a must-see New York destination.

Warm yourself by pyres of tourist and commuters.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (gbOdA)

45 Meanwhile the EPA is having a conniption fit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (qwVdq)

46 I don't really like "Precisionist" artworks, but I think the artist looks like a relative of Scott Bessent:

https://tinyurl.com/5xmfajre

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ix8EF)

47 created in 1932, represents the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant, which was the first factory in the U.S. to assemble a complete automobile on-site. This vast industrial complex, located near Detroit, employed around 75,000 workers and was a symbol of modern industry.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)
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Having been involved in the Detroit auto sphere, I thought I remembered something historic about it.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (krQz2)

48 River Rouge Plant

I guess it isn't reasonable to expect a plant manufacturing cosmetics would be pretty.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (JCZqz)

49 Fish pulled from that water looked like Whoopi Goldberg.

Posted by: Mutant Life Forms at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (oftw2)

50 Meanwhile the EPA is having a conniption fit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 09:40 AM (qwVdq)
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That they weren't allowed to pollute the river?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (krQz2)

51 I like the water gauge marker. Seems they were used to some - fluctuations.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (pDt9x)

52 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

53 48 River Rouge Plant

I guess it isn't reasonable to expect a plant manufacturing cosmetics would be pretty.

Right? I mean, it was bad enough when I found out that Willow Run contained precisely NO ambulatory trees.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Riz8t)

54 51 "water gauge marker"

I thought that was the bow of a ship ?

Posted by: Next2Nothing at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (tA1/w)

55 Ford has ended the Lightning Elec Truck as no one really wants an elec truck except the few pretend rich and they want the Cybertrux.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (gbOdA)

56 Fish pulled from that water looked like Whoopi Goldberg.
Posted by: Mutant Life Forms at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (oftw2)

Don't eat that. It's bad luck to eat a fish like that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (Zz0t1)

57 I can admire the talent to accurately capture the lines of the buildings, the shadows, even the reflections in the river. But there is no soul. It feels empty and sterile. Even the water is barely moving judging by how little distortion is in the reflection. Can't imagine where it could be displayed except, maybe, in the hallway of the business.

Posted by: JTB at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (yTvNw)

58 No.one hiding outside goofing off

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (Ia/+0)
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It might be early morning and the union workers are on-the-clock at the bar. (Stuff I've heard about UAW workers)

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (krQz2)

59 Looks like the background of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (8ZxsC)

I figured you'd still be passed out after celebrating yesterday.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

60 Fish pulled from that water looked like Whoopi Goldberg.
Posted by: Mutant Life Forms at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (oftw2)

Don't eat that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (Zz0t1)
---
* Nods *

Posted by: Ted Danson at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (krQz2)

61 57 I can admire the talent to accurately capture the lines of the buildings, the shadows, even the reflections in the river. But there is no soul. It feels empty and sterile. Even the water is barely moving judging by how little distortion is in the reflection. Can't imagine where it could be displayed except, maybe, in the hallway of the business.
Posted by: JTB at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (yTvNw)

Covid lockdown, circa 1932.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (pDt9x)

62 One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired
I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.

I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (gbOdA)

63 For a moment, I was thinking during WWII, the River Rouge plant cranked out aircraft. But nope - aircraft engines though among other things.

That was the Willow Run plant - they built over 8000 B-24s there.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (cYBz/)

64 It might be early morning and the union workers are on-the-clock at the bar. (Stuff I've heard about UAW workers)

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (krQz2)

I was always told to run VIN numbers of new cars and buy one manufactured on a Wednesday.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

65 I would like a cybertruck until I had to wait to charge it

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (Ia/+0)

66 I love this painting. It has both surreal and naive elements. It is bright and clear and clean and screams "efficiency!"

I want to work there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (RIvkX)

67 59 Looks like the background of a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (8ZxsC)

I figured you'd still be passed out after celebrating yesterday.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

???? About what?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (pDt9x)

68 Oooh, I like his other paintings!
Buildings and other structures. He did not paint people.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (0yjaw)

69 Mark Twain.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (2Jptx)

70
???? About what?
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (pDt9x)

The Seahawks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

71 I was always told to run VIN numbers of new cars and buy one manufactured on a Wednesday.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

Imaging a truck built in NOLA the day after Marti Gras

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:46 AM (gbOdA)

72 That plant never looked this clean and tidy, even before it opened. This is a fantasy representation.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 09:46 AM (9M/i4)

73 Oooh, I like his other paintings!
Buildings and other structures. He did not paint people.

You know who else couldn't paint people?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

74
Imaging a truck built in NOLA the day after Marti Gras
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:46 AM (gbOdA)

Busiest QA day of the year.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

75 70
???? About what?
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (pDt9x)

The Seahawks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

Oh. They won I take it.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (pDt9x)

76 Is that where the Little Douche Coupes were built?

Posted by: The Beach Boys at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

77
You know who else couldn't paint people?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

Me.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

78 Promethius.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

Speaking of... I haven't seen JackStraw or TJM. Are they in time-out?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (ExV1e)

79 Oh. They won I take it.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (pDt9x)

They did.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

80 Hytale Trork Hunting Camp carrot trap reminds me of Bugs Bunny.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (2Jptx)

81
Speaking of... I haven't seen JackStraw or TJM. Are they in time-out?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (ExV1e)

They were both in the last thread.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

82 Oh Nurse! Congrats!

There is nothing, and I mean nothing like being a Grandma, Mimi, Yaya, Nana or whatever the little one will call you.

It's a huge blessing. Wonderful news.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (cYBz/)

83 Just a short run downstream from the River Mascara plant.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 09:48 AM (8zz6B)

84 . . . he realized that he would not be able to make a living with Modernist painting. Instead, he took up commercial photography, focusing particularly on architectural subjects. He was a self-taught photographer, learning his trade on a five dollar Brownie. Early in his career, he was dramatically impacted by the death of his close friend Morton Livingston Schamberg in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Schamberg's painting had focused heavily on machinery and technology, a theme which would come to feature prominently in Sheeler's own work.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:48 AM (0yjaw)

85 They were both in the last thread.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

Huh. I guess I missed them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:48 AM (ExV1e)

86 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (ExV1e)

Jack Straw has been on here. He was at about 1:00 EST in the ONT.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 09:49 AM (ix8EF)

87 Oh Nurse! Congrats!

There is nothing, and I mean nothing like being a Grandma, Mimi, Yaya, Nana or whatever the little one will call you.

It's a huge blessing. Wonderful news.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (cYBz/)

Wait, what?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

88 Hmm. Well, the river isn't on fire...

No swimming. Wouldn't be prudent.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:49 AM (q9/Un)

89 figured you'd still be passed out after celebrating yesterday.
Posted by: Sponge

Ugh. I’ve been up since 230.

Insomnia strikes again.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (R9s9v)

90 I’d give this a 30 second viewing before moving on to the next painting.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (KDPiq)

91 River Rouge Army Ammunition Plant as seen from the Louisiana side.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (zILP0)

92 Got a email for another TJM video so maybe he is working on one

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (Ia/+0)

93 Not Cleveland.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2Jptx)

94 Ugh. I’ve been up since 230.

Insomnia strikes again.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (R9s9v)

Sorry.......That sucks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (Zz0t1)

95 Wait, what?
Posted by: Sponge

Nurse is having five babies!
Posted by: Guy who only hears half of conversation

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:51 AM (zILP0)

96 Well congratulations on your grandchild nurse, and on your football team winning. In that order, of course.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:51 AM (pDt9x)

97 I get the River Rouge mixed up with the River Raisin. Both are in SE Michigan.

I actually saw the River Raisin last summer. And the battlefield that's located on it.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

98 49 yummy monkfish.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (R11M+)

99 87 Oh Nurse! Congrats!

There is nothing, and I mean nothing like being a Grandma, Mimi, Yaya, Nana or whatever the little one will call you.

It's a huge blessing. Wonderful news.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (cYBz/)

Wait, what?
Posted by: Sponge

????

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (R9s9v)

100 Me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (Zz0t1)

I would volunteer to paint Sydney Sweeney.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (8zz6B)

101 Congrats on the grandbaby, Nurse!

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

102
I would volunteer to paint Sydney Sweeney.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (8zz6B)

A line which would be long and distinguished, I'm sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)

103 Not Cleveland.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2Jptx)
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Located in beautiful Dearbornistan.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (krQz2)

104 99 87 Oh Nurse! Congrats!

There is nothing, and I mean nothing like being a Grandma, Mimi, Yaya, Nana or whatever the little one will call you.

It's a huge blessing. Wonderful news.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (cYBz/)

Wait, what?
Posted by: Sponge

????
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (R9s9v)

I took my cue from this post. Is this a Red Herring post?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (pDt9x)

105 I would volunteer to paint Sydney Sweeney.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (8zz6B)
++++
She would probably look good wearing one of those painted-on outfits...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (MABZ1)

106 51 fluctuasians? fluctuamericans!

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)

107 Not Cleveland."

River Rouge had quite the blaze. Late 60s?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (q9/Un)

108
Wait, what?
Posted by: Sponge

????
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (R9s9v)

And...this is how it starts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:53 AM (Zz0t1)

109 I was assured that Putin only invaded Ukraine because of our NATO expansion and had no interest in causing trouble further afield.

Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage

A failed December effort to bring down parts of Poland’s energy grid was the work of Russian government hackers known for causing past energy disruptions, according to a security research firm that investigated the incident.

Last week, Polish Energy Minister Milosz Motyka told reporters that the attempted cyberattack on December 29 and 30 saw hackers targeting two heat and power plants, as well as trying to disrupt the communication links between renewable installations, such as wind turbines and power distribution operators.

Motyka called the incident the “strongest attack” on Poland’s energy infrastructure in years, with the Polish government blaming Moscow for the attempt. Local media reported that the attacks could have knocked out heat and power for at least half a million homes across the country.

https://is.gd/6P3tPa

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:54 AM (Riz8t)

110 I thought I remembered it blowing up?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:54 AM (2Jptx)

111 57 do you know about the undertows?

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

112 Road hazard.

Runaway Kangaroos Take Down Cyclists in Australian Road Race

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (L/fGl)

113 “If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”
-the American president
======

Zzzzzzzzzzzz....

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)

114 This looks rather peaceful, not the way you'd think a bustling auto plant ca. 1932. Didn't such plants have round-the-clock shifts? If not, then this could depict early one summer morning before the first shift clocked in. Or a Sunday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

115 i see the quality cat...

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

116
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (tgvbd)

117 Sheer definitely used a straight edge like a draftsman when he did his paintings . I consider that cheating.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (KDPiq)

118 Every time I see a painting of an industrial site I think of Pink Floyd's album Animals.
This is nice with the water. Could be the Gowanus Canal so this is better.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (e4I2N)

119 113 “If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”
-the American president
======

Zzzzzzzzzzzz....

What would you like to see happen?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (Riz8t)

120 For those who haven't heard, they found a donor heart for Niedermeyer's Dead Horse yesterday and successfully put it in her.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (2ocoG)

121 No happy trees.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (2Jptx)

122 The Newz Cycle just keeps coming at us. Like throwing 5 tennis balls at once to a Golden Retriever.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (pDt9x)

123 Needs moar mesothelioma

Posted by: one hour sober at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (Y1sOo)

124 Most people don’t read past the headlines and the headlines all say ICE shoots innocent man.

Enemy of the people keeps doing its thing.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (xg+/D)

125 For those who haven't heard, they found a donor heart for Niedermeyer's Dead Horse yesterday and successfully put it in her.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (2ocoG)

Oh wow. What incredible news!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)

126 To me, the artist is saying, I paint better than you.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (EyfuW)

127 Trump wins again.

Canadian PM Says There Are No Plans to Pursue Free Trade Agreement With China

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (L/fGl)

128 thought I remembered it blowing up?"

Power plant, IIRC...

Took a bus tour there in the late... well, never mind.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (q9/Un)

129 Hadrian it wasn't bring your dog to work day.
Actually no.one was there, and bet it was a 24/7 manned plant

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (Ia/+0)

130 The Newz Cycle just keeps coming at us. Like throwing 5 tennis balls at once to a Golden Retriever.

The actual news is increasingly completely outside of "the news" media. Even Fox still hasn't mentioned the Signal chat, to my knowledge.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (2ocoG)

131 Um. . . perhaps I was misinformed.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (cYBz/)

132 The US, UK, Israel, Jordan and the UAE have formed a coalition to coordinate the strike on Iran.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (0KSrI)

133 What would you like to see happen?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (Riz8t)
=====

Every IRGC installation turned to glass.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (RIvkX)

134
The actual news is increasingly completely outside of "the news" media. Even Fox still hasn't mentioned the Signal chat, to my knowledge.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (2ocoG)

Meh. Local story.

Posted by: Charles Gibson at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)

135 132 The US, UK, Israel, Jordan and the UAE have formed a coalition to coordinate the strike on Iran.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (0KSrI

Really ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (VE6XX)

136 This looks rather peaceful, not the way you'd think a bustling auto plant ca. 1932. Didn't such plants have round-the-clock shifts?
—

In 1932 during the height of the Great Depression I doubt there was round the clock anything manufacturing wise.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (xg+/D)

137 Ugh. I’ve been up since 230.

Insomnia strikes again.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026

***
It's been since 3:30 am for me. That damned black cat was leaping across the bed and occasionally kicking me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (wzUl9)

138 For those who haven't heard, they found a donor heart for Niedermeyer's Dead Horse yesterday and successfully put it in her.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (2ocoG)

I did hear that, and it's a miracle. I was very happy to hear it.

But... phrasing. That comment sounds like someone's been attempting barnyard necromancy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (BI5O2)

139 Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:54 AM (Riz8t)

You believe any reporting that supports your position. Same people reporting this also insisted Russia blew up the oil pipeline.

Russia very well could be the one hacking but I don’t believe any reporting about anything.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (KDPiq)

140 No Saudis?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Jptx)

141 > whatever the little one will call you.

Saw a story a while back where a new grandfather wanted to be called "G". Unfortunately the first grandchild interpreted that as "Cheese", and subsequent grandkids followed suit. The dude has now been "Cheese" for 30 years.

Posted by: Tammy Faye Bakker at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (IG3/x)

142 132 The US, UK, Israel, Jordan and the UAE have formed a coalition to coordinate the strike on Iran.

Sez who?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (Riz8t)

143 Sheer definitely used a straight edge like a draftsman when he did his paintings . I consider that cheating.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 09:55 AM (KDPiq)

He photographed the plant first, as commissioned by henry Ford. I daresay the painting is a lightly-printed photograph embellished with pencil and paint.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (8zz6B)

144 I did hear that, and it's a miracle. I was very happy to hear it.

But... phrasing. That comment sounds like someone's been attempting barnyard necromancy.

I almost added "talk about sentences only the Horde will understand", but yeah. It's really awesome, especially after the surgery for the assist pump nearly went very wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (2ocoG)

145 Trump wins again.

Canadian PM Says There Are No Plans to Pursue Free Trade Agreement With China

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:57 AM (L/fGl)
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Meanwhile, Canadians are funding part of "ICE Watch".

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (krQz2)

146
River Rouge >>>>> Baton Rouge

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (tgvbd)

147 It's a huge blessing. Wonderful news.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 09:47 AM (cYBz/)

Wait, what?
Posted by: Sponge

????
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (R9s9v)

When a man and a woman love each other very much...

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (iJfKG)

148 it's me donna, yes, really. The are running drills right now.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 10:01 AM (0KSrI)

149 97 that's where kellogg grows bran.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:01 AM (R11M+)

150 That better not be AI.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 10:01 AM (vFG9F)

151 148 it's me donna, yes, really. The are running drills right now.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 10:01 AM (0KSrI)

Great news...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 10:01 AM (VE6XX)

152
When a man and a woman love each other very much...

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (iJfKG)

I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

I only grabbed her ass a couple times.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:01 AM (Zz0t1)

153 Moulin Rouge >>> River Rouge >>>>> Baton Rouge

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:02 AM (Riz8t)

154 Saw a story a while back where a new grandfather wanted to be called "G". Unfortunately the first grandchild interpreted that as "Cheese", and subsequent grandkids followed suit. The dude has now been "Cheese" for 30 years.

Posted by: Tammy Faye Bakker

One of my nephews couldn't say "My Uncle John" for my brother and it came out "Michael John". And now has been for 30 years.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:02 AM (cYBz/)

155 The US, UK, Israel, Jordan and the UAE have formed a coalition to coordinate the strike on Iran.

That tracks with the rumor that the initial strike on Iran was called off after the Mossad discovered the mullahs had improvised dirty bomb rockets ready to fling at Israel, Saudi, and UAE.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:02 AM (2ocoG)

156 Foreign languages often do screw up word sequence

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 10:02 AM (Ia/+0)

157 River Rouge >>>>> Baton Rouge"

Well, pretty much everywhere >>> Red Stick, Louisiana.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:02 AM (q9/Un)

158 That doesn't look very plant-y to me. Not a single leaf or bough.

Posted by: Quickbeam at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (ibadd)

159 Meanwhile, Canadians are funding part of "ICE Watch".

Is ICE Watch anything like ATTTTTAAAAAACCCCCKKKK WATCH?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (2ocoG)

160 Sorry I'm late.

I couldn't stop laughing.

"Shakespeare Was A Black Jewish Woman"

Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (jnZe8)

161 There should be a law against wearing masks. Wait, there's already a law against wearing masks?

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (LHPAg)

162 100 she needs five numbered arrows.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (R11M+)

163 110.81

I have about 100 silver dollars maybe sell now

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (gbOdA)

164 ---
Meanwhile, Canadians are funding part of "ICE Watch".
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:00 AM (krQz2)

Seems an act of war. Hurl a couple Tomahawks at Ottawa.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (Zz0t1)

165 160 Sorry I'm late.

I couldn't stop laughing.

"Shakespeare Was A Black Jewish Woman"
Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (jnZe

You left out Lesbian.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)

166 160 Sorry I'm late.

I couldn't stop laughing.

"Shakespeare Was A Black Jewish Woman"
Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (jnZe

Only thing missing is Lesbian...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (VE6XX)

167 161 There should be a law against wearing masks. Wait, there's already a law against wearing masks?
Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (LHPAg)

(D)ifferent (R)ules

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (xg+/D)

168 Sorry I'm late.

I couldn't stop laughing.

"Shakespeare Was A Black Jewish Woman"
Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM

You left out Lesbian.

With Tourette's

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (Riz8t)

169 163 110.81

I have about 100 silver dollars maybe sell now
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (gbOdA)

I wonder how much you could really sell them for?

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)

170 “The Arsenal of Democracy”

Seem to recall at peak production they were cranking out a couple dozen B-24s every day or every hour or whatever. At the time River Rouge was the largest or longest assembly line operation in the world.

Something like 26,000 Army Air Force personnel were killed, the odds were not good on bombing missions. Not as well known, something like 10,000 planes and personnel were killed in the US, just in training.

They would send guys up, and if you made it back in one piece, why, you’re suitable for further training!

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (uQjsv)

171 159 Meanwhile, Canadians are funding part of "ICE Watch".

Is ICE Watch anything like ATTTTTAAAAAACCCCCKKKK WATCH?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (2ocoG)

======

A journalist got into the Signal chats this weekend.

It's a coordinated group, broken up into sections of Minneapolis (the stuff he infiltrated), where people report to some kind of home base vehicles they think are ICE which then gets passed on to people who follow the vehicles.

It seems like most people in the chats just kind of report any SUV they see while out and about living their lives like walking their dogs, but it's not harmless. It's also not ground up. Lt. Gov of MN is in the chats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)

172 Do you know what I care about least in the whole wide world?

Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (L/fGl)

173 You believe any reporting that supports your position. Same people reporting this also insisted Russia blew up the oil pipeline.

Russia very well could be the one hacking but I don’t believe any reporting about anything.

Read the article and take it up with the Polish government.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

174 A journalist got into the Signal chats this weekend.

Yup, and DataRepublican used the info to find out it's a maple syrup insurrection.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:06 AM (2ocoG)

175 Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (L/fGl)

But, they work HARD for the money. SOOO hard for it, honey.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:06 AM (Zz0t1)

176 would hang

cannot explain why

Posted by: Gref at January 26, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)

177 Poland is single handedly footing the bill for half of our MIC just by being such an enthusiastic customer. Seriously, it's like someone who got a new job, just learned to golf, and got left to roam around the pro shop unchaperoned.

And here's dumbass Slavic Special Ed trying to pick a fight with them when they can't even hold down a bunch of drunk cossacks with hobby lobby drones and mil-surp grenades rigged up with a crapload of fishing line.

I don't honestly give a damn about either side in the Great Slavic Murderfest, they can all go to hell, but seriously, Russia. The hell you doin', man. Even China thinks you're more than a few turnips short of a full truck.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:06 AM (06Hmj)

178 I have about 100 silver dollars maybe sell now
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (gbOdA)

I wonder how much you could really sell them for?
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)

Best I can do is $4.
- Pawn Stars Guy

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:06 AM (xg+/D)

179 172 Do you know what I care about least in the whole wide world?

Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (L/fGl)

THAT makes me smile. They are such a lovely group.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:06 AM (pDt9x)

180 I'm trying to work up the motivation to go outside and shovel. I'm not having much success.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)

181 Also, the really interesting thing from the Signal chats is that someone is running license plates for Antifa. That's generally LEO-only as far as I'm aware.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (2ocoG)

182 118 oooh... cowanus!

Posted by: mohammed mohammed at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (R11M+)

183 It's also not ground up. Lt. Gov of MN is in the chats.

This is the most damning thing about the whole operation. "She" needs to be in prison.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

184 Save your silver dollars. Pray to God you never need to spend them

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (uQjsv)

185 It's a coordinated group, broken up into sections of Minneapolis (the stuff he infiltrated), where people report to some kind of home base vehicles they think are ICE which then gets passed on to people who follow the vehicles.

It seems like most people in the chats just kind of report any SUV they see while out and about living their lives like walking their dogs, but it's not harmless. It's also not ground up. Lt. Gov of MN is in the chats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)
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It totally is. I read that ICE Revolt has access to car rental records and drivers license databases.

Minnesota is in a staged rebellion.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (krQz2)

186 Mask-wearing people are up to no good. Robbers, murderers, kidnappers, thieves. What would Matt Dillon do?

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (LHPAg)

187 Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”

—

Learn 2 code cvnts.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (xg+/D)

188 Blind hog celebrities find an acorn.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (0KSrI)

189 What we are seeing in Minneapolis is the opening kinetic battle between the leftist "feminine" power and the American "masculine" power.

Trump only has to stay in to win.

Their power is indirect, coercive, deception, etc.
Feminine power can never defeat masculine face-to-face.
That's one of the reasons they hate Trump so much--all of their usual tactics and ploys just ... don't work.
"you're mean, shame, people hate you!"

But, they still work on others.
Bed-wetting pussies like Errock Errorickson.

Also, this is a war of attrition.
Trump is grinding away their voters and their money.
A few weeks back, folks speculated whether the left keeps the course or goes all-in on a final roll of the dice.
I think they've chosen to go all-in in MN ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (HXT0k)

190 I like this painting of Sheeler because of the light on the building:

https://tinyurl.com/4nfyda76

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (Nx5jP)

191 This is the most damning thing about the whole operation. "She" needs to be in prison.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

It's amazing how few people officially care about a legislator getting unalived up there.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (06Hmj)

192 180 I'm trying to work up the motivation to go outside and shovel. I'm not having much success.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)

I recommend April.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (pDt9x)

193 Minnesota Fuhrer Walz.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (krQz2)

194 Seriously, it's like someone who got a new job, just learned to golf, and got left to roam around the pro shop unchaperoned.

You mean like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phagxOal7_A

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:08 AM (Riz8t)

195 Mask-wearing people are up to no good. Robbers, murderers, kidnappers, thieves. What would Matt Dillon do?
Posted by: Eromero

Continue to be blind to the fact that Miss Kitty (Miss Kitty - really!!??) is a madam?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 26, 2026 10:09 AM (cYBz/)

196 Never forget that the guy who shot Rep. Hortman said Tim Walz told him to do it.

Minnesota seems syndicate-y.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:09 AM (krQz2)

197 Just did a back-of-the-envelope calculation of my fed taxes. If I did it right, esp. the calculation of the new standard deduction, it looks like I'll get a small refund. Very small, but better than sending them $$.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (wzUl9)

198 A few weeks back, folks speculated whether the left keeps the course or goes all-in on a final roll of the dice.
I think they've chosen to go all-in in MN ....

Which is interesting, because the DNC has repeatedly signaled via articles in the MFM that they're done with Walz and would people please stop calling attention to him. Clearly they don't want to give anyone reason to pursue things further, and Cam Higby blew that sky-high over the weekend.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (2ocoG)

199 Sez who?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (Riz8t)

The same people who reported the power plant sabotage.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (Zv8bq)

200 "...minneapolis mob threatens to kill okeefe..."

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (R11M+)

201 Silver prices are so high selling can be difficult.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (2Jptx)

202 Wait, what?
Posted by: Sponge

????
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 26, 2026 09:52 AM (R9s9v)

And...this is how it starts.
Posted by: Sponge

Nurse's comment at #259 on the food thread yesterday:

And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five.
So fun. I love them.
Posted by: nurse ratched

And then, as the Horde is wont to do, we run fifty different directions with it at the same time.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (zILP0)

203 Never forget that the guy who shot Rep. Hortman said Tim Walz told him to do it.

And that Hortman had made a public statement about investigating daycare fraud before she was murdered.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (2ocoG)

204 Also, the really interesting thing from the Signal chats is that someone is running license plates for Antifa."

And Hotel, rental car, and flight info (if reports are correct). This level of coordination ain't easy. Or cheap.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)

205 I wonder how much you could really sell them for?
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)

They are all 22 or earlier

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (gbOdA)

206
Insurrection Sergeant-Major Walz

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (GUILE)

207 Sez who?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:59 AM (Riz8t)

The same people who reported the power plant sabotage.

The Polish government is going to bomb Iran??? Dang.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

208 it looks like I'll get a small refund. Very small, but better than sending them $$.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:10 AM (wzUl9)

Thanks for the interest-free loan!

Posted by: The United States government at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (Zv8bq)

209 I know it’s hard to do with the msm gate keeping. But the admin needs to do a better job highlighting who ice is arresting in Minnesota.

The narrative is they’re arresting Jose the lawn guy. When in fact it’s Jose the gang banger with a 10 ft long rap sheet of violent crimes.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (xg+/D)

210 FIVE?

Posted by: kids or puppies? at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (vFG9F)

211 And Hotel, rental car, and flight info (if reports are correct). This level of coordination ain't easy. Or cheap.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)
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Neither are pallets of bricks.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (krQz2)

212 I'll givr you $100.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (2Jptx)

213 "...minneapolis mob threatens to kill okeefe..."

I saw a good joke about that on X: O'Keefe should pull out his fake mustache and offer to date them. They'd tell him everything.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (2ocoG)

214
The Polish government is going to bomb Iran??? Dang.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

I sang to you.......

Posted by: Zombie John McCain at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (Zz0t1)

215 Which is interesting, because the DNC has repeatedly signaled via articles in the MFM that they're done with Walz and would people please stop calling attention to him. Clearly they don't want to give anyone reason to pursue things further, and Cam Higby blew that sky-high over the weekend.
Posted by: Ian S.

Because they are attached at the hip in fraud.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (zILP0)

216 Also, the really interesting thing from the Signal chats is that someone is running license plates for Antifa."

And Hotel, rental car, and flight info (if reports are correct). This level of coordination ain't easy. Or cheap.

The Minneapolis cops are collaborating.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

217 170 “The Arsenal of Democracy”

Seem to recall at peak production they were cranking out a couple dozen B-24s every day or every hour or whatever. At the time River Rouge was the largest or longest assembly line operation in the world.

Something like 26,000 Army Air Force personnel were killed, the odds were not good on bombing missions. Not as well known, something like 10,000 planes and personnel were killed in the US, just in training.

They would send guys up, and if you made it back in one piece, why, you’re suitable for further training!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM
Those people loved America. I bet they didn't wear masks, unless they were a WORK requirement.

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (LHPAg)

218 I also like this work by Charles Sheeler:

https://tinyurl.com/y3atpk6e

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (Nx5jP)

219 The Polish government is going to bomb Iran??? Dang.

Ooh, ooh, we're gonna get winged hussars?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (2ocoG)

220 FIVE?
Posted by: kids or puppies?

"One. Two. Three. Four. Five. . . . . . Five. Ah, ah, ahhhhhh!"

Posted by: The Count at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (cYBz/)

221 Photography in the 1920/1930s found its own vocabulary independent from painting that included industrial and architectural images. Sheeler's River Rouge Plant images are notable examples.

Paul Strand - Wall Street, 1915
https://is.gd/ejRmRy

Charles Sheeler - Criss Crossed Conveyors, 1927
https://is.gd/317PjP

Edward Weston - Armco Steel, Ohio, 1922
https://is.gd/2W5cNH

Margaret Bourke-White - Fort Peck Dam 1936
https://is.gd/MNmNNu

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (HTCU3)

222 Read the article and take it up with the Polish government.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

You mean the new WEF-installed Polish government?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)

223 216 Also, the really interesting thing from the Signal chats is that someone is running license plates for Antifa."

And Hotel, rental car, and flight info (if reports are correct). This level of coordination ain't easy. Or cheap.

The Minneapolis cops are collaborating.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

In Tex and Louisiana that means prison time.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (gbOdA)

224 it looks like I'll get a small refund. Very small, but better than sending them $$.

-

Sorry but this attitude is like nails on a chalkboard for me. They’re not doing you a favor by sending you a refund. They’re simply repaying a 12 month interest free loan you have the IRS.

Wouldn’t you rather get an interest free loan instead of lending the money?

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (xg+/D)

225 The Minneapolis cops are collaborating."

Does seem that way. Again, tho - who's funding this?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)

226 On another forum someone was complaining they were offered $50 for a silver dollar.

Bullion coins are .999 ; US coinage is 90 per cent. Worn out silver dollars - “slicks” have very little to no numismatic value. They will he purchased at a discount to spot price. Not that much, however. Dealers don’t want to get stuck if the price declines, the refineries are backed up.

Silver dollars in better condition don’t get sent for melting. In fact they should trade at a slight premium over spot because they are well over 100 years old.

Know what you have, and what they should trade for. .999 gold or silver bullion coins should be bought and sold within 2 or 3 percent of the spot price. That’s his profit. They don’t care whether the price is going up or down. They make money on the spread.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:14 AM (uQjsv)

227 The Polish Cavalry did poorly when they charged the tanks.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:14 AM (2Jptx)

228 215 Which is interesting, because the DNC has repeatedly signaled via articles in the MFM that they're done with Walz and would people please stop calling attention to him. Clearly they don't want to give anyone reason to pursue things further, and Cam Higby blew that sky-high over the weekend.
Posted by: Ian S.

=======

I said like two weeks ago that Walz was going to use immigration as a shield for himself in the fraud.

That he was going to turn his personal liability in shovelling out billions of dollars illegally into making himself a cause celebre on the left by being the face of ~~insurrection~~ resistance to Trumpist fascism.

The left would be far more likely to rally around him if he was championing their pet issue rather than the fraud stuff.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:14 AM (GBKbO)

229 The Minneapolis cops are collaborating.

Minneapolis Police Chief: Yes, the Mob Should Rule

https://is.gd/7F0xSK

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (Riz8t)

230 The narrative is they’re arresting Jose the lawn guy. When in fact it’s Jose the gang banger with a 10 ft long rap sheet of violent crimes.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (xg+/D)
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They are arresting everybody. It was part of Homan's terms. If you protect the "worst of the worst", which ICE can pick up at jails, police stations, or court houses, ICE is going to sweep.

The left keeps asking for the terms which they have already waived.

The left chose to protect pedophile rapists and proven violent felons, so that they could wage a media war against Donald Trump to perhaps win the midterms.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (krQz2)

231 I see a train car full of red.
Posted by: huerfano at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM

Should I have painted it black?

Posted by: Zombie Charles Sheeler at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (kgE5c)

232 Sorry but this attitude is like nails on a chalkboard for me. They’re not doing you a favor by sending you a refund. They’re simply repaying a 12 month interest free loan you have the IRS.

Wouldn’t you rather get an interest free loan instead of lending the money?
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (xg+/D)

I try to get it as close to zero as I can each year. Never succeed.

I either get a few hundred back or owe a few thousand.

First Lady didn't work much last year, so that usually means I'll be getting money back.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (Zz0t1)

233 Non Lethal Force=Hickory Shampoo.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (2Jptx)

234 Something like 26,000 Army Air Force personnel were killed, the odds were not good on bombing missions."

But hey, the bombers always get thru....
Meh. British wankers. Should've ignored them.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)

235 Wikipedia had boob art as the lead article on its homepage the other day.

"Musidora: The Bather 'At the Doubtful Breeze Alarmed", also known as "The Bather"

Hint, hint, CBD.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

236 Thanks for the interest-free loan!
Posted by: The United States government at January 26, 2026 10:11 AM (Zv8bq)

I'm fairly ignorant of what actually happens with the money they take from us once it gets converted into ones and zeroes.

So, they withhold your income, let's say. That's real money someone has, or gets to say they have, that was taken out of your employer's accounts by some mechanism. The IRS itself, presumably, now has it. So they hold it in some kind of account. Also presumably, that account accrues some kind of interest, as per the very premise of your snark (evergreen, btw).

So.... what actually does happen to that money? What account(s) is it in? What ledger do all those interest payments show up on? Whose pocket does it actually go in to? Does any actual living human know the answer to this question?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:16 AM (06Hmj)

237 I am going to bang on this drum until you all are sick of it. Call the White House and Capitol and leave a message that you support the Constitution and federal law enforcement.

This worked on the amnesty question years ago. The phone lines melted. You don't even have to get out of your chair to be part of the solution.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 10:16 AM (0KSrI)

238 154 my daughter could not say leah, so weewah owie booboobug sort of stuck.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:16 AM (R11M+)

239 I would change the title to Rogue River Planet and had the Mandalorian standing in the foreground.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 10:16 AM (cx1bp)

240 The Minneapolis cops are collaborating."

Does seem that way. Again, tho - who's funding this?
Posted by: man

Based on observing the signs that show up these riots, the Socialism and Liberation Party is involved with setting up the insurgency infrastructure used to track and confront CBP and ICE operations in Minneapolis.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 10:17 AM (HTCU3)

241 I try to get it as close to zero as I can each year. Never succeed."

Same. It's funny - I have to calculate books to the dollar. Tax law, tho...

But hey, it's all their money anyway - at least that's what our Dim leaders tell me...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)

242 This art makes me angry

Posted by: Weasel at January 26, 2026 10:17 AM (3zhHY)

243 219 The Polish government is going to bomb Iran??? Dang.

Ooh, ooh, we're gonna get winged hussars?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:12 AM (2ocoG)

I think that's what they call their variant of the F-35, isn't it?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (06Hmj)

244 The Russians are stupid to do this (if it's true).

The Poles are in high dudgeon about them as it is, and they're considerably more formidable than the Ukes.

And Trump is so far pulling back from Biden's aggressive position - provocations like this won't help keep it that way.

They should reconsider these stupid ideas.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (BI5O2)

245 Because they are attached at the hip in fraud.

Yeah, that became obvious yesterday when Barack Obama and Bill Clinton suddenly put out statements. The left must hate that they said nothing for Renee Good, but a white guy gets shot and the big guns come out.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (2ocoG)

246 I was assured that Putin only invaded Ukraine because of our NATO expansion and had no interest in causing trouble further afield.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 09:54 AM (Riz8t)

I am shocked that you would just accept an accusation fielded by someone who's pretending to not be at war with Russia that Russia did something bad.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)

247 This art makes me angry

Posted by: Weasel at January 26, 2026 10:17 AM (3zhHY)

Sold your soul to the company store?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)

248 230 They are arresting everybody. It was part of Homan's terms. If you protect the "worst of the worst", which ICE can pick up at jails, police stations, or court houses, ICE is going to sweep.

The left keeps asking for the terms which they have already waived.

The left chose to protect pedophile rapists and proven violent felons, so that they could wage a media war against Donald Trump to perhaps win the midterms.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:15 AM (krQz2)

======

And true believers on the left think that sanctuary jurisdictions are giving ICE illegals from their jails.

They earnestly believe this.

It's become, "Of course sanctuary policies don't actually mean anything."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (GBKbO)

249 The Polish Cavalry did poorly when they charged the tanks.
Posted by: Boss Moss

That really didn't happen the way that it's portrayed.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

250 This art makes me angry
Posted by: Weasel "

So, not a Ford man, then?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (XuXeR)

251 So.... what actually does happen to that money? What account(s) is it in? What ledger do all those interest payments show up on? Whose pocket does it actually go in to? Does any actual living human know the answer to this question?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:16 AM (06Hmj)

There’s no account or ledger. It all gets Theon into the same giant bucket from which all the welfare and shit is taken out.

If you overpay you’re lending the govt money. But it’s not like there’s an account somewhere earning interest on your $1000 or whatever.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (xg+/D)

252 From the link in #229.

It is well known that ICE and the Border Patrol are leery of informing Minneapolis police of their whereabouts now because every time they do, somebody in the Department leaks the information. A Minneapolis City Councilwoman is organizing members of the mob and administering a Signal channel directing protesters. Other councilmembers are participating in the disruption of law enforcement efforts. Hennepin County prosecutors are participating in felonious protests.

And the chaos is not organic. It is well-funded, well-planned, and is the product of a coordination between outside activists (many of whom get government funding) and government officials.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (Riz8t)

253 When I see this rouge river I kinda want to see it painted noir.

Posted by: TRS at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (3uBP9)

254 Sold your soul to the company store?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)
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Why, that just might be it!!

*fistbump* bro.

Posted by: Weasel at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (3zhHY)

255 Henry Ford is why we have Dearbornistan today.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

256 When I see this rouge river I kinda want to see it painted noir."

Ok, Mick.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)

257 Read the article and take it up with the Polish government.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

Don’t get aggravated. You’re the one who posted a reprimand to aos posters who hold position that Russia is not trying to expand their ‘empire’ by using this report as evidence. I simply pointed out that Poland also said Russia blew up the pipeline.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:20 AM (KDPiq)

258 I have no idea who this guy is but he sure seems to have an understanding of how insurgencies work and what he describes sure sounds like what is going on in Minneapolis.

https://is.gd/bjEup5

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 10:20 AM (HTCU3)

259 So, not a Ford man, then?
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (XuXeR)
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Definitely a Ford man!!

Posted by: Weasel at January 26, 2026 10:20 AM (3zhHY)

260 Why, that just might be it!!

*fistbump* bro.
Posted by: Weasel at January 26, 2026 10:19 AM (3zhHY)

*fistbump*

Got yer back......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:20 AM (Zz0t1)

261 They should reconsider these stupid ideas.

Pity you weren't there to advise Putin before he invaded Ukraine.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Riz8t)

262 The US, UK, Israel, Jordan and the UAE have formed a coalition to coordinate the strike on Iran.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM

That's impossible. Absolutely nothing is happening. Nothing at all. If it were, the media - fair and neutral arbiters of TRUTH that thy are - would have informed us.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (ExV1e)

263 This is a moment of truth for Trump and the country. In a sense, the entire war with the Left is wrapped up in Minnesota right now. If our side retreats one inch, makes one concession, toward some deluded idea of "turning the temperature down" or making peace with rioters, MAGA is broken. I hope he understands.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (WHfpM)

264 i heard (from la migre agent friend) that protestors were misled to deploy to some biker bars. maybe.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)

265 Black is the abscence of color. Even Mick knew.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (2Jptx)

266 I wonder if the typical leftist, aside from antifa, I mean your average AWFL truly understands what they’re doing. Like do they understand that their actions are keeping ice from deporting people who sexually assault kids? And do they just not care. Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (xg+/D)

267 Industrial plants? Like ficus trees and peace lilies?

Posted by: Oh and ferns. Corpos LOVE ferns. at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (TbWk/)

268 This is from the Biden White House archives, but I'm guessing it's the same phone number:

https://tinyurl.com/4c2ywrzw

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (Nx5jP)

269 NPR Reporters haha are part of Anti ICE group.

It is ORGANIZED CRIME

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (gbOdA)

270 I hope he understands.
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (WHfpM)

I really don't think the gentleman is for turning this time around.

Catching lead with your earlobe tends to focus one's priorities like that.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (06Hmj)

271 For those who haven't heard, they found a donor heart for Niedermeyer's Dead Horse yesterday and successfully put it in her.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM (2ocoG)

For all that we are overjoyed at this news, a moment of prayer for the family of the donor is in order.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (ExV1e)

272 263 This is a moment of truth for Trump and the country. In a sense, the entire war with the Left is wrapped up in Minnesota right now. If our side retreats one inch, makes one concession, toward some deluded idea of "turning the temperature down" or making peace with rioters, MAGA is broken. I hope he understands.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (WHfpM)

======

The chaos is getting louder but only because the media is amplifying it more.

Look at the video of the St. Paul hotel "riot."

It's like 20-30 people.

DHS says it has arrested 11,000 illegals in Minnesota in the last few weeks, and that doesn't include people getting scooped up for obstruction.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

273
Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”

Think carefully Hollywood producers and directors.

How many blowjobs can you get from a computer?

And what about the casting couch/

What about the casting couch!!!!

Where is your AI now?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iJfKG)

274 172 i would run some deepfake on scarlett.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:23 AM (R11M+)

275 Henry Ford is why we have Dearbornistan today.
——

You should blame George Washington. Charlemagne! Yeah, that’s it.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:23 AM (uQjsv)

276 Look at the video of the St. Paul hotel "riot."

It's like 20-30 people."

This. Recall the "rioting" a couple of weeks ago - all (and I mean all) of the pics were variations on a theme... with the same red car in the background.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)

277 266 I wonder if the typical leftist, aside from antifa, I mean your average AWFL truly understands what they’re doing. Like do they understand that their actions are keeping ice from deporting people who sexually assault kids? And do they just not care. Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (xg+/D)

These are the women that will get their sons' dicks chopped off and have them announce they're girls at the local Unitarian church's gendering ceremony, then pimp them out to dance in front of gay men in a nightclub, all so they can get likes, upvotes, and pats on the head for being such a stunning, brave, woke ally.

Posted by: We mock them, but they ARE monsters at January 26, 2026 10:24 AM (TbWk/)

278 I wonder if the typical leftist, aside from antifa, I mean your average AWFL truly understands what they’re doing. Like do they understand that their actions are keeping ice from deporting people who sexually assault kids? And do they just not care. Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.
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From the one case I have seen, it could be they wouldn't care, anyway. Saw a Hispanic ICE officer ask an AWFL "Do you know who you are protecting?" He explained that it was a man who was wanted for multiple counts of kiddie rape. I don't think she was convinced, but she said nothing and really didn't change her attitude.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:24 AM (krQz2)

279 DHS says it has arrested 11,000 illegals in Minnesota in the last few weeks

A number that large should be immediately reflected in quantities like rental housing rates and staffing at restaurants. Oh, and empty learing centers.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

280 dataRepublican

More about Tending the Soil later. What to know: the campaign is hosted by Chuffed and the first donation came from Jonny Soppotiuk, a Canada-based community organizer who is part of Chuffed leadership and specializes in fundraising. He is most likely a central figure in raising money.

So, yeah. Starting to look like foreigners are playing a key role in all of this.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (gbOdA)

281 Where is your AI now?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iJfKG)

They'll plunk their fancy new acting AI into one of Elon's little housekeeper robots, stick a bowtie magnet on to its neck, and we'll have a real life son of a bitching Calculon hamming it up on the silver screen for the fifteen microseconds Hollywood still survives after that.

I hate this timeline. Screw you, CERN.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (06Hmj)

282 272 263 This is a moment of truth for Trump and the country. In a sense, the entire war with the Left is wrapped up in Minnesota right now. If our side retreats one inch, makes one concession, toward some deluded idea of "turning the temperature down" or making peace with rioters, MAGA is broken. I hope he understands.

oh lighten up Francis

this message btw is one the Left very much would like to encourage

they ALWAYS encourage flying off the handle, moving before thinking. because Chaos is their god.

grind them down. the weather sucks. keep uncovering their comms and funding.

in the end this isn't Canada per se. they are - what we were before - a satrapy of China.

we're in a Cold War with China. make no mistake.

I am not seeing a ton from my very liberal family on this. one guy who is ridiculous posted some nonsense and he didn't even get likes, so he posted AGAIN more dramatically and still not much.

as this drags on, it just becomes a drag. on THEM.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (emBoF)

283 183 i like the sound of ground up lt. governor... we'll have to wait and see.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)

284 A number that large should be immediately reflected in quantities like rental housing rates and staffing at restaurants. Oh, and empty learing centers.

notice the outcry from poor MN moms whose kids don't have daycare?

no?

hmm how strange

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 10:26 AM (emBoF)

285 276 Look at the video of the St. Paul hotel "riot."

It's like 20-30 people."

This. Recall the "rioting" a couple of weeks ago - all (and I mean all) of the pics were variations on a theme... with the same red car in the background.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)

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It was the LA riots last year, too. A couple of blocks. Maybe a couple of hundred people.

We're not seeing large scale images of masses of people marching (even the days designed for it are limited in scope these days).

This PR battle will ultimately not matter. It's a narrative fight while Trump keeps sending DHS to arrest and deport literally tens of thousands in Minneapolis alone (all while red states are just obliging and deporting even more).

Focus on the narrative while the policy fight is being played out...and being won.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:27 AM (GBKbO)

286 Congressional Switchboard # 212-224-3121

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:27 AM (Nx5jP)

287 notice the outcry from poor MN moms whose kids don't have daycare?

no?

hmm how strange"

Bbbbbut Drumpf!!!

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:27 AM (XuXeR)

288 Did anyone know that the Don Lemon church siege lasted for hours?

Assholes blocking doors, blocking people from leaving and blocking school age parents for hours from their children.

Oh, and screaming at children "Your daddy's going to hell!" "This is the Devil's church!"

People are talking "imprisonment".

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:28 AM (krQz2)

289 You mean the new WEF-installed Polish government?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)

I think that's just the President whereas the PM is not. Not sure what the breakdown of powers is.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:28 AM (ExV1e)

290 And do they just not care.
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Read David Horowitz book - “Radical Son”. He explains this in great detail.

The issue is the Revolution. Nothing else matters, they will ignore ANYTHING that doesn’t comport with the narrative.

Example. Millions were slaughtered in Cambodia. Not a peep out of the leftists. Like It Never Happened.

You are wasting your breath with a true believer. Facts, logic, reason mean nothing. Less than nothing in fact - you are Part of the Problem! And must be dealt with accordingly

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:28 AM (uQjsv)

291 the main thing that's concerning me is the MN LEOs

we know they are helping the rioters (with the license plate info)

and they're not trying at all to keep the peace or anything

it's depressing. I guess I shouldn't be surprised

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (emBoF)

292 Wouldn’t you rather get an interest free loan instead of lending the money?
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:13 AM (xg+/D)

I keep getting fined for those interest free loans.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

293 These are the people who lied to us for multiple decades about not liking vigilantes.

You know, because normal vigilantes kill their criminal friends.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (krQz2)

294 we're in a Cold War with China. make no mistake.

Recent developments in China overshadow everything else in the news. Xi has purged the #2 man (in addition to every other to military man, save one) in a replay of what Mao did towards the end of his life. The really interesting thing is that the purgee was the last top brass with any actual wartime experience. This will have difficult to predict effects on the invasion of Taiwan.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (Riz8t)

295 The chaos is getting louder but only because the media is amplifying it more.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

Then the plan should be to target the media. Which we should have been doing decades ago.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (WHfpM)

296 .999 gold or silver bullion coins should be bought and sold within 2 or 3 percent of the spot price. That’s his profit.

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Yup, under normal circumstances. Up to ten points if it's a local mom and pop.

But the buyers are charging *extortionate* premiums, at least as of 2 weeks ago. Even big buyers like Apmex were wanting 10-12 points. And they're raising the minimum buy/sell, too.

Mining yields have been off for years. Refiners are snapping up whatever they can get. There is no reason for these premiums. I think it's just juicing itchy silver owners who are wanting to take profit while the market's hot.

I say "fuck it." I bought in low, I won't lose on this, and I don't like getting sodomized by the buyer. Not worth it, particularly when our bastard feds will give me a 15% haircut on it, anyhow.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (BI5O2)

297 Are there no watercannons?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (2Jptx)

298 More about Tending the Soil later. What to know: the campaign is hosted by Chuffed and the first donation came from Jonny Soppotiuk, a Canada-based community organizer who is part of Chuffed leadership and specializes in fundraising. He is most likely a central figure in raising money.

So, yeah. Starting to look like foreigners are playing a key role in all of this.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (gbOdA)

Anyone willing to bet that "Jonny" is neither a tranny nor a fag?

Speaking as a Canadian, I would have zero shits to give if DJT sent some asassins to Canada to end the SOB.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

299 White House comments line. 202 456- 1111

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 10:30 AM (0KSrI)

300 it looks like I'll get a small refund. Very small, but better than sending them $$.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026
*
Thanks for the interest-free loan!
Posted by: The United States government at January 26, 2026

***
The amount would be a rounding error in your kind of arithmetic.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:30 AM (wzUl9)

301 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I got nuthin'
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2026 10:30 AM (ppnYC)

302 295 The chaos is getting louder but only because the media is amplifying it more.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

Then the plan should be to target the media. Which we should have been doing decades ago.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (WHfpM)

======

If the goal is to deport millions of people, the plan should be to target the illegal immigrants.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:30 AM (GBKbO)

303 ... Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 26, 2026 10:30 AM (ppnYC)
+++++
I found mine. It's good.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 10:31 AM (MABZ1)

304 Assholes blocking doors, blocking people from leaving and blocking school age parents for hours from their children."

Ok - this is an example of what I mean by "most won't do anything more than kvetch"...

We'd like to think that "momma bears" (stupid phrase) would rise in rightous anger, while "daddy bears" (even more stupid) would go physical on the... assholes.

But they didn't. None fought back, no punches thrown, no scrambling to attack... lots of sitting and looking scared.

That's 99.99% of human nature. (ok I made that # up)

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:31 AM (XuXeR)

305 A number that large should be immediately reflected in quantities like rental housing rates and staffing at restaurants. Oh, and empty learing centers.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

Eh. The MSP metro area has is 3.5M. 11K people is really not a lot in the grand scheme of things to affect rents. Thousand sod people move in and out of cities every month. It’s part of the churn.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xg+/D)

306 291 the main thing that's concerning me is the MN LEOs

we know they are helping the rioters (with the license plate info)

and they're not trying at all to keep the peace or anything

it's depressing. I guess I shouldn't be surprised
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (emBoF)

It would appear they are co-conspirators and/or accessories. Round them all up too.

Posted by: This is an actual insurrection, treat accordingly at January 26, 2026 10:31 AM (TbWk/)

307 Example. Millions were slaughtered in Cambodia. Not a peep out of the leftists. Like It Never Happened.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:28 AM (uQjsv)
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"Vectored sympathy", I call it.

Only when some lib screenwriter could cobble together that Nixon caused it, was it even exposed in the Killing Fields. However, they wrote a speech for Sam Waterston that let you know that it was in fact Nixon's bombing that was the problem. "We bombed them into insanity."

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (krQz2)

308 That's 99.99% of human nature. (ok I made that # up)
Posted by: man

86.19% of all statistics are made up.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

309 From Texas ERCOT Dashboard

Wind5,726 MW(7.7%)40,624 MW

Wind returns about 1/15th on invested value.

Natural Gas35,125 MW(47.3%)68,441 MW

We have spent 65% of gas investment in Wind and look at the return.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (gbOdA)

310 It would be better to have Shakespeare a ghey trannie, at least a white guy could match what we know he looked like

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Ia/+0)

311 "The Polish Cavalry did poorly when they charged the tanks."

Never happened. Story was invented by an Italian war correspondent.

Surprised that this bit of misinformation still exists.

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ZdhjE)

312 Mining yields have been off for years. Refiners are snapping up whatever they can get. There is no reason for these premiums. I think it's just juicing itchy silver owners who are wanting to take profit while the market's hot.

I say "fuck it." I bought in low, I won't lose on this, and I don't like getting sodomized by the buyer. Not worth it, particularly when our bastard feds will give me a 15% haircut on it, anyhow.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 10:29 AM (BI5O2)

Maybe you could sell direct to a refiner?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (8zz6B)

313 Pity you weren't there to advise Putin before he invaded Ukraine.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Riz8t)

Should have allowed the Ukrainians to continue shelling the two regions who don't want to be part of Ukraine. Much better. Much more democratic.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ExV1e)

314 86.19% of all statistics are made up.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

The other half are fake.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:33 AM (gbOdA)

315 "oh lighten up Francis
this message btw is one the Left very much would like to encourage
they ALWAYS encourage flying off the handle"..

No, thanks. I'm right. And I did not suggest "flying off the handle." Quite the contrary. We need a very measured, deliberate and coordinated plan that, above all, clearly communicates where we are in this war with the larger Left. Because it is a war -- well beyond Minnesota.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 26, 2026 10:33 AM (WHfpM)

316 Should head out to finish the driveway

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 10:33 AM (Ia/+0)

317 Does the WH comment line take Text Messages? I assume so, but I’m not certain.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:33 AM (uQjsv)

318 Example. Millions were slaughtered in Cambodia. Not a peep out of the leftists. Like It Never Happened.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:28 AM (uQjsv)
++++
Well, the Sorbonne quit talking up its greatest graduate afterward. Does sudden silence without repudiation count?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 10:33 AM (MABZ1)

319 Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”
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Oh?

When other American workers complained about cheaper labor stealing their work, you and yours laughed, made jokes about "dey took r jerbs" and said "learn to code."

Well.

Lear to code.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (HXT0k)

320 copied ftom jj

Shakespeare Chunker Leibowitz

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (gbOdA)

321 Oh?

When other American workers complained about cheaper labor stealing their work, you and yours laughed, made jokes about "dey took r jerbs" and said "learn to code."

Well.

Lear to code.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (HXT0k)
++++
Nobody likes the shoe when it ends up on the other foot.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (MABZ1)

322 Well.

Lear to code.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (HXT0k)

25 bux same as downtown

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (gbOdA)

323 But they didn't. None fought back, no punches thrown, no scrambling to attack... lots of sitting and looking scared.

That's 99.99% of human nature. (ok I made that # up)
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:31 AM (XuXeR)

it's a bunch of retards being loud and mean. No one got injured. No one pulled out any knives or started taking swings.

Momma Bears and Daddy Bears know full well you don't bring your fangs and claws to a shouting match.

I'm not getting my kids taken away from me by the county because i'm in jail for assault or attempted murder over some worthless shitbags. Turning an unpleasant situation into a full on bloodbath just because you're angry at some retards doesn't make you a Tough Guy, it makes you a fucking retard, too.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (06Hmj)

324
We have spent 65% of gas investment in Wind and look at the return.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (gbOdA)

Power generation facilities like 'green' energy only as a backup to cover during scheduled outages. Period.

It sucks as a solution and everyone knows it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:35 AM (Zz0t1)

325 Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.
Posted by: Really??

Yes. Good brought her kid. Many are playing Gazan and using them as shields.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 10:35 AM (zILP0)

326 86.19% of all statistics are made up.
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

The other half are fake."

*starts cipher'n... oh, wait. No Maths*

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:35 AM (XuXeR)

327 The Ford's were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at January 26, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

328 River Rouge Plant
Charles Sheeler (1883–1965)

Whitney Museum of Art: (In part) Charles Sheeler was a leading exponent of the innovative modernist style that arose after World War I in the United States and came to be known as Precisionism. Artists associated with the movement fused a planar geometry developed from European Cubism with an interest in uniquely American subjects, often celebrating industry and a Machine Age aesthetic.
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This painting also looks a bit like the old Inland Fisher Guide plant, West Trenton, NJ
The Inland Fisher Guide Plant was a General Motors facility located in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey, that opened in 1938 as one of its most modern plants and was operated by the firm for 60 years.

I'd probably not hang the painting but enjoyed the art lesson. Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:35 AM (NFX2v)

329 Was there video of Keith Porter?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (yVcA5)

330 Is anyone else of two minds about the feds going hard in leftoid cities/states?

On the one hand making Tampon Timmy have a case of the sadz makes me happy.

On the other hand I want to see these places collapse under the weight of their own retarded policies.

One seems like short-term happiness and the other, long-term. I dunno.

Also, today is an anniversary of my 29th birthday! Unfortunately I'm ice-bound down here in Central Texas.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (5aZAZ)

331 Well my point being, for the leftist revolutionaries in and out of government the Narrative governs all.

Sure, your parents might have been raped, murdered, and eaten by illegal alien trannies released from a prison on the other side of the planet, but your comrades will offer no sympathy.

Besides, they kind of deserved it anyhow. “Your privilege is showing!”

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (uQjsv)

332
Maybe you could sell direct to a refiner?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (8zz6B)

I'm your Huckleberry.

Posted by: Rick Harrison - Pawn Star at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (Zz0t1)

333 Should head out to finish the driveway
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 10:33 AM (Ia/+0)

Scuff it with 400 grit, then lay down a coat of 2-part epoxy primer, followed by black urethane enamel. Should hold up well.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (8zz6B)

334 "Vectored sympathy", I call it....

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (krQz2)

That's a good one.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (06Hmj)

335 330 Is anyone else of two minds about the feds going hard in leftoid cities/states?

On the one hand making Tampon Timmy have a case of the sadz makes me happy.

On the other hand I want to see these places collapse under the weight of their own retarded policies.

One seems like short-term happiness and the other, long-term. I dunno.

Also, today is an anniversary of my 29th birthday! Unfortunately I'm ice-bound down here in Central Texas.

Posted by: ballistic at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (5aZAZ)

=======

We've been waiting for Illinois to collapse for decades.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (GBKbO)

336 it's a bunch of retards being loud and mean. No one got injured. "

Reportedly - kids were separated, by force, from parents for hours...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

337 181 Also, the really interesting thing from the Signal chats is that someone is running license plates for Antifa. That's generally LEO-only as far as I'm aware.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (2ocoG)

I expect that it could be a clerk in Records, not necessarily a sworn LEO. However, if Minnesota has a DPSST (department of public safety standards and training) like Oregon and other states, then the clerks could be required to have a DPSST license -- which comes with signing written promises, including vague ones about keeping trust. That kind of abuse of the system would presumably count, so if nothing else, their DPSST license (and job) would be at risk.

Posted by: SciVo at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Sy6m/)

338 Newly Released Records Reveal 725% Increase in Medicaid for Illinois Children Without SSNs

1. illegals
ii. fake billing
c. adult billed as chillrens

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (gbOdA)

339 For those who haven't heard, they found a donor heart for Niedermeyer's Dead Horse yesterday and successfully put it in her.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 09:56 AM

I didn't see that. Great news!

I also didn't know NDH was an 'ette. Huh...the things you learn around here.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (kgE5c)

340 Can we haz tritium reactors? That stuff is as common as lead.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (yVcA5)

341 Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.
Posted by: Really??

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Illegal aliens and women are the last strongholds of Dem approval. Dems have probably stolen so much over the years, through NGO and government scams, that the party itself is literally at stake.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (krQz2)

342 341 Illegal aliens and women are the last strongholds of Dem approval. Dems have probably stolen so much over the years, through NGO and government scams, that the party itself is literally at stake.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (krQz2)

=======

Leftist just truly believe that all browns must be punished by coming to racist America, it seems.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:38 AM (GBKbO)

343 Internet says you cannot text the WH. If you want to contact them you need to send an e-mail.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ix8EF)

344 It sucks as a solution and everyone knows it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

The worst part about "green energy" is that you still need 100% (110%?) baseload. It's pissing in the wind.
Let private capital fund the "green energy" so they can save money in "good" conditions... not the base suppliers.

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 10:40 AM (q6tQZ)

345 Family that got tears gas after driving home from Bball game and got $300k gofundme

1. Were at protest
2. Left 6 mth old in car
3. Wife is murderer

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:40 AM (gbOdA)

346 Is EMail still a thing?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:40 AM (yVcA5)

347 Can we haz tritium reactors? That stuff is as common as lead.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (yVcA5)

That would be a fusion reactor. So far, nobody has built one that works.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:40 AM (8zz6B)

348 197 Just did a back-of-the-envelope calculation of my fed taxes. If I did it right, esp. the calculation of the new standard deduction, it looks like I'll get a small refund. Very small, but better than sending them $$.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

They'll make it up in volume.

Posted by: H&R Blockhead at January 26, 2026 10:40 AM (oftw2)

349 Orangeman Bad is over the target. Clenis and Chocolate Jesus are calling for more protests, er riots.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wOO3z)

350 I think it was the French who are recycling fuel rods.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:42 AM (yVcA5)

351 Just did a back-of-the-envelope calculation of my fed taxes."

Yay. That's a job for this week...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:42 AM (XuXeR)

352 Reportedly - kids were separated, by force, from parents for hours...
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

That certainly changes things, but it's up to the parents there to make the calculation if their kid is really in danger, or if it's just a situational nuisance. If the kid is separated, but still with trusted other members of their community, they would be a lot less likely to consider it an emergency I suppose.

Now, i'm not saying those shitheads didn't *deserve* a bloodbath, mind you.

I'm just venting that it's not fair to think these people were pussies and cowards just because they didn't go full Brawl in Cell Block 99 on said shitheads. My catharsis is not their liability.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:42 AM (06Hmj)

353 Comment line is closed today due to weather. You can call that line direct between 10 and 3 M-F

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 10:42 AM (0KSrI)

354 WaPo, Visual Forensics, 'Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos shows' A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left...
Posted minutes ago

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (NFX2v)

355 Also, new ramping up of baseload for data centers.
I'd make the new users fund 125% of what they anticipate as their need.
Make them give us a break.

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (q6tQZ)

356 165 160 Sorry I'm late.

I couldn't stop laughing.

"Shakespeare Was A Black Jewish Woman"
Posted by: pawn at January 26, 2026 10:03 AM (jnZe

You left out Lesbian.

Satire is unable to keep up with reality.

University of Utah class explores ‘Black Trans Lesbian Marxists’ and radical literature

https://tinyurl.com/2s3hpmz4

Posted by: Archimedes at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (Riz8t)

357 "Vectored sympathy", I call it....

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:32 AM (krQz2)

That's a good one.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:36 AM (06Hmj)
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And their politics are all based on emotion, so they have to watch themselves, it seems, to avoid any sympathy for somebody who is not of the Body.

Which is why conservative black men get 0 sympathy and liberals are even more likely to use racist slurs against them. I've even seen it where in discussing physical victims, they will say something like "we cannot allow ourselves to feel too much for these people", and then the explainer follows.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (krQz2)

358 > The Minneapolis cops are collaborating."

Does seem that way. Again, tho - who's funding this?
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You are funding it. Anyone who's paid taxes is funding this. That's part of it. Some of the money comes from one of several billionaires who funnel money into NGO's not shut down, who then in turn send it to outfits running the riots and insurrection in Minnesota.

The billionaires are known. A better question is why are they still breathing?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (qwVdq)

359
That would be a fusion reactor. So far, nobody has built one that works.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:40 AM (8zz6B)

I could be mistaken, but I believe they're testing one or two small ones in South Texas somewhere.

Posted by: Rick Harrison - Pawn Star at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

360 354 WaPo, Visual Forensics, 'Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos shows' A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left...
Posted minutes ago

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (NFX2v)

=======

Did the cop who shot know that the suspect was disarmed? Did he know that the one gun was the only gun?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

361 And shit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

362 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wOO3z

Who's Clenis?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (2sfNr)

363 think these people were pussies and cowards just because they didn't go full Brawl in Cell Block 99 on said shitheads"

Who said that? I'm simply pointing out that this is how most people react.
FWIW, the "retards" are in full control if no one punches back...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (XuXeR)

364 Russia was the go-to for rebuilding spent fuel control rods.

Are they still performing this service for the West? One wonders. Another data point that the Western “leadership” has a death wish.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (uQjsv)

365 266 Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:21 AM (xg+/D)

To them? Yes.

Their lives are empty. All they've ever wanted to be are heroes fighting Hitler and the Nazis, to give it some sort of meaning.

So they've made Trump into Hitler, and every non-leftist into Nazis.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (6Uni8)

366 the are about 1.5 million kids in China with US Birth citizenship

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (gbOdA)

367 Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:42 AM (06Hmj)

Love that movie. Also made me think of my Dad who would have gone all Cell Block 99 . Not saying that would have been the appropriate thing to do just that it’s what he would have done.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (KDPiq)

368 WaPo, Visual Forensics, 'Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos shows' A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left...
Posted minutes ago
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (NFX2v)

As I understand it, this is irrelevant. The time between "federal agent secured weapon" and "federal agent shot asshole" was - maybe - two seconds.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (ExV1e)

369 352 Reportedly - kids were separated, by force, from parents for hours...
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

Shit, if it was me as a kid I'd have been grateful for the respite.

Posted by: Thank you Mr. Ice can I go home with you? at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (TbWk/)

370 366 the are about 1.5 million kids in China with US Birth citizenship

It's a tax!

Posted by: SCOTUS at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)

371 A Washington Post analysis of videos"

"Duuuude... pass the bong and play it again. Whhhhoa"

/description of WaPo "analysis"

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (XuXeR)

372 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wOO3z

Who's Clenis?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke a

Bill Clinton.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (wOO3z)

373 Looks too clean.
Posted by: Next2Nothing at January 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tA1/w)

Too new to have the decades of soot and grime industrial city dwellers come to know and love.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (Hx0tZ)

374 Minnesota is a syndicate, and Don Twinkles is the boss.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (krQz2)

375 I could be mistaken, but I believe they're testing one or two small ones in South Texas somewhere.
Posted by: Rick Harrison - Pawn Star at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (Zz0t1)

UT had a test site when I matriculated in 1982.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (gbOdA)

376
Did the cop who shot know that the suspect was disarmed? Did he know that the one gun was the only gun?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

Everyone knows anyone armed has only one weapon, silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

377 Galen Winsor said our piles of fuel rods if recycled would pay off the debt.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (yVcA5)

378 Their lives are empty. All they've ever wanted to be are heroes fighting Hitler and the Nazis, to give it some sort of meaning.

So they've made Trump into Hitler, and every non-leftist into Nazis.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (6Uni

But they are so ignorant they don’t understand that the Nazis were Leftists. Germans are still Leftists.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (KDPiq)

379 Chocolate Jesus
——-

I think the AOS styleguide prefers “Mocha Messiah”

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (uQjsv)

380 Everyone knows anyone armed has only one weapon, silly."

One gun only, Vassily...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (XuXeR)

381 Fog of war and as usual they brought their own fog machine.

Walts is holed up the mansion. Let go save him.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (EyfuW)

382 I've always tried to balance how much withholding I have with what I'll owe, so that I never send or receive back very much in April. Usually I come in pretty close.

This past year I underestimated my income from two sources in my earlier calculations. This upcoming year I won't have an employer (I hope) to withhold anything, so I'll need a new strategy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (wzUl9)

383 when I matriculated in 1982.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Please keep the details of your sex life to yourself

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)

384 Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters.
Posted by: Really??
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Yes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (XeU6L)

385 369 352 Reportedly - kids were separated, by force, from parents for hours...
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

Shit, if it was me as a kid I'd have been grateful for the respite.
Posted by: Thank you Mr. Ice can I go home with you? at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (TbWk/)

Put their name on the list for next month babysitting and they will never come back again.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (gbOdA)

386 Fusion power has been 10 years away my entire life.
Like AGW catastrophe,

Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (q6tQZ)

387 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

388 Please keep the details of your sex life to yourself
Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)

/pl
Its tonight

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (gbOdA)

389 UT had a test site when I matriculated in 1982.
——-

You was matriculated!

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (uQjsv)

390 Galen Winsor said our piles of fuel rods if recycled would pay off the debt.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (yVcA5)

I suspect this is a hyperbole. It would, however, provide cheap(er) fuel for new rods and reduce the amount of high level waste which must be stored.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)

391 376
Did the cop who shot know that the suspect was disarmed? Did he know that the one gun was the only gun?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

Everyone knows anyone armed has only one weapon, silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

======

Once an armed citizen decided to interfere with police activity...he kind of signed his own death warrant.

If one is going to go to war, one doesn't approach the enemy soldier and expect to be treated like a non-combatant.

So...are these dolts at war or not? If they are...they're not acting like it. If they're not...they should probably keep away from police doing their duty.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

392 Fusion power has been 10 years away my entire life.
Like AGW catastrophe,
Posted by: MkY at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (q6tQZ)
++++
What do fusion power, Iranian ascendance and Brazilian ascendance all have in common?

They're all always just 10 years away.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (MABZ1)

393 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 10:45 AM (wOO3z

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (2sfNr)

394 Their lives are empty. All they've ever wanted to be are heroes fighting Hitler and the Nazis, to give it some sort of meaning.

So they've made Trump into Hitler, and every non-leftist into Nazis.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (6Uni

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Their lives *are* empty. Bodily existence is a low ceiling.

Yet, that is mainly what Marxism offers is just a more equitable bodily existence. There is no audience but Instagram.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (krQz2)

395 387 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

currently takes about 1000x power to generate 1x power

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (gbOdA)

396 Did the cop who shot know that the suspect was disarmed? Did he know that the one gun was the only gun?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

When someone yells Gun! and a shot goes off there is likely going to be return fire.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (KDPiq)

397
So...are these dolts at war or not? If they are...they're not acting like it. If they're not...they should probably keep away from police doing their duty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

"Why are you using real bullets?!?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (Zz0t1)

398 Is fighting Trump more important than their kids being safe from these monsters."

What was the Golda line about Arabs loving their kids again?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:49 AM (XuXeR)

399 Everyone knows anyone armed has only one weapon, silly.
Posted by: Sponge
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Not Funny.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at January 26, 2026 10:49 AM (XeU6L)

400 360. Did the cop who shot know that the suspect was disarmed? Did he know that the one gun was the only gun?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Only got the headline, dear.

But the article is out and that's that point.

Couple that with Mika Brzezinski interviewing a MN child psychiatrist on TV this AM about having the "ICE talk" with children, I think we can see a little clearer where this might be heading.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:49 AM (NFX2v)

401 Lesson is don’t resist if your are armed.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:49 AM (KDPiq)

402 Who said that? I'm simply pointing out that this is how most people react.
FWIW, the "retards" are in full control if no one punches back...
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:44 AM (XuXeR)

No, you're not, I'm really just extrapolating wildly and then ranting against the thing I want to rant against instead.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:49 AM (06Hmj)

403 But they are so ignorant they don’t understand that the Nazis were Leftists. Germans are still Leftists.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (KDPiq)

Wasn't their argument for the Nazis being right wing that Nazis hated Jews and the left loves Jews? Plus the Nazis were very aggressive, like the notorious right wing Soviets, and the notorious right wing Chinese.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)

404 Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Over 700 Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: “Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation”

What they're really afraid of is that people are AI generating fake Hollywood content that isn't far left. Like the South Park short about the Learing Center where Walz says "We're not just retarded, we're MINNESOTA retarded".

Also, they were on the Learn To Code bandwagon a few years ago, so fuck 'em.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (2ocoG)

405 395 387 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

currently takes about 1000x power to generate 1x power
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:48 AM (gbOdA)

That seems not optimal. Surprised the Greenies have jumped on it.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (pDt9x)

406 The left wants martyrs and there are true believers stupid enough to become them. It's beyond sick.

Posted by: As many bloody shirts as possible at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (TbWk/)

407 What was the Golda line about Arabs loving their kids again?
Posted by: man

Something along the lines of, "There will be peace when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us [i.e. the Jews]."

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

408 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

Well, when you put a piece of the Sun in a bottle, it melts the bottle, then goes out, because it expands and gets too cold to burn anymore.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (8zz6B)

409 Fog of war and as usual they brought their own fog machine.

Walts is holed up the mansion. Let go save him.
Posted by: thug dolphin

Oh, geez. Would you look at the time. I have to dlop the hogs, finish my homework...

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (zILP0)

410 The issue is the Revolution. Nothing else matters, they will ignore ANYTHING that doesn’t comport with the narrative.

Example. Millions were slaughtered in Cambodia. Not a peep out of the leftists. Like It Never Happened.
=====

This is the historical truth that justifies the only Solution to Marxism that history also teaches.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (RIvkX)

411 You was matriculated!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (uQjsv)

transitive or intransitive verb does not need the be.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (gbOdA)

412 I'm really just extrapolating wildly and then ranting against the thing I want to rant against instead."

*looks around*

We can do that here? Whoooo!!!!

*lights pitchfork*

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (XuXeR)

413 378 But they are so ignorant they don’t understand that the Nazis were Leftists. Germans are still Leftists.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:46 AM (KDPiq)

Why would that matter to them?

People need to stop thinking that leftists are going to listen to anything but their own emotional sperging.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (6Uni8)

414 I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:44 AM (gbOdA)

Wrong plant. Cadillac is 30 miles thataway ------>

Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (Hx0tZ)

415 There was an X post showing pictures of Pretti and Good next to each other. There is something to this physiognomy idea.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (GPa4z)

416 Apparently the urban $hitholes are revolting.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (yVcA5)

417 387 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

Temperature.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 10:52 AM (g8Ew8)

418 Apparently the urban $hitholes are revolting.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (yVcA5)

It's winter! They stink on ice!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:52 AM (Zz0t1)

419 Yes. Good brought her kid.

—

She brought her dog. At least the day she committed suicide. She could well have brought her kid other times she payed hero.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:52 AM (xg+/D)

420 There was an X post showing pictures of Pretti and Good next to each other. There is something to this physiognomy idea.

Pretti has a *classic* "I'm Chris Hansen, why don't you have a seat?" face.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:52 AM (2ocoG)

421 Urban shitholes are revolting.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (wOO3z)

422 Ok, gotta do stuff. Bye...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (XuXeR)

423 The outside temp has soared to 27F

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (ZxPkt)

424 The outside temp has soared to 27F
Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (ZxPkt)

It's still 20 here.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (Zz0t1)

425 Lesson is don’t resist if your are armed.
Posted by: Opinion fact

One of the top three lessons of your chl class SHOULD HAVE BEEN you have a higher responsibility as a chl holder to not put yourself in a sub optimal situation such as a riot.

He did.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (zILP0)

426 Why would that matter to them?

People need to stop thinking that leftists are going to listen to anything but their own emotional sperging.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (6Uni

Another example of why the feminization of our society is a disaster.

Posted by: Forget facts and reason, we haz FEELZ at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (TbWk/)

427 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child. Posted by: tubal

A lack of government funded studies that lead to tenure.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (HTCU3)

428 Apparently the urban $hitholes are revolting.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026

***
I know, I've seen 'em. Blue suburbs aren't much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)

429 28F here.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (yVcA5)

430 The most surprising thing about fusion is matter can assume 4 states - solid, liquid, gas and plasma.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (GPa4z)

431 Wrong plant. Cadillac is 30 miles thataway ------>
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (Hx0tZ)

About 35% of ford parts fit the corresponding year caddy.
Like the Bugatti parts that cost $3500 are really just $30 dollar Audi parts.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (gbOdA)

432 28 down here by the bay and 83% humid

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (gbOdA)

433 Wasn't their argument for the Nazis being right wing that Nazis hated Jews and the left loves Jews? Plus the Nazis were very aggressive, like the notorious right wing Soviets, and the notorious right wing Chinese.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)
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Not really. The argument for Nazis being "right" is that they weren't doctrinaire Marxists. Their doctrine resisted the idea that goal of socialist takeover was to create government-less communes worldwide.

Thus they did not follow Marx's theory of History, and they impeded the step to the "End of History".

All that is true, but you're a Marxist if you claim that fascist are "on the right". A doctrinaire Marxist affirms that a really oppressive government has to come in, controlling all production, but, as above, it has to strip people down to prepare for the world without government.

You see, all socialisms have been national, in practice. Some of them have kinda-sorta yearned for a state-less world, and others don't see any need further than total "collective" power.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (krQz2)

434 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM

It turns out that it is difficult to maintain the heat and pressure inside a star in a controlled manner on Earth.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (jc0TO)

435 Why would that matter to them?

People need to stop thinking that leftists are going to listen to anything but their own emotional sperging.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 10:51 AM (6Uni

It doesn’t matter to them and I’ve said many times it’s useless to have a debate or discussion with a Leftist. Same as it would be to reason with a mental patient. It’s why I say just mock them.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (KDPiq)

436 Gas pitchfork, genius.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (EyfuW)

437 People need to stop thinking that leftists are going to listen to anything but their own emotional sperging.

The left's only principle is gaining power. That's why it's pointless to tell them they're hypocrites, because in their minds they're not. All positions they've taken are in service of gaining power, so there is no hypocrisy and they're fine with it.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (2ocoG)

438 Just hit 32F in Southern New Mexico. Should be a slow day for CPB at the border.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (HTCU3)

439 zombie Bob Ross seems conspicuously absent from the comments today. I hope some unhappy large Ferns haven't gotten him.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (0sNs1)

440
It turns out that it is difficult to maintain the heat and pressure inside a star in a controlled manner on Earth.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (jc0TO)

I was going to mention that whole "black hole" possibility that comes with it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (Zz0t1)

441 About 35% of ford parts fit the corresponding year caddy.
Like the Bugatti parts that cost $3500 are really just $30 dollar Audi parts.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 10:54 AM (gbOdA)

Lexus dealers charge 30% more for an oil change than Toyota dealers. For the exact same engines used in both.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (xg+/D)

442 We're still seeing about 30 F. in Da Swamp.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (wzUl9)

443 The outside temp has soared to 27F
Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (ZxPkt)

It's still 20 here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:53 AM (Zz0t1)
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8 in GRM, but the good news is that the Feels Like is 8 as well.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (krQz2)

444 Have one more round of shoveling. Twenty inches is a lot of snow.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (e4I2N)

445 It's around 10 degrees here in OKC.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (g8Ew8)

446 438 Just hit 32F in Southern New Mexico. Should be a slow day for CPB at the border.

ice, however, will be having a heyday

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 10:57 AM (sGtp+)

447 The painting is wonderful and has a Frank Lloyd Wright prairie style vibe. Would hang but for living in a boring colonial style house.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (GPa4z)

448 "About 35% of ford parts fit the corresponding year caddy."

?

Posted by: GM at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (vFG9F)

449 Guess I gotta go get dressed and start shoveling. Oh boy.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

450 "About 35% of ford parts fit the corresponding year caddy."

?
Posted by: GM at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (vFG9F)

It's widely known that GM rarely created it's own shit and just stole ideas from everyone else.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)

451 It's up to 31F in South Alabama. I have already blown out the candles I put under the plastic with my bedding plants.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (jc0TO)

452 Good morning, freezing friends!

Posted by: Piper at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (OoFl2)

453 ---
8 in GRM, but the good news is that the Feels Like is 8 as well.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:56 AM (krQz2)

We're now at 21 'feels like' 10.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (Zz0t1)

454 The outside temp has soared to 27F

23 here just south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (2ocoG)

455 Bob Ross would not be happy. There are no trees.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (krQz2)

456 I like those blunt sticks that insurrection control is carrying. What ate they called?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (yVcA5)

457 Balmy 6 degrees here in my AO.

Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (pDt9x)

458 Point being, the arctic air that has been overhead for days is finally moving on

supposed to be in the 40s this afternoon

Posted by: Don Black at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (ZxPkt)

459 Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (krQz2)

They don’t want to hear that Mussolini and Goebbels were Marxists.

Marxist that became a Nazi because Marxism didn’t hate Jews enough or a Fascist because Marxism wasn’t aggressive enough.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 11:00 AM (KDPiq)

460 Olds and Caddys used to share a lot of part. A Tornado and an Eldorado have the same drivetrain.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:00 AM (vFG9F)

461 We are scheduled to freeze again tonight, then two days above 32 at night, then another plunge, so I guess there are at least two waves of Canadian air.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:00 AM (jc0TO)

462 Rant up

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (zILP0)

463 About 35% of ford parts fit the corresponding year caddy.

A lot of parts come from 3rd party suppliers like Bosch nowadays. Tesla's gas and brake pedals are famously also found in Ford and Mercedes, for instance.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (2ocoG)

464 Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

You be careful out there. Don't do too much at once and take frequent breaks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (2sfNr)

465 Well, when you put a piece of the Sun in a bottle, it melts the bottle, then goes out, because it expands and gets too cold to burn anymore.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 10:50 AM (8zz6B)

It’s similar in concept to the idea “what if you create an acid that can dissolve anything?”
Well it heads straight to the center of the earth, doesn’t it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (cx1bp)

466 Sorry but I’m cracking up at these weather reports. OMG 27 degrees!!!!!

I’ve lived most of my life in places where 27 on a January morning is considered average, maybe even somewhat warm day.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (xg+/D)

467 Olds and Buicks used to share parts.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (yVcA5)

468 All positions they've taken are in service of gaining power, so there is no hypocrisy and they're fine with it.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (2ocoG)

If you look at two situations, with two different sets of conditions, and come to two different conclusions, they call you a hypocrite for it.

What they do really can't be called "thinking" anymore. It's an entirely different process, with entirely different algorithms for going from one thing to another and judging validity.

If it were an Algebra, it would be Axeman's Vectored Sympathy operation over the field of some set of fanciful numbers generated by something other than a successor operator. 2 + 2 = 5. Or 4. Or Thursday. Whatever you need, comrade.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM (06Hmj)

469 School was canceled today in Las Cruces, NM because it rained on Saturday and there was a trace of snow on the ground between 6am and 8am on Sunday.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 11:02 AM (HTCU3)

470 Sorry but I’m cracking up at these weather reports. OMG 27 degrees!!!!!

I’ve lived most of my life in places where 27 on a January morning is considered average, maybe even somewhat warm day.
Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:01 AM

We usually only get one or two freezes down here on the Gulf of America. Sometimes none.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jc0TO)

471 368. As I understand it, this is irrelevant. The time between "federal agent secured weapon" and "federal agent shot asshole" was - maybe - two seconds.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I did a little bit of investigation (not dealing with law enforcement) with/for the gov. years ago and it often involved filming and weights/measurements, but such analysis (time, distance, etc.) would need to go to very specialized individuals, contractors for final analysis and report in matters of great importance such as severe injuries or illnesses and/or deaths.

Yes, just seconds might pass when it comes to doing the job of ICE agent. (Any law enforcement.) What a burden.

But that's the desired outcome - run out Greg Bovino and his groups, and stop others from applying for those positions with he government. (A lot is going on messing with job applications, applicants, and so on.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (NFX2v)

472 The none years mean bad mosquitos.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (jc0TO)

473 455 Bob Ross would not be happy. There are no trees.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (krQz2)

Cut down to make Model T wheels

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (gbOdA)

474 Olds and Caddys used to share a lot of part. A Tornado and an Eldorado have the same drivetrain.
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 11:00 AM (vFG9F)

All GMs are like that. A Tahoe is a suburban is an Escalade. A Silverado is a Sierra. A Camaro is a Firebird.

And so forth.

I’ve never have and never will understand the point of that.

Posted by: Really?? at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (xg+/D)

475
Why would that matter to them?

People need to stop thinking that leftists are going to listen to anything but their own emotional sperging.
Posted by: XTC
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And that is the essence of the problem. Their psyches are so damaged that they cannot respond to facts or reason.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (XeU6L)

476 387 Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

The promise is the danger: such big energy has to be contained, to be used Earthside. But then the containment itself takes energy, since we're talking magnetic bottles for plasma that would destroy any material. Theoretically, if you could use the energy created to power its own containment...

To put the problem in perspective, the Sun is a fusion reactor. The pressure from all immense gravity of its large mass takes hydrogen and fuses it into helium, which generates immense amounts of energy, and... I forget what triggers the fission reaction that splits it back into hydrogen, but that happens too. (Nothing is free, the energy has to come from somewhere, so IIRC some small mass is lost in subatomic particles.)

So there's both reactions in the Sun, but it's the fusion that's the really big deal; and the same numbers that get captains of industry licking their lips also mean you're basically trying to control the energy of a star, and make it safe to be on the same planet as.

Posted by: SciVo at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Sy6m/)

477 > Temperature.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 26, 2026 10:52 AM (g8Ew

Also pressure and time... the so-called "triple product".

To some degree these can be played off against each other.

The problem is that generating the necessary conditions of temperature, pressure, and time, *thus far* requires more energy input than you get out.

We know that that fusion power isn't impossible because we have both hydrogen bombs and the sun that demonstrate otherwise. It's just very difficult to do, in a controlled way, with the equipment than we Mere Mortals have developed to date.

I've seen proposals to use hydrogen bombs as a sort of hybrid geothermal system. You drill a really deep hole, along with conduits (or rock fractures) so you can put water down and get steam back out. Then you set off a hydrogen bomb at the bottom of the hole.

When things start to cool off, you chuck another bomb down the hole. Lather, rinse, repeat.

There are obviously some practical issues here (how do you keep the hole open or rapidly regenerate it, given that you're setting off fusion bombs at the bottom), but it would work.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 11:05 AM (IG3/x)

478
Any science types here that could articulate the basic stumbling block with fusion reactors. Speak as if you were talking to a child.
Posted by: tubal at January 26, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

Well...there's a lot of math involved,

and as we all know, math is hard.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 11:06 AM (iJfKG)

479 > Cut down to make Model T wheels
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 11:04 AM (gbOdA)

The Kingsford charcoal company got its start as a method of using up the scrap wood from Model Ts.

Henry Ford was a cheap mofo.

Like Wendy's coming up with the chili as a method of using up unsold hamburger patties.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 11:08 AM (IG3/x)

480 Hitler himself wrote that traditional, ethnic based bigotry against the Jews was not going to work. So he formulated a "Scientific antisemitism" and taught that the anti-natural behavior of Jews was the problem.

Just one example: other nations had banded together in consolidated nations to compete for supremacy of "race". The Jews, on the other hand *seemed* happy to live among the other nations. Then he mixed back in Messianic prophesies of the Messiah ruling all nations, and decided that this dream they had of ruling all nations in that way was a summit of anti-naturalism.

So even his hatred of the Jews was not *traditional*, although it could have been propagated by older hatreds just as equally.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:08 AM (krQz2)

481 352 Reportedly - kids were separated, by force, from parents for hours...
Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

That certainly changes things, but it's up to the parents there to make the calculation if their kid is really in danger, or if it's just a situational nuisance. If the kid is separated, but still with trusted other members of their community, they would be a lot less likely to consider it an emergency I suppose.

Now, i'm not saying those shitheads didn't *deserve* a bloodbath, mind you.

I'm just venting that it's not fair to think these people were pussies and cowards just because they didn't go full Brawl in Cell Block 99 on said shitheads. My catharsis is not their liability.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 26, 2026 10:42 AM (06Hmj)
Probably get willowed, but what if I had 3 kids get separated into a room and only 2 were returned to me? At this church?

Posted by: Eromero at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (LHPAg)

482 Mamdani demands that Trump remove ice from NYC.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (HTCU3)

483 322 Well.

Lear to code.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 10:34 AM (HXT0k)

25 bux same as downtown

what's that in chatgpt tokens?

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (sGtp+)

484 > 482 Mamdani demands that Trump remove ice from NYC.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 26, 2026 11:10 AM (HTCU3)

That's nice.

I demand that MummyDummy go fuck himself.

Posted by: President Donald Trump at January 26, 2026 11:12 AM (IG3/x)

485 Nood rant.

Posted by: President Donald Trump at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (IG3/x)

486 473 455 Bob Ross would not be happy. There are no trees.
Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:59 AM (krQz2)

Cut down to make Model T wheels

well, as ol' rushbo used to say, the most beautiful thing about a tree is the model t wheels you can make from it.

Posted by: anachronda at January 26, 2026 11:13 AM (sGtp+)

487 460 (ford motor) ah yes, the olds tornado and the caddy eldrado.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 11:15 AM (R11M+)

488 Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 10:55 AM (krQz2)

They don’t want to hear that Mussolini and Goebbels were Marxists.

Marxist that became a Nazi because Marxism didn’t hate Jews enough or a Fascist because Marxism wasn’t aggressive enough.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 26, 2026 11:00 AM (KDPiq)
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Gentile is the Italian philosopher that worked with Mussolini to formulate fascism. Gentile said that fascism is necessarily socialist.

Now, keep in mind Marx's embrace of socialism was only as a way to communism, literally living in non-governed communes. And as the Scottish industrialist Robert Owen coined the term "socialism" for what he implemented at his commune in upstate NY, "socialism" is not a subset of Marxism.

But I perceive that the fundamental difference between fascism and Marxism, is that Marxism believes in a "withering away of the state" and fascism is fully invested in the state and sees no reason for this--or possibly likelihood.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (krQz2)

489 467 there was a BOP (bu, ol, po) bellhousing while chev and caddy were diffrnt.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 11:17 AM (R11M+)

490 474 gm shares platforms worldwide, holden, vauxhall same as u.s.
they all do it. porsche, audi, vw.
now, more than ever.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 11:22 AM (R11M+)

491 Marxism is the Scientology of the 19th Century.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 11:22 AM (jc0TO)

492 Who's gonna be today's FAFO Darwin Award winner?

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493 first factory in the U.S. to assemble a complete automobile on-site.

Perhaps, if you specify production of each and every component on that site. The assembly distinction belongs to the Studebaker South Bend plant, remodeled extensively in 1921-22 out of the previous largest wagon works, ironically to accept transfer of car-building from their Detroit facility, which had begun as Henry Ford's first Model T plant, on Piquette Avenue.

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The Morning Report — 1/26/26

Good morning kids. With reports of widespread power outages as well as the cancellation of hundreds of airline flights as a result of winter storm Fern, I hope you are all safe, sound and warm and minimally affected or otherwise inconvenienced by the cold and ice that has hit a large swathe of the nation over the weekend.

Of course the top story remains insurrection and revolution — no not in Iran but right here in the good old US of A, which with what is going on in Minneapolis could potentially devolve into a disunited state of chaos. Considering the wastage of life, treasure and human potential for decades in its bloodthirsty drive for absolute power, the Democrat party and anti-American leftist movement have produced some of the worst examples of humanity to ever hold the reins of power. And in recent times among the worst of the worst was and remains Barack Hussein Obama. During his accursed tenure as president, he turned back over 50 years of societal advancement and sowed racial division and enmity that within a few years of his departure from the White House American cities burned to the ground in an orgy of violence unseen since the 1960s, and all based on blood libels against law enforcement and the bogeyman of white supremacy. All because Donald Trump dared to run and win a massive victory that in many ways was a complete repudiation of everything Obama stood for, believed in and foisted in the American people. Now here we are six years later and this despicable, evil, twisted lout is at it again.

The anti-ICE riots aren’t ‘grass roots’. They’re as ‘grass roots’ as the BLM riots that the Obama administration not so secretly nurtured. And, by no coincidence at all, Barack Obama popped up to endorse the latest incarnation of his War on America.
Obama popped up to issue a press release attacking federal immigration law enforcement, falsely claiming that, “people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city.”
The man who funded and freed Islamic terrorists, spied on political opponents and had a man arrested for making a movie about Mohammed, whines that “many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.”
But apart from all the rants about ICE and the usual propaganda, Obama concludes with “every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests in Minneapolis and other parts of the country.”
The “peaceful protests” that so far include deadly assaults on federal law enforcement, biting an officer’s finger off, and the usual rioting.
Obama wants back in the treason game. He should face the legal consequences for encouraging an insurrection to overthrow the government and enable the conquest of America.

If you want to know why two people are dead and why many others might very well wind up in a Minneapolis or even Anytown USA morgue drawer just like them, it's because Obama, Walz, Frey and the entirety of the Democrat Party is egging them on.

That Tim Walz dares compare ICE to the Nazi German Gestapo rounding up Anne Frank, and to me on no less a day than Holocaust Remembrance Day, makes my blood boil.

Of course the willingness of some to become cannon fodder for the Left is not a great mystery.

What’s inside the mind of a pro-crime leftist? Some identify vicariously with the criminal as a source of revolutionary violence while others go into a kind of Stockholm Syndrome driven by white guilt and bleeding heart liberalism.
‘Why I Didn’t Report My Rape’, Anna Krauthammer, writing at the radical leftist The Nation goes all in on pro-crime guilt. The author, a grad student who claims to have been gang raped, read Angela Davis and declares that she’s a ‘prison abolitionist’.
“There in that hotel, a little over four years ago, I was raped by a group of men during a three-day trip I took to Las Vegas with two of my best friends. Of the rape, which lasted all night,” she writes. “The simple answer to the question of why I never reported the rape is that I believe in the abolition of police and prisons.”
“I don’t want to ruin the lives of my rapists and I don’t know if they have children,” she blathers. “I have believed in and used the term prison abolition for at least a decade, but for less time than I’ve felt in my bones that I could never participate in any chain of events that might send someone to prison.”
. . . This is what moral inversion does to morality. It makes the perpetrators into the victims and vice versa. . . Women are told to practice a Gandhiesque liberalism in which they must accept being raped rather than send a rapist to jail. This is the endpoint of ‘Abolish ICE”, “BLM”, “Defund the Police’ and the entire mad spectacle of pro-crime policies.And when you understand that moral inversion is the ultimate sign of evil, you understand everything.

For those of a certain age who remember the 1960s, as bad as the anti-war demonstrations and even the Civil Rights marches and race riots of that era, wha we are witnessing here and now potentially can do what those events could not — erupt into an actual civil war, or into such a state of societal breakdown akin to perhaps Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. And then everything is up for grabs.

When churches and now hotels are invaded by roving bands of deranged people convinced they are the moral equivalent of the FFI and the White Rose movement resisting the Nazis — and an entire political party as well as the media using this gargantuan blood libel nonstop, this will not end well.

Remember, long before Minneapolis, the Democrats labeled Donald Trump and all of us as Literally Hitler and Nazis. And so we get this to potentially have to deal with:

Antifa Influencer Declares ‘Guerrilla War’ Against ICE After Minnesota Shooting — Kyle Wagner, a self-described “entrepreneur” and “master-hate-baiter,” posted a series of videos to social media appearing to encourage armed and explicitly non-peaceful demonstrations against federal agents, whom he referred to as “Nazi gunmen.” The far-left influencer uploaded the videos in the immediate aftermath of the day’s fatal shooting, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed targeted a suspect who looked ready to “massacre law enforcement.” Chaotic riots subsequently erupted on the streets of Minneapolis. . . “My name is Kyle, I’m Antifa, and there’s so much rage in me, I’ve had to record this like fifteen times trying to get the message out,” Wagner addressed the camera in one video posted to Instagram. “They fucked up.”
“[I]t’s time to suit up, boots on the ground … show up ready to go,” he said, later noting he was specifically “talking specifically to my fucking followers.”
“No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore. We’re not talking about having polite conversations anymore,” Wagner stressed. “Sorry, but welcome to America 2026 where Second Amendment is the only thing that’s gonna keep you fucking protected from literal fucking Nazi gunmen that are killing innocent people in the street with impunity. This is not a fucking joke. There’s nothing fun to chant about it.”

Can you imagine if someone on our side took to social media to implore ordinary citizens to march on Minneapolis or wherever and help defend ICE agents as they went about their business?!

Have a great day.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

Pro-Crime Leftist defends her rapists, Taliban and Hamas.
“I Don’t Want to Ruin the Lives of My Rapists” Says Hamas Apologist

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Many were blowing whistles and clacking bells while demonstrators at the front of the horde tried to violently force their way through the hotel’s front doors, wild video shows.
Violent anti-ICE protesters swarm Minn. hotel they believe is housing fed agents — one officer left bloodied
Novoa faces over 10 years in prison if convicted; the case is set for a preliminary hearing on February 5.
Man Charged Over Threats to Kill ICE Agents and ‘Maga Maggots’ Had Weapons Cache, 'Palestinian' Flag.
"Every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests"
Obama Urges Americans to Join Anti-ICE Riots
Also a mostly peaceful armed gunman.
Peaceful Protesters in Minneapolis Bite Off Finger From Federal Officers
“The close up still shot by Lucky Lefty the Photog makes it look horrific. But let’s roll the video and see the truth.”
Viral Photo of ‘Pepper-Sprayed’ Minneapolis Agitator Leaves Out Vital Context
A Minneapolis man who calls himself “Antifa” urged his nearly 36,000 Instagram followers to “get your fucking guns” and “stop” federal law enforcement, after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot an armed man in his city. Kyle Wagner, a self-described “entrepreneur” and “master-hate-baiter,” posted a series of videos to social media appearing to encourage armed and explicitly non-peaceful demonstrations against federal agents, whom he referred to as “Nazi gunmen.” The far-left influencer uploaded the videos in the immediate aftermath of the day’s fatal shooting, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed targeted a suspect who looked ready to “massacre law enforcement.” Chaotic riots subsequently erupted on the streets of Minneapolis.
Antifa Influencer Declares ‘Guerrilla War’ Against ICE After Minnesota Shooting
"Where are the local Police? ... The Mayor and the Governor called them off?"
Trump Targets Frey, Walz In Blistering Response To Fatal Border Patrol-Involved Shooting
Speaking to insidious CBS News propagandist Margaret Brennan — the woman who claimed free speech caused the Holocaust — O’Hara falsely claimed that the protester had a First Amendment right to record and challenge Border Patrol (actually, what the protester did is against federal law).
Minneapolis Police Chief Says It Doesn't Matter if Shooting Was Justified
Even absent any Second Amendment discussion, rule number one here seems a purely logical point. It's one that seems to be getting ignored by many: You simply do not pull a loaded gun on a federal officer doing his duty enforcing the law and expect to survive.
Minneapolis: How Is This Not an Insurrection?
Democrats manufacture a ‘race war’ to win the midterms.
Democrat Insurrection Arrives on Schedule
Rep. Andy Biggs (R) told Breitbart News that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ (D) ICE comments amount to “fantasizing about violent radicals shooting ICE agents.”
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Andy Biggs — AZ Attorney General ‘Fantasizing About Violent Radicals Shooting ICE Agents’
Anti-ICE activists Alex Pretti and Renee Good were deluded, if well-meaning, patsies for the Democrats’ lust for power by any means, preferably foul. (well-meaning my ass - jjs)
Miranda Devine: More martyrs for cynical Dems after fatal Alex Pretti shooting
Rory Miller’s Force Decisions shows why emotional snap judgments about police use of force ignore reality—and how facts, training, and restraint are the only path to de-escalation.
A Citizen’s Guide to Violence in Minneapolis
“If he had a permit to carry, it’s not unlawful to be carrying while you’re exercising your First Amendment right,” Doar said. “You don’t have to pick between which rights you exercise.” Doar added that video footage appeared to show agents had already removed Pretti’s firearm before they opened fire. Ellison has since filed a lawsuit to preserve evidence in the shooting. He labeled the federal presence in Minnesota an “illegal and unconstitutional occupation” and called for a full investigation into Pretti’s death.
Minnesota’s AG Previously Joined Other Blue States Arguing Against Right To Bear Arms At Political Rallies, Protests
While Friday's ruling supported the Trump administration's pursuit of charging Lemon on paper, it did not solve the Justice Department's request.
Appeals Court Finds Probable Cause To Charge Don Lemon, But Rejects DOJ’s Bid To Force Arrest Warrant
(Jared) Golden’s stance has drawn criticism from progressive Democrats but praise from constituents in his conservative-leaning district.
Dem Congressman Admits ICE ‘Serves the Public Interest,’ Begs Leftists to Stop Obstruction.
Families with young kids were subject to a bullhorn-wielding protestor screaming ‘F-ck Jesus, Mary, and Joseph’ in a demonic-sounding tone.
DC Leftists Threaten Families As ‘Nazi Scum’ Simply For Attending Church
The blockade’s sophistication suggests anti-ICE activities are not spontaneous, and may be tied to nonprofits or other organizing forces.
U-Haul Distributes ‘Shields and Gear’ to Organized Anti-ICE Agitators.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcing the nation’s immigration laws to Nazi Germany and referenced the story of Anne Frank.
Tim Walz Compares ICE Enforcing U.S. Immigration Laws to Nazi Germany

"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS
As they froze to death, they certainly appreciated Gov. Hochul sacrificing their lives.
As 3 Die, NY Gov Turns Down Federal Support for Snowstorm to Protest ICE
Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), among others, came out against voting in favor of a bill that would fund DHS. Democrats called for “MAJOR reforms” to be made to DHS.
Senate Democrats Threaten to Block DHS Funding Bill After Border Patrol Shooting
Authorities have charged Mexican illegal alien Juan Alvarado-Aguilar with death by vehicle and driving while impaired (DWI). He caused the fatal accident that killed the young couple after making a totally illegal move on the road in Rowan County, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press release. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer request for custody of Alvarado-Aguilar. It remains to be seen if North Carolina authorities will honor the ICE detainer. Unfortunately, the state has a Democrat governor, and Democrats often refuse to honor ICE detainer requests, even for killers (Gavin Newsom, for instance).
ICE Seeks Custody of Illegal Alien Who Killed Young N.C. Couple
“Hernando Garcia-Morales should have never been in this country, let alone released after multiple arrests into New Jersey communities.”
DHS: Suspect in School Bus Rock Attack That Fractured 8-Year-Old’s Skull Is Illegal Alien
Roberts faces up to 20 years in federal prison, highlighting failures in vetting processes for key public roles.
Criminal Illegal Who Became School Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Federal Crimes.
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
“They say they’re being cracked down upon. He says, ‘Don’t worry about it. I’m going to use the power of the Attorney General’s office to stop that.'”
Damning Audiotape Emerges as Convicted Fraudster Claims Walz, Ellison Knew of Massive Fraud
CAIR board member, Democrat County Vice Chair and Mamdani supporter.
$68 Million Muslim Day Care Fraud Linked to New York Dems
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
It's especially easy if you live in a state run by Democrats.
Just How Easy Is It To Rip Off The Federal Gov’t?
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Islam on the march in the UK.
Britain Faces ‘Fight of a Generation’

OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
What some touted as a clear rejection of Christian Zionism by the top Catholic official in the Holy Land was instead an episode in which one church rather disingenuously used a joint forum to drag other institutions into its fight. Far from expressing a unified Christian voice, the statement undermined the shaky trust between the historical churches in Jerusalem.
How the Internet Fell for a Supposed Condemnation of Christian Zionism
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
“…frustration among law enforcement officers grows when individuals are released quickly and subsequently re-offend – and even more so if it involved a violent felony.”
Virginia Bill to Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Sentences Rankles Law Enforcement

FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Thad McCotter: Libertarian slogans collapse when ideology excuses monopoly power: letting Netflix swallow WBD isn’t free-market principle—it’s crony capitalism dressed up as freedom.
Letting Netflix Buy Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t ‘Libertarian,’ It’s Lunacy
It’s the same playbook whenever the dying media want to manipulate their audiences and turn public sentiment against a government policy they oppose. In this case, immigration law enforcement. They would have you believe that ICE snatched an adorable little boy out of preschool and marched him into the frigid air of a Minneapolis suburb.
Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ICE And ‘5-Year-Old Boy’ Edition

* * * * *
AI cannot add anything to the information it has. It might be able to compile that information well, but its analysis is always going to be limited because it has no true creative spirit. It is merely a software program, albeit a very sophisticated one.
“AI isn’t getting smarter. We are getting dumber.”
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
After $20 trillion in climate spending, hydrocarbons still dominate U.S. energy while renewables deliver tiny gains and unreliable power—an investment flop no business would survive.
Money to ‘Decarbonize’ as Useless as Gym Memberships and Extended Warranties
Under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, companies with more than 25-percent Chinese ownership can't claim green energy tax credits
Solar Companies Scramble To Hide China Ties As Trump Readies Rules Barring Chinese-Owned Green Energy Firms From Receiving Taxpayer Funds
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Virginia Democrats want to teach schoolchildren to “affirm” gay and “transgender” propaganda as part of their new “inclusive history” proposal.
Virginia Democrats Want Schools To Push State-Enforced Homosexuality
ABORTION
Vance used most of his time on the March For Life’s National Mall stage to tout the Trump administration’s pro-life track record.
Vance Promises Attention To Pro-Life Concerns: ‘You Have An Ally In The White House’
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
Multiple X accounts posted screenshots of a fundraising text message sent from a toll-free number Saturday beginning with the words, “Alex Pretti is the limit,” and calling on recipients to “Stand with us! Donate $50 for 200% MATCH.” The message appeared to have linked to a donation landing page for Democratic Youth Wave PAC hosted by leading Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. Both the page and the PAC’s website, however, were taken down at the time of publication.
Pro-Kamala Group Goes Dark After Getting Caught Fundraising Off Alex Pretti’s Death
How “principled” GOP Senators are betraying Trump, MAGA and the American people.
Russian Roulette 2026
POLITICS
The Supreme Court’s request for a response puts California Democrats’ new congressional map in limbo as Republicans argue it amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Supreme Court Orders CA Dems To Justify Prop 50 Maps
Software engineer Saikat Chakrabarti is running to succeed Malig-Nancy Pelosi in Congress—but his leftist vision is far more expansive than that.
Progressive on a Mission
Longtime Democrat District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, filed a notice Sunday to end her reelection bid to a 19th term — months after a police report described her as being in the “early stages of dementia.”
88-Year-Old Democrat Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Terminates Campaign For 19th Term
MADURO TAKEN DOWN
Trump made the disclosure in an interview with the New York Post from the Oval Office. He said the weapon disabled enemy equipment during the Jan. 3 operation in Caracas.
‘Not Allowed To Talk About It’: Trump Says US Deployed ‘Discombobulator’ Weapon During Maduro Raid
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
Roger Kimball: Peace talk aside, the ticking in Iran isn’t diplomacy—it’s a death-rattle, as a murderous regime nears judgment and a brutal people pray that liberation, at last, is real.
The Countdown to Iran’s Liberation Has Begun
A wave of major investigations published Sunday provides the clearest account yet of how the Islamic Republic responded after protests that began on December 28, initially sparked by merchant strikes in Tehran before spreading nationwide amid economic collapse and political repression.
Reports: Iran Crackdown Among Deadliest in Modern Times; 36,000+ Dead, Hospital Executions, Stuffed Alive in Body Bags
Iranian security forces may have killed as many as 30,000 people in just two days as the regime crushed nationwide protests with gunfire and heavy weapons. Two senior officials from Iran’s Ministry of Health told TIME Magazine that the government’s internal death count reached approximately 30,000 on Jan. 8 and 9 alone. The slaughter outpaced the state’s ability to handle the dead. Body bag supplies ran out, and 18-wheel trucks took over for ambulances, the officials said.
‘Spasms Of Death’: Up To 30,000 Reportedly Dead After Iran’s Regime Cracks Down On Protestors
Does Trump understand Islam’s powerful cult of martyrdom? (I think not, sadly - jjs)
You Can’t Play the Mullahs Like They’re Davoisie
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
Qatar, Turkey, and the betrayal of Israel.
The Gaza Board of Peace
A new Iraqi initiative appears to be just another way to keep Iranian money flowing to Hezbollah.
Iran Continues To Exert Control In Lebanon
It doesn’t work for any other nation, and it wouldn’t work for Israel, either.
The Two-State ‘Solution’: Perennial Poison
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Filling Latin America and the Middle East with governments united in peace and development certainly improves the world for America.
Regime Change: Antidote to Forever Wars
Trump to Davos elites: Greenland is about power, not permission.
Trump 101: The Greenland Edition
Trump’s push to bring Greenland under the Stars and Stripes isn’t nostalgia—it’s strategy, blocking Russia and China while expanding American power without firing a shot.
From Greenland to Red, White, and Blue Land
Merz, a member of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said the EU has wasted its potential for growth by curtailing freedom and responsibility.
German Chancellor Admits Europe ‘Wasted Incredible Potential’ By Bureaucracy, Over-Regulation
“US Treasury Sec believed to have credited Farage for getting this issue in the President’s in-tray.” – James Heale . . The discussion is believed to have influenced the Trump administration’s stance.
REPORT: Nigel Farage Intervention Critical to Trump’s Chagos Island Change of Heart.
: The withdrawal will mean the U.S. is no longer bound to WHO edicts, including the recently signed pandemic treaty.
Trump Admin Officially Cuts the World Health Org Loose.
“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.”
Trump Warns Canada of 100% Tariffs Over China Trade Deal
With fewer than 8 million new babies in 2025, China is not only down to the lowest level of natality since the Communists took power in 1949. It’s actually back to birth levels last seen three centuries ago, in the early 1700s, when the national population may have been no more than 225 million — less than a sixth of China’s current 1.4 billion. It’s a bitter irony for a regime that enforced a coercive one-child policy for 35 years, until 2015: The new birth figures imply that the total fertility rate has finally fallen below one birth per woman, just as the central planners wanted.
China is facing a demographic bomb— and it could handcuff Beijing’s ambitions

DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
“Less than a month in office as governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger has shown a commitment to turning the commonwealth into California”
Democrats Target Virginia Military Institute and Threaten Funding Over Lack of DEI Policies
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Official report of Medical Assistance in Dying cases reveal troubling story of elderly woman who wanted palliative care was euthanized at the request of her husband.
Too Fast, Too Soon? Canada’s Medically Assisted Suicide Cases Reveal Potential Coercion, Rushed Decisions
REVIEW: ‘Doing Great Harm? How DEI and Identity Politics Are Infecting American Healthcare―and How We Are Fighting Back’ by Stanley Goldfarb
Medicine’s Descent Into Madness
How could so many highly credentialed people have been so wrong for so long? (To ask is to answer! - jjs)
Food Wars
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Time and again, movements framed as "liberation" overshoot their target, swinging so far in the opposite direction that they become hostile to balance, reason, and restraint.
How feminism destabilized modern America
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
The NFL hates you.
Boycott the Super Bowl
Shakespeare-Chucker Itzkowitz - jjs
Shakespeare Was A ‘Black Jewish Woman,’ Feminist Historian Claims In New Book
“if liberals deny it, like he’s just going through a goth phase, they’re going to lose more elections”
Bill Maher Calls NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani a ‘Straight-up Communist’
HITHER & YON
How many appeals did you get in the mail in 2025? We got 478 — over 9 a week.
The Charities Are Out of Control
'Blue Moon's' Ethan Hawke brought the Bard to a new generation
This Wasn’t Your Typical Take on ‘Hamlet’

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1 Happy MOnday

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:28 AM (gbOdA)

2 More “Buy Large Mansions”

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:29 AM (GITLP)

3 Thank you, JJ!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 07:29 AM (iMotb)

4
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 07:29 AM (tljrc)

5 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:30 AM (Ia/+0)

6 What’s inside the mind of a pro-crime leftist?
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CTRL+C, CTRL+V

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:31 AM (MABZ1)

7 “There in that hotel, a little over four years ago, I was raped by a group of men during a three-day trip I took to Las Vegas with two of my best friends. Of the rape, which lasted all night,” she writes. “The simple answer to the question of why I never reported the rape is that I believe in the abolition of police and prisons.”
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Okay.

Then you have no cause to complain.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:31 AM (MABZ1)

8 Each shutdown highlights the problems Dems created. How stupid can they be?

Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:32 AM (GITLP)

9 For those of a certain age who remember the 1960s, as bad as the anti-war demonstrations and even the Civil Rights marches and race riots of that era, wha we are witnessing here and now potentially can do what those events could not — erupt into an actual civil war, or into such a state of societal breakdown akin to perhaps Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. And then everything is up for grabs.
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Yugoslavia doesn't seem like an unreasonable conclusion.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:32 AM (MABZ1)

10 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 07:32 AM (qwVdq)

11 “No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore. We’re not talking about having polite conversations anymore,” Wagner stressed. “Sorry, but welcome to America 2026 where Second Amendment is the only thing that’s gonna keep you fucking protected from literal fucking Nazi gunmen that are killing innocent people in the street with impunity. This is not a fucking joke. There’s nothing fun to chant about it.”
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I seem to recall any number of non-hard-left people being arrested and thrown in dungeons for saying exactly this.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:33 AM (MABZ1)

12 “The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program,” Rufo says, is “a $26 billion slush fund for government contracts that are available to every identity group except for one: white men.”

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:33 AM (GITLP)

13 Eleanor Holmes Norton, 18 terms. She was just getting settled in to the job.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 07:34 AM (wVcYX)

14 Top ‘o the morning’ JJ, and thank you

Anna Krauthammer made me think of Isaiah 5:20 — Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Moral inversion. I hope she’s not related to the late, great Charles Krauthammer. Same spelling I think

Minneapolis is disgusting; their police chief is some knucklehead named Sean O’Hara and he’s a slime bag

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 07:35 AM (xT8gx)

15 So Barky is admitting his administration 'deporting' was a mind trick

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:35 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Anna didn't ruin the rapists lives but bet she did to another woman's

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:36 AM (Ia/+0)

17 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Just a reminder.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)

18 “No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore. We’re not talking about having polite conversations anymore,” Wagner stressed. “Sorry, but welcome to America 2026 where Second Amendment is the only thing that’s gonna keep you fucking protected from literal fucking Nazi gunmen that are killing innocent people in the street with impunity. This is not a fucking joke. There’s nothing fun to chant about it.”
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And yet, CEOs of United Healthcare and Target, along with countless other corporate drones and "community leaders" are calling for "de-escalation" following the shooting of Alex Pretti. He interfered with an ICE arrest, escalated, got pepper sprayed and eventually shot in the ensuing scuffle.

But he is the martyr. Good didn't work. They're trying hard with Pretti. It might even work.

"We will interfere, obstruct and attack - if you don't put up with it, we will riot and call for 'de-escalation' from all corners."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:36 AM (MABZ1)

19 “My name is Kyle, I’m Antifa, and there’s so much rage in me, I’ve had to record this like fifteen times trying to get the message out,” Wagner addressed the camera in one video posted to Instagram. “They fucked up.”

He also feels PRETTY

https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/
2015233311937864109

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:37 AM (gbOdA)

20 Have a great day, everyone.

May grandchildren unborn hear your tales of the Mastodon Hunts in the Cold of 2026.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:37 AM (u82oZ)

21 I had no idea that the storm was this bad!

https://tinyurl.com/5ajuysrc

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 07:37 AM (iMotb)

22
ICYMI: Neidermeyers Dead Horse got her new heart yesterday

her daughter is posting updates on the twits @NeidsG (no updates since 9:00-ish EST last evening)

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 07:37 AM (tljrc)

23 16 Anna didn't ruin the rapists lives but bet she did to another woman's
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:36 AM (Ia/+0)

Rape is just extroverted masturbation!

"Fat Albert Speer Whoopi!"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 26, 2026 07:38 AM (x0n13)

24 PDTS should just stop all federal funding except for that related to national security. Funding can resume only after a forensic audit is conducted. Tell congress to publish a prioritized list of departments and programs, and then sit back to watch them eat themselves.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 07:38 AM (3Ope8)

25 Lefties have said for years they want to sacrifice themselves for the cause of putting corrupt pedocrats with a slaveholder mentality in power over our lives, and now the shooting has started. As Ace says, we are in the "reaping phase".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 07:39 AM (nb8WB)

26 "ICYMI: Neidermeyers Dead Horse got her new heart yesterday"

Yes!

Prayers ascending for a smooth recovery.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 07:39 AM (iMotb)

27 JustTheNews: Newly released records reveal 725% increase in Medicaid for Illinois children without SSNs

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:41 AM (GITLP)

28 Got about 2ft of snow, snowblowed and plowed throughout the day to stay ahead of it, have a little cleanup today.

Now it’s bitterly cold and snow is in the forecast for next weekend.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 07:41 AM (XV/Pl)

29 My guess is now up to %60 fraud in all of the government agencies

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:42 AM (Ia/+0)

30 JustTheNews: Newly released records reveal 725% increase in Medicaid for Illinois children without SSNs
Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:41 AM (GITLP)
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It wouldn't surprise me if half of Medicaid spending is fraudulent. It could be lower, but it would surprise me equally if it was as low as 25%.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:42 AM (MABZ1)

31 "Now it’s bitterly cold and snow is in the forecast for next weekend."

Sort of makes one long for Glowball Worming, no?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 07:43 AM (iMotb)

32 They never write. They never call. Not so much as even an emoji text. Just ships passing in the night.

Posted by: Anna Krauthammer at January 26, 2026 07:44 AM (wVcYX)

33 I suppose if they had killed that woman after raping her she still would not want them to go to prison.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

34 I appreciated the article from "The Federalist" about the invasion of the church in Minneapolis. So disgraceful an act. Thanks for the links and commentary, J.J.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 07:46 AM (vSfvD)

35 Ex-‘Squad’ Congressman Calls To ‘Burn This S*** Down’ After Minneapolis Shooting -

Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:47 AM (GITLP)

36 Yes. Burn Minneapolis down. Let us feel that warm glow of collectivism.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 07:48 AM (vFG9F)

37 I think it was the commenter "Biden's Dog" who posted a link to X yesterday or the day before about Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and the encrypted messaging app "Signal." She's purported to be the admin of the chat group responsible for ginning up the riots in Minneapolis.

This Signal chat group has many of the known, and some previously unknown agitators in it. The app is being used to track ICE agents, plan attacks on them, and so on.

If true, then the Minnesota state government is, at least in part, literally running an ongoing insurrection. And further... this is way beyond judicial remediation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 07:48 AM (qwVdq)

38 Haven't read any content yet.
Have been near sleepless since this latest.
Am reading Atkinson's The British Are Coming and im perhaps falsely feeling something new is in the air.
It smells like rebellion.
I hope not. This cannot continue though. It will until it cannot. Prayers, gentlemen.

Posted by: torabora at January 26, 2026 07:48 AM (bTkfu)

39 2 articles at American Thinker, 1st why Minnesota will show how the Leftists will win and 2nd no one is fighting the biggest problem vote fraud.

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:49 AM (Ia/+0)

40 Going to venture outside to see how much snow needs to get moved

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:50 AM (Ia/+0)

41 Many were blowing whistles and clacking bells while demonstrators at the front of the horde tried to violently force their way through the hotel’s front doors, wild video shows.

Violent anti-ICE protesters swarm Minn. hotel they believe is housing fed agents — one officer left bloodied

Enough of this nonsense calling these people "protesters". They are not.

Protesters peacefully assemble and do not disturb others around them.

What these people are doing is considered either insurrection or domestic terrorism. As such, they should be called insurrectionists or domestic terrorists. At best, they are criminals committing crimes, not "protesters" "protesting".

Committing crimes is not a form of protest, it's committing crimes.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 26, 2026 07:50 AM (P5BPp)

42 Going to venture outside to see how much snow needs to get moved
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:50 AM (Ia/+0)
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:: checks book ::

It looks like if it is *any*, then it is by definition "too much"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:51 AM (MABZ1)

43 How is ICE's weapons training?

Pretti Good.

I'll show myself out.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 07:53 AM (cxFcK)

44 The rapey lady Anna Krauthammer, merely wishes that in not reporting her alleged race (what about her two friends in LV?), that others- read her enemies- also very raped.

Hey, I didn't report it and went thru it - why should not you?

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 26, 2026 07:53 AM (WmF8p)

45 Being raped is a sort of career requirement for women like Anna Krauthammer, so I wonder if she was "raped raped" as Whoopi Goldberg would say, or metaphorically raped by the patriarchy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 07:55 AM (XR7sA)

46 “If he had a permit to carry, it’s not unlawful to be carrying while you’re exercising your First Amendment right,” Doar said. “You don’t have to pick between which rights you exercise.”

I would say that being on a Signal Chat with a goal to abuse or harm law enforcement (several felonies here) ends your CCW permit.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:55 AM (gbOdA)

47 36 Yes. Burn Minneapolis down. Let us feel that warm glow of collectivism.
Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 07:48 AM

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And the fragrant aromas coming through the open windows!

Posted by: Old Lady Walz at January 26, 2026 07:56 AM (2Ez/1)

48 What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Posted by: Anna Krauthammer at January 26, 2026 07:56 AM (wVcYX)

49 Of the rape, which lasted all night,"

Yeah, toots. "A group" of men "raped" you all night? Then what, bought you breakfast? Checked out under the name "gropergroup"? Left you another copy of "50 Shades of Gray"?

You seemingly want to support those who... you have no clue as to who they are or what they want. So, Daddy issues?

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 07:56 AM (XuXeR)

50 “ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.”

Psalm 136:1

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 07:57 AM (acEXZ)

51 Hey, I didn't report it and went thru it - why should not you?
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 26, 2026 07:53 AM (WmF8p)
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Maybe.

A couple of other possibilities, too. The biggest is, "it wasn't rape, I just hooked up with a bunch of exotic men in Vegas one night - but I'll say it was in retrospect for street cred."

I honestly doubt her story, but it also doesn't matter. If it's true, she's insane and self-destructive and is trying to spread that as the ideal. If it's a lie, she's a slut trying to rationalize her bad behavior by justifying it through "Social Justice" with the added bonus of spreading insanity and self-destruction as the ideal among those who might judge her. Either way, it's a bad motive and a bad outcome.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:58 AM (MABZ1)

52 “ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.”

Psalm 136:1
Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 07:57 AM (acEXZ)

Amen!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)

53 The Church Invaders specifically separated the Parents from the Childrens Church and had guard(s) to stop the Parents.

I know of several churches that will unalive people that go near the childrens.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:59 AM (gbOdA)

54 The Church Invaders specifically separated the Parents from the Childrens Church and had guard(s) to stop the Parents.

I know of several churches that will unalive people that go near the childrens.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:59 AM (gbOdA)

Seems like charges of Kidnapping and Imprisonment should be looked into.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (wVcYX)

55 Seems like charges of Kidnapping and Imprisonment should be looked into.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (wVcYX)
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LOL. better declare martial law, then. This is MPLS.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (MABZ1)

56 Good morning Horde, thx JJ. Prayers for NDH , good luck and God bless.
20 inches here in KTown. Shoveled 10 inches already going out soon to do the rest. At least it's up to 17°>

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (e4I2N)

57 Families with young kids were subject to a bullhorn-wielding protestor screaming ‘F-ck Jesus, Mary, and Joseph’ in a demonic-sounding tone.
DC Leftists Threaten Families As ‘Nazi Scum’ Simply For Attending Church
=======================
At what point do people finally fight back? I think this gets awfully close for most mainstream Americans.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (L7ZUk)

58 The weather has me working from home today…. Maybe finally some thaw tomorrow

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (xT8gx)

59 Oh im waiting for an epic Hitler Rants!

Is Minneapolis burning?

Posted by: torabora at January 26, 2026 08:02 AM (bTkfu)

60 The Church Invaders specifically separated the Parents from the Childrens Church and had guard(s) to stop the Parents.

I know of several churches that will unalive people that go near the childrens.
Posted by: r hennigantx

I would have.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:02 AM (zILP0)

61 Wife has news on first words are government side of shooting is wrong.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)

62 At what point do people finally fight back? "

Most never do. That's how humans work...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 08:02 AM (XuXeR)

63 Wife has news on first words are government side of shooting is wrong.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)
++++
Well, it's the news. When they aren't lying, they're wrong.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:02 AM (MABZ1)

64 Seems like charges of Kidnapping and Imprisonment should be looked into.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 08:01 AM (wVcYX)

It is being investigated.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:03 AM (gbOdA)

65 Some guys on X have cracked the Signal Chat used by Minnesota rioters to riot. The Lt Governor is listed as one of the moderators. Amazing how many are teachers (okay, maybe not) and health care workers. When did they go nuts?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:04 AM (cxFcK)

66 I think Rape Girl invented the entire episode as did E Jean Carroll.
There's a weirdness in the left that imagine fiction as it's own proof of truth.

Posted by: torabora at January 26, 2026 08:05 AM (bTkfu)

67 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

I just went out to shovel some snow off my driveway. Got about two lines from house to curb done before I had to come inside and warm up again.

Hoping I can get the whole thing done by noon or so.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 08:05 AM (ESVrU)

68 When did they go nuts?"

Pretty much always. It was other influences/checks that kept them from their worst impulses.
Those checks on behavior are now gone, and we all get to see the stupidity on parade.

Also, "health care worker" doesn't have quite the cachet it once did...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 08:06 AM (XuXeR)

69 WHEN & WHERE: Roberts was arrested in September 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa; pleaded guilty on January 22, 2026; and will be sentenced on May 26, 2026.
KEY QUOTE: “Roberts falsely stated that he was a United States citizen on employment paperwork related to his position at the Des Moines Public Schools in June 2023.” – Department of Justice

This was all done on purpose. It was NOT a mistake.
I can think of at least 5 times all of my background was checked.
I bet a Franklin that he has a Real ID.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:07 AM (gbOdA)

70 Hoping I can get the whole thing done by noon or so."

The EURO forecast has us around 40 by around midday. BRRRRR.

I might have to wear gloves, but socks are a given.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 08:08 AM (XuXeR)

71 Say, Anna Krauthammer's alleged lived experience gives me some new story ideas.

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at January 26, 2026 08:09 AM (wVcYX)

72 Good morning, everyone. It's 18 degrees here in the GPROMD and I'm in the process of shoveling out parts of the yard for the dogs as well as ourselves. The snow blower will come into play a little later but for right now, I need a break.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 26, 2026 08:10 AM (7xrfc)

73 "The NFL hates you."

I'm not feeling too kindly towards them myself. Anyway, I'm glad they have gone full blown gay, it removes any ambiguity.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 08:10 AM (vFG9F)

74 The Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny is going to be a massive shitshow. Seriously, if it anything like the article JJS linked describes, the NFL could end up Bud-Lighted after what they plan comes to actuality.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 08:10 AM (CY/QA)

75 > At what point do people finally fight back?
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Too many are still "turning the other cheek" in the hope that this will all "just go away."

It's abstract. They're not physically affected. At least not yet. Some will never fight back. They'll either submit or continue to live in a state of denial.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 08:10 AM (qwVdq)

76 Say, Anna Krauthammer's alleged lived experience gives me some new story ideas."

MeToo!!!

/largeish britbroad writer of "50 Shades"

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 08:11 AM (XuXeR)

77 Morn' all...This has spiraled out of control and I blame the media/dems....Hard to tell what the rest of the US thinks about all this... Does everyone hate ICE ? The media wants you to think so and I don't trust polls right now...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:11 AM (VE6XX)

78 It’s worth noting that Medicaid fraud isn’t a universal problem – but one that tends to flouish in blue states. The Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards notes that “New York State spends two and a half times more on Medicaid than Florida, even though the latter has a larger population.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

79 “ Amen!
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)”

Praise God in Heaven.

May God bless you all this day.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:12 AM (acEXZ)

80 "The NFL hates you."

Duh. The "NFL" is a NYC based media company, staffed by facetwitgramtoc fools.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)

81 Prayers fo NDH

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (VE6XX)

82 I know this is harsh, but someone who suffers an all night “gang rape” and then makes no reports and does nothing about it is just a whore with next day remorse.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (cx1bp)

83 This has spiraled out of control and I blame the media/dems....Hard to tell what the rest of the US thinks about all this... Does everyone hate ICE ? The media wants you to think so and I don't trust polls right now...
=========================
If you polled even Minnesota voters to ask this question, my personal bet is they hate the protests more than they hate ICE.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (CY/QA)

84 It’s worth noting that Medicaid fraud isn’t a universal problem – but one that tends to flouish in blue states. The Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards notes that “New York State spends two and a half times more on Medicaid than Florida, even though the latter has a larger population.”
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)
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Yup. Medicaid is *very* state-to-state, by design. But I bet that the average in terms of total federal outlay across all block grants is 25%-50% wasted or stolen.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MABZ1)

85 I know this is harsh, but someone who suffers an all night “gang rape” and then makes no reports and does nothing about it is just a whore with next day remorse.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (cx1bp)
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If that. There may even be no remorse, just a fear of judgment by her peers.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:14 AM (MABZ1)

86 Yup. Medicaid is *very* state-to-state, by design. But I bet that the average in terms of total federal outlay across all block grants is 25%-50% wasted or stolen.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MABZ1)

Easy Peasy
Just pay NY same as Tex or Fla.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:15 AM (gbOdA)

87 But I bet that the average in terms of total federal outlay across all block grants is 25%-50% wasted or stolen"

That's too kind. The upshot is that useful services/meds/etc. wind up costing $$$.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)

88 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

89 Byron York was telling everyone yesterday that this violence needs to stop.

So, let's look at this logically. We can either tell the federal government to stop enforcing federal law, or we can tell the Minnesota state government to stop violating federal law. Seems like an easy choice.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:17 AM (0U5gm)

90 So, let's look at this logically. We can either tell the federal government to stop enforcing federal law, or we can tell the Minnesota state government to stop violating federal law. Seems like an easy choice.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:17 AM (0U5gm)
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Everyone just needs to obey the commissars!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:18 AM (MABZ1)

91 41 Enough of this nonsense calling these people "protesters". They are not.

Protesters peacefully assemble and do not disturb others around them.

What these people are doing is considered either insurrection or domestic terrorism. As such, they should be called insurrectionists or domestic terrorists. At best, they are criminals committing crimes, not "protesters" "protesting".

Committing crimes is not a form of protest, it's committing crimes.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 26, 2026 07:50 AM (P5BPp)

Good luck getting the media to use our terms when they're on their side, though.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:18 AM (6Uni8)

92 "The Charities Are Out of Control"

We get that crap in the mail and I haven't given to any of them ever and never will. It must cost hundreds of dollars a years for all the fundraiser spam we get. The people that do give them money are paying for it all to go out again as junk mail.

I notice too that the ACLU is running lots of ads on OTA TV. I don't know about cable, etc.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 08:19 AM (vFG9F)

93 Why does the media continue to label rioters as protestors, and illegal immigrants as migrants?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:19 AM (iMotb)

94 "When did they go nuts?"

The word is, "Crooked."

Posted by: davidt at January 26, 2026 08:19 AM (Q+gd/)

95 The Dems are replaying their greatest hit: "There's a Riot Going On."

And why not, it worked in 2020.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:20 AM (gtcuf)

96 “HB 863 is a common-sense proposal that eliminates the requirement for one-size-fits-all minimum sentences for certain crimes,” said Delegate Rae Cousins, who sponsored the bill.

Rape and Murder are at the top of the list

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:20 AM (gbOdA)

97 93 Why does the media continue to label rioters as protestors, and illegal immigrants as migrants?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:19 AM (iMotb)

Because they are Democrats, and they want Democrats to win elections.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:21 AM (6Uni8)

98 "There may even be no remorse, just a fear of judgment by her peers.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)"

It's a f'n badge of honor for those folks.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 08:21 AM (vFG9F)

99 Can you imagine if someone on our side took to social media to implore ordinary citizens to march on Minneapolis or wherever and help defend ICE agents as they went about their business?!

Men of Action don't talk, at least not like these retards, they organize quietly among themselves as just do.

Rumors are out that "ordinary citizens" are acting as decoys, and creating all kinds of false positives.

Not violent, not outside any laws, just throwing sand in the Agitators gears.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:21 AM (a4flb)

100 "Rape and Murder are at the top of the list"

They like rape.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:21 AM (iMotb)

101 Silver spot at $110.94 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 quarters and 4 dimes made before 1965. Gold at $5100.94 per oz.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 26, 2026 08:21 AM (Da7Vv)

102 Some things I saw on X over the weekend:
- recall the reason George Floyd was arrested was b/c he was trying to pass a counterfeit $20. But, of course, that was not the 1st time.
- and the investigation into "who" behind making those was just heating up; not into just him.
- many of the businesses burned in the riots were cash-heavy; the exact type needed to launder cash
- Recently, $900k in $1 bills was seized at International Falls, MN port of entry.

Now, it is no coincidence that:
- Canada is deeply tied to China
- Counterfeiting $1s or $20s is a low-value but high destabilizing act
- the same entity that can forge 900k $1s can forge ... millions of ballots (recall the story of 1000s of ballots found in an Amazon package?)
- Walz (30+ trips to China) and the Dems control MN with an iron fist, top to bottom

Now you know what these riots are really covering up--not just the money fraud, but especially that MN was the hub of infiltrating fraudulent ballots from China into MI, MN, IL and WI.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:22 AM (HXT0k)

103 The Lt Governor is listed as one of the moderators. Amazing how many are teachers (okay, maybe not) and health care workers. When did they go nuts?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:04 AM
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It's always the women.

Posted by: G. Orwell at January 26, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)

104 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)

105 We still have a large supply of adow-able Love To The Rescue Blankets and you're going to need one this week!

Posted by: Caleb and Alec For Shriners! at January 26, 2026 08:24 AM (oftw2)

106 I know this is harsh, but someone who suffers an all night “gang rape” and then makes no reports and does nothing about it is just a whore with next day remorse.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:13 AM (cx1bp)
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If that. There may even be no remorse, just a fear of judgment by her peers.

And it all might have never happened and is just her building a victimhood celebrity status over nothing more than a rape fantasy.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:24 AM (a4flb)

107 “No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore. We’re not talking about having polite conversations anymore,” Wagner stressed. “Sorry, but welcome to America 2026 where Second Amendment is the only thing that’s gonna keep you fucking protected from literal fucking Nazi gunmen that are killing innocent people in the street with impunity. This is not a fucking joke. There’s nothing fun to chant about it.”

I eagerly await your lamb-like sacrifice and will pray for The Lord to have mercy on your soul, however I will not mourn your loss as Darwinism has consequences.

Your declaration of war against America will not end well for you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)

108 MN is just the tip of the giant iceberg of an international scandal.

If MN falls, the entire global left falls.

If MN stands, the rest of the US falls.

Those Republicans who are calling for ICE to fall back or "lower the temperature" are traitors to the United States--their course will see the complete and final end of the US.

If Trump pulls back even an inch, he cedes the authority of the federal government to street terrorists.
Who will roll that tactic--including inducing deaths of "protestors"--to every other major city in the US.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:25 AM (HXT0k)

109 Maybe you just use AI to clarify your thoughts. Turn the mottle of ideas in your head into coherent communicable paragraphs.

And read the stories of children that killed themselves with help from AI or grown ass men that fall in love with AI.

AI is only as good as the people behind the programming and my guess is they are not that moral.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:25 AM (gbOdA)

110 Now would be a perfect time for Trump to pardon Chauvin. It's just too perfect.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:26 AM (cxFcK)

111 And it all might have never happened and is just her building a victimhood celebrity status over nothing more than a rape fantasy.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:24 AM (a4flb)
++++
Yup. And all of these possible scenarios are much more likely than "it happened the way she said."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:26 AM (MABZ1)

112 "Rape and Murder are at the top of the list"

They like rape.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:21 AM (iMotb)

I mean, it's not like it's RAPE rape.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:26 AM (Zz0t1)

113 I eagerly await your lamb-like sacrifice and will pray for The Lord to have mercy on your soul, however I will not mourn your loss as Darwinism has consequences.

Your declaration of war against America will not end well for you.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)

And we will bury you in the pretty summer dress you like.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (gbOdA)

114 Appeals Court Finds Probable Cause To Charge Don Lemon, But Rejects DOJ’s Bid To Force Arrest Warrant

Why, Oh Why, doesn't Pam Bondi arrest politically connected leftists? Oh, Woe!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)

115 I see Murkowski is on the "get rid of ICE" bandwagon...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (VE6XX)

116 How is ICE's weapons training?

Pretti Good.

I'll show myself out.

Haha.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (QxMMC)

117 Are the Krauthammer dame and her friends hot?

Posted by: Ronnie the Rapist at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)

118 What we need is a former US President to walk out to the podium, and explain to the American people that one really needs F-15s to fight the Federal government.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (iMotb)

119 Seattle v New England. The Super Bowl nobody wanted, but they're all going to get it, good and hard.

I'll not be watching the Super Bowl even harder than I was already not gonna be watching it.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (gtcuf)

120
1. The rape never happened

2. She doesn't care about prison abolition much, if at all

3. This is just her way of trying to get dudes

4. It won't work

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (BI5O2)

121 ++++
Yup. And all of these possible scenarios are much more likely than "it happened the way she said."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:26 AM (MABZ1)

"Believe all women."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)

122 Today Is National Peanut Brittle Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

123 The violence is organized, deliberate, well-funded and coordinated with state officials. The goal is to stop the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants, and to halt the very effective effort to deport anyone who is here in violation of federal law.

But what it’s ultimately designed to do is help the Democrats regain power so they can lord over you once again. Just like they’re now doing in Virginia.

The majority of Americans support the effort to rid us of criminal illegal aliens. If we fold on these efforts now, they will see it as a victory and spread to other states.

Stay the course. Jail the offenders. Find the financiers, including foreign enemies and shut them down.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:29 AM (vbdXu)

124 Today Is National Peanut Brittle Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)
++++
I prefer peanut pliable!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 08:29 AM (MABZ1)

125 I hate thinking like this but the only thing which might wake up the middle class left and some leftist elite is a horrible hard left action which leads to a large loss of middle class leftist lives. Something horrible in Mamdani's NYC, or Seattle or Chicago or in the blue states. Don't want it but I live in NYS and the number of middle class left here is overwhelming and they ain't changing easily

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (e4I2N)

126 I'll not be watching the Super Bowl even harder than I was already not gonna be watching it.
Posted by: Delurker

I'll be watching the Puppy Bowl. I'll record the Superb Owl but just to see the commercials. Is that still a thing?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (cxFcK)

127 Seattle v New England. The Super Bowl nobody wanted, but they're all going to get it, good and hard.

I'll not be watching the Super Bowl even harder than I was already not gonna be watching it.
Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:27 AM (gtcuf)

Why do they even bother having coaches anymore? They all just use spreadsheets and ESPN analytics to call plays and make stupid decision after stupid decision.

You're in the f*cking conference championship game. Points are at a premium. TAKE THEM when they're available. F*cking morons.

I will admit, I probably watched a total of 10 minutes total of both games, but various text groups told me the same stupid shit was happening that's been happening for a while now.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)

128 G'mornin' everyone!

Thank you, JJ!

-11 this morning

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (Cjt/F)

129 "Today Is National Peanut Brittle Day.
Posted by: redridinghood"

Hooray!
Hooray!
It's Peanut Brittle Day!

Posted by: Dentists Everywhere at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (vFG9F)

130 “ They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.”

Joshua 6:21

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:31 AM (vbdXu)

131 Can you imagine if someone on our side took to social media to implore ordinary citizens to march on Minneapolis or wherever and help defend ICE agents as they went about their business?!
-

Isn't this what "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," is about?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:31 AM (LQfGe)

132 I'll bet $50 that Anna Krauthammer wasn't raped.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 08:32 AM (Zv8bq)

133 "I'll not be watching the Super Bowl even harder than I was already not gonna be watching it.
Posted by: Delurker"

Same here!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 08:32 AM (Cjt/F)

134
I'll be watching the Puppy Bowl. I'll record the Superb Owl but just to see the commercials. Is that still a thing?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (cxFcK)

Now that woke is mostly dead, the commercials have a chance to be good this year.

They won't be, but there's a chance.

That being said, they'll most likely be released online before the 'big game,' so I'll watch them there and forego even the slightest desire to turn on that channel that day.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:32 AM (Zz0t1)

135 “ They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.”

Joshua 6:21

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:31 AM (vbdXu)
-

First, you have to walk around the Walz seven times.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:32 AM (LQfGe)

136 Mornin’, All. Happy Monday.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (77rzZ)

137 Biden's Dog, if you don't get lin-duh 's recipe let me know.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (0KSrI)

138
I see Murkowski, Cassidy, and other GOP scum are coming after Trump & ICE. They smell weakness on him.

Clean that stink off, Mr. President. Put down the city of Minneapolis like it was Novgorod. Sew Mayor Frey inside a bearskin and have him hounded to death by a pack of hunting dogs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (BI5O2)

139
Isn't this what "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," is about?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole

lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:31 AM (LQfGe

Not there yet but if it keeps up like this

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (VE6XX)

140 PDTS should just stop all federal funding except for that related to national security.

Judges already said that American Tax Payers are legally required to underwrite fraud indefinitely and without any audits.

The lack of any Congressional action indicates that there is no stomach outside of the Oval Office for stopping the flow or even putting the barest of controls on it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (a4flb)

141 I'll bet $50 that Anna Krauthammer wasn't raped.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 08:32 AM (Zv8bq)

I'll buy that for a dollar.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)

142 Hope all you folks heeded my warnings over the last several months. There will be salt and ice melt all over the streets this week. My cars have both Ziebart AND Polyglycoat protection. Do yours?

Posted by: Undercoating Coalition For Growth at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (oftw2)

143 Watch the Super-bowl...

or

Binge watch Star Fleet Academy.

Decisions...decisions.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (iMotb)

144 Pro-Crime Leftist defends her rapists, Taliban and Hamas.

“I Don’t Want to Ruin the Lives of My Rapists” Says Hamas Apologist

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TRANSLATION: "I'm happy to ruin the lives of hundreds of other female rape victims owing to these rapists."

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (/v8Ba)

145 "AI is only as good as the people behind the programming and my guess is they are not that moral.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:25 AM (gbOdA) "

exactly right. amoral to downright evil.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (Cjt/F)

146 This has spiraled out of control and I blame the media/dems....Hard to tell what the rest of the US thinks about all this... Does everyone hate ICE ? The media wants you to think so and I don't trust polls right now...

Red states love ICE. You DO know ICE is operating in more states than just MN, correct?

You aren't hearing anything about it because 1., red states are cooperating and 2., MN, for whatever reason, is the battleground, not Florida or Texas.

Why? See #1.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (zILP0)

147 I know a few Jets fans here in NYS. Can't wait to say to them "how bout that Sam Darnold"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (e4I2N)

148 From NDH's X account (I think her daughter has control of it at the moment): "At 815pm, mom received her new heart. Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery."
Posted by: Bert G at January 25, 2026 08:44 PM (VARTN)

For those who haven't heard.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

149 Erock Erockson and the Bed-wetting nancy-boys were all over X over the weekend.

That sweaty retard in particular was calling for Noem to be fired.
Lots of sudden 2nd Amendment purists and experts all pretend outraged at her and Patel for daring to suggest he shouldn't have had a gun.

Well, he shouldn't have had a gun.
He chose suicide-by-cop when he laid a finger on the officer--instead of meekly complying and laying down.
Now he's dead and the left will demand we defend him in order to pass more gun control laws.

Others noted that X had a major shift in it algorithm over the weekend, that far left posters were being injected into their feed all of a sudden.
Someone high up at X pushed through a change.

This leftist rebellion is well-funded and deep.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (HXT0k)

150 The violence is organized, deliberate, well-funded and coordinated with state officials. The goal is to stop the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants, and to halt the very effective effort to deport anyone who is here in violation of federal law.

"I will create a civilian paramilitary force that's as big and as well funded as the United States Military."

- - - - - - - - Barack Hussein Owebama

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

151 Biden's Dog, if you don't get lin-duh 's recipe let me know.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (0KSrI)
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Thanks but first I'm working on getting it through legal methods.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (LQfGe)

152 >> First, you have to walk around the Walz seven times.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:32 AM (LQfGe)

Ha! I think there is also a part where they pickup 12 stones and throw them at Democrats. But I may be mistaken about that part …

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (vbdXu)

153 The Trump administration action/in-action with the lefts insurrection is what will determine the mid-term elections. Do nothing and conservatives/MAGA will stay home. Putting people from the street thugs to politicians in jail or at least have prosecutions going and we'll fine for the mids.

Posted by: JROD at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (IlL6s)

154 125 I hate thinking like this but the only thing which might wake up the middle class left and some leftist elite is a horrible hard left action which leads to a large loss of middle class leftist lives. Something horrible in Mamdani's NYC, or Seattle or Chicago or in the blue states. Don't want it but I live in NYS and the number of middle class left here is overwhelming and they ain't changing easily

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 08:30 AM (e4I2N)

That won't do a thing.

They're life-long Democrats. They'll just scream "Republicans did nothing to help us, we have to vote Democrat even harder!"

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (6Uni8)

155 I’ll watch the Super Bowl… the football part, not halftime. I’ve never watched the halftime show… years ago I missed the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” moment…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (xT8gx)

156 Democrats vow to oppose homeland security ~~funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows~~
Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:32 AM (GITLP)

Suggested edit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

157 Errorickson IS a bag of dicks.

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 08:36 AM (vFG9F)

158 102 This!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 08:36 AM (Cjt/F)

159 Bill Cassidy and Lisa Murkowski acting like scum bags… just another day ending in Y

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 08:36 AM (xT8gx)

160 Isn't this what "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," is about?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:31 AM (LQfGe

Not there yet but if it keeps up like this

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:33 AM (VE6XX)
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When are we "there"?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:36 AM (LQfGe)

161
Well, he shouldn't have had a gun.
He chose suicide-by-cop when he laid a finger on the officer--instead of meekly complying and laying down.
Now he's dead and the left will demand we defend him in order to pass more gun control laws.

He was more than welcome to have the gun. However, when he started to tussle with federal officers, and video shows he attempted to brandish it, that's where the problem arises.

He FAFO'd.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (Zz0t1)

162 I seem to recall any number of non-hard-left people being arrested and thrown in dungeons for saying exactly this.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 07:33 AM (MABZ1)

I can tell you why it isn't happening now. -- Nayib Bukele

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)

163 Stay the course. Jail the offenders. Find the financiers, including foreign enemies and shut them down.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:29 AM (vbdXu)

There is some Canadian and EU money flowing to the MN rebellion.
I would have no problems charging everyone involved with the Nurses death.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (gbOdA)

164 Red states love ICE. You DO know ICE is operating in more states than just MN, correct?
Posted by: rickb223

Something like 23% of all ICE deportation are from Texas. Not a peep. ICE is active everywhere but Minn gets all the news because of the organized resistance.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (cxFcK)

165 Just a thought experiment:

Since the MPD is going through blue flu and is barely even a skeleton crew now, the state police are utterly corrupt and the Feds are kind of busy right now, what if a massive false flag event were to go up and lots of buildings caught on fire, infrastructure was permanently damaged and it was framed up to look like the insurrectionists were responsible?

None of this is possible if the Insurrection Act is declared and troops are sent in.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (a4flb)

166
When are we "there"?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:36 AM (LQfGe)

Good question

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (VE6XX)

167 RE: the stuporbowl...meh...it's hockey season.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 08:37 AM (3Ope8)

168 Bill Cassidy and Lisa Murkowski

Bill-Tor and the Snowhog

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (gtcuf)

169 149 Others noted that X had a major shift in it algorithm over the weekend, that far left posters were being injected into their feed all of a sudden.
Someone high up at X pushed through a change.

This leftist rebellion is well-funded and deep.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:35 AM (HXT0k)

I noticed that far-left channels were being injected into my Youtube algorithm when they hadn't been there before.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (6Uni8)

170 Why does the media continue to label rioters as protestors, and illegal immigrants as migrants?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Because if we get the illegals out and the fraud stopped, the democrat party ceases to exist.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (0U5gm)

171 I noticed that far-left channels were being injected into my Youtube algorithm when they hadn't been there before.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (6Uni

One could almost say this is organized

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:39 AM (VE6XX)

172 .
.
"... six years later ..." ?
.
Try nine years later.

Posted by: Marooned at January 26, 2026 08:39 AM (kt8QE)

173 You aren't hearing anything about it because 1., red states are cooperating and 2., MN, for whatever reason, is the battleground, not Florida or Texas.

Why? See #1.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (zILP0)

30k arrest in TX. vs 3k arrest in MN.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:39 AM (gbOdA)

174 Because if we get the illegals out and the fraud stopped, the democrat party ceases to exist.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (0U5gm)

There's so much truth here, it's frightening.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

175 Remember when Trump was talking about arresting criminals like Soros?

Waiting for the heads of the snake to be cut off.

Waiting.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (LQfGe)

176 "I noticed that far-left channels were being injected into my Youtube algorithm when they hadn't been there before."

I'm noticing that as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (iMotb)

177 169 I noticed that far-left channels were being injected into my Youtube algorithm when they hadn't been there before.

Yep. And the more you click "Block Channel" and "Not Interested" the more they multiply.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (gtcuf)

178 I watched several of the MN politicians pressers over the weekend.

My word, I can not emphasize how weak, slimy and disgusting they are--this is who the people want to represent them?

Someone pointed out, why there are no "normal Minnesotans in Minneapolis, it's due to a vicious cycle--the normies leave because of the leftists and it keeps filtering for even more radical lefties.
Who rile each other up further with even further radicalism.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (HXT0k)

179 David Horowitz discussed this facet of leftist nuttery. The celebrities oohed and fawned over the Black Panthers. It was fashionable. But gang bangers are not always ready for polite society.

The murders and rapes, well let’s not talk about that. Because, it doesn’t fit the Narrative. And it’s about the revolution. Same thing with this modernist babe handwaving away gang rape.

Horowitz wrote “Radical Son” and it should be required reading to understand the kind of radicals they were then and now. He has all sorts of data, one of the problems even today is people are unwilling to believe these … people are serious. They are bugnuts crazy. They are serious, They won’t shut the fuck up, and … they won’t change the subject.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (THAHD)

180 168 Bill Cassidy and Lisa Murkowski

Bill-Tor and the Snowhog
Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (gtcuf)

Cassidy is be primaried by PDT.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (gbOdA)

181 Anna didn't ruin the rapists lives but bet she did to another woman's
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:36 AM (Ia/+0)

She had a glimpse into the world with no rules and no enforcers. Raped by four men all night long and unable to see that it could just as easily have been "for the rest of her life".

Of course, all that assumes that the rape actually happened.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

182 "I noticed that far-left channels were being injected into my Youtube algorithm when they hadn't been there before."

I'm noticing that as well.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 08:40 AM (iMotb)

It's an OP!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)

183 > PDTS should just stop all federal funding except for that related to national security.

Judges already said that American Tax Payers are legally required to underwrite fraud indefinitely and without any audits.
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Had this administration confronted the judicial coup on day one, stiff armed the black robed tyrants and told them to STFU and STFD "or else" we'd not be in this situation.

It might be a different situation, but it certainly would not be this lawless.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (qwVdq)

184 Isn't this what "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," is about?

I have zero interest in going to MN and getting on the X and recommend the same for any responsible person who has a family, church, business or community to defend and support.

Our Congress needs to live up to their oaths of office.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (a4flb)

185 173 .
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"... six years later ..." ?
.
Try nine years later.
Posted by: Marooned at January 26, 2026 08:39 AM (kt8QE)

From the 2020 Floyd summer of love

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 26, 2026 08:42 AM (x0n13)

186 I see Murkowski is on the "get rid of ICE" bandwagon...

Posted by: It's me donna

She stole her election too.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:42 AM (0U5gm)

187 I noticed that far-left channels were being injected into my Youtube algorithm when they hadn't been there before.
Posted by: XTC

Same here. Just happened a couple days ago. Somebody flipped a switch. I block and ignore and it keeps coming.

Posted by: Insurrection at January 26, 2026 08:42 AM (oftw2)

188 The Left is doing what they're doing in MN because they understand that Americans are, by and large, huge pussies.

They will go queasy and freeze up at the sight of the first drop of blood. But the blood is *nothing* compared to the tears. Once the ensuing crybullying commences, they will do as they're conditioned to do - cower in the corner and piss themselves like kicked dogs.

Whatever they may think about the issue in question, they will clamor for all Leftist demands to be met, because then the Left will hold up their end of the deal, and cease the nasty, yucky confrontation these hothouse flowers fear so much.

But there's another side to that coin: all these cringing, supine sissies really want is for order to be restored. If someone puts a stop to it forcibly, they'll switch from demanding surrender to cheering on whoever ended the unrest. Like children in a schoolyard, which they basically are.

The answer here is simple. Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis, crack skulls, hand out federal felonies like penny candy, arrest their political leaders, and bring the city to heel. Or continue getting pantsed and stuffed in his locker by Democrat street activists. Whatever.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)

189 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (53oGX)

190 We have a legal immigration system. People come through it every day.

If you didn’t, not only did you cut the line. You did it in violation of federal law.

Even worse, if you are here illegally and committing crimes, you should be subject to expedited removal. You are needlessly injuring American citizens and you don’t even belong in the country. You should be taken out with the trash.

Think about it. This is what Democrats are banking on for the midterms. Criminal illegal immigrants.

Why?

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (vbdXu)

191 The violence is organized, deliberate, well-funded and coordinated with state officials. The goal is to stop the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants, and to halt the very effective effort to deport anyone who is here in violation of federal law.

"I will create a civilian paramilitary force that's as big and as well funded as the United States Military."

- - - - - - - - Barack Hussein Owebama
Posted by: Sponge

All Trump has to say is "Rednecks up!" And there won't be any illegals OR Antifa.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (zILP0)

192 Murray points out that $20 trillion—that’s $20 trillion—has been spent (over the last couple of decades, according to his source), largely by the U.S. and Europe, to “decarbonize” the global economy. Murray notes that the expenditure is “pretty much the total present value of America’s GDP.”

The result? “Hydrocarbon consumption continued to increase anyway. All that was achieved was a tiny reduction, just 2%, in the share of overall energy supplied by hydrocarbons.

Rule #1:
When someone says they spent money to save money ask them to hand over the SAVED amount.
Rule #2:
See #1.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:44 AM (gbOdA)

193 Our Congress needs to live up to their oaths of office.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (a4flb)
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Repeat after me: "I solemnly swear that I have full faith in the Congress of the United States to carry out their Constitutional duties and to uphold their oath of office."

I can't hear you.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:45 AM (LQfGe)

194 On a lighter note, we did get out and about on Saturday for a bit, just to the local grocery store. I did stop off and do some donuts in the school parking lot in the little truck. Good times.

Haven't been out since. The roads aren't impassible, but I'm not getting out if there isn't an emergency need, for sure.

Frisco, TX, a 16 year old boy towed a sled with his Jeep and managed to wrap two girls around a tree, killing one and hospitalizing the other.

Stupid is as stupid does, sir.

Poor girls.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:45 AM (Zz0t1)

195 "AI is only as good as the people behind the programming and my guess is they are not that moral.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:25 AM (gbOdA) "

exactly right. amoral to downright evil.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 26, 2026 08:34 AM (Cjt/F)

Star Trek TOS covered this point in several episodes IIRC.

Posted by: Co at January 26, 2026 08:45 AM (wVcYX)

196 Had this administration confronted the judicial coup on day one, stiff armed the black robed tyrants and told them to STFU and STFD "or else" we'd not be in this situation.

Perhaps, or he would be looking at impeachment.

Notice that there are no administrative courts, nor any congressmen who seem to have a problem with the rogue courts. A few posers will snark on X, but there is no legislation and no plan in Congress to deal with the judicial coup.

There isn't anyone in Babylon DC who respects the electoral and popular vote win of Donald Trump, and they are not willing to support or even recognize his lawful and necessary policies.

They are all trying to overthrow the election in their own passive-aggressive way.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:45 AM (a4flb)

197 It worries me that Trump might bow to the mobs and remove ICE.. He sort of hinted to that..

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 08:46 AM (VE6XX)

198 My word, I can not emphasize how weak, slimy and disgusting they are--this is who the people want to represent them?
——-

I have long maintained “None of The Above” should be an option on the ballots. Not sure it is workable but it would get the point across

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:46 AM (THAHD)

199 If you watch bodycam videos, you might be surprised how many "healthcare workers" in scrubs are belligerent and lawless. Every institution is corrupted and showing their ass. It's not going to get better.

Posted by: World To End in 2033 at January 26, 2026 08:46 AM (oftw2)

200
All Trump has to say is "Rednecks up!" And there won't be any illegals OR Antifa.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (zILP0)

Yeah, agreed, however, the liberal justice system will see to it our lives are ruined for protecting our country.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

201 Speculation is growing, what if the money fraud was top-down as well in MN?

So, the Quality Learing Center bills the state for $100k.
And the state then changes that to $200k, sends $100k to the Somali, keeps $100k for themselves.

It does explain why the Somalis were a little baffled at the numbers Nick was tossing at them.
And it definitely explains the utter panic and fear on the faces of Walz et al.

More and more people are pointing out that Kamala didn't pick Walz b/c he could "code talk" to white guys--she was told to pick him to tap into the billions the DFL has laundered over the last decades.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:47 AM (HXT0k)

202 I don’t buy into the talk of ACW. If this was happening in multiple cities like the Saint George riots, I’d be bit more concerned, but this is happening in the heart of their empire of corruption, and they’re swarming to its defense because if it falls, they fall.
I do believe, because of the involvement of State officials, Trump now needs to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy Federel troops to the city - a couple of divisions, at least.

This reminds of something about Gettysburg, neither side intended to have a major battle there. It was just where two opposed groups of scouting parties ran into each other. But one side called in reinforcements, and the other side countered, and before any of them realized what had happening, everything either side had available was committed to that fight, on that spot.
And so the greatest battle of the war was fought at a place and time that no one had planned, no one intended. That’s just how things work out most of the time, and could be happening again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:47 AM (cx1bp)

203
She stole her election too.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:42 AM (0U5gm)

Ranked choice voting should be outlawed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

204 Murkowski ran as "None of the Above" and "won."

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:48 AM (gtcuf)

205 @179 Tom Wolfe's Radical Chic about the cocktail party hosted by Leonard Bernstein at his penthouse apartment with the guests of honor being the Black Panthers is hysterical and spot on . The elite left live in a different reality

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 26, 2026 08:48 AM (e4I2N)

206 Open Source Intel @Osint613
BREAKING 🔴🔴

Following searches at a cemetery in eastern Gaza City, the IDF says the body of Ran Gvili has been located and formally identified.

Military representatives notified his family that his remains are being returned to Israel for burial.

The last hostage is returning home.

That is good news. Everything else isn't.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 08:48 AM (LQfGe)

207 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 08:48 AM (RIvkX)

208 Think about it. This is what Democrats are banking on for the midterms. Criminal illegal immigrants.

Why?
Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (vbdXu)

POWER
If they can tread water till 2030 there are 20 MILLION new bodies that will be counted.
Remember that 2020 moved (kept) around 6 to 8 seats in Blue States that should have gone elsewhere.
6 Trillion/435 is around 15 Billion annual spending.
So though faked seats add about 120 Billion in Fed spending in those Blue States.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:49 AM (gbOdA)

209 Speculation is growing, what if the money fraud was top-down as well in MN?

So, the Quality Learing Center bills the state for $100k.
And the state then changes that to $200k, sends $100k to the Somali, keeps $100k for themselves.

It does explain why the Somalis were a little baffled at the numbers Nick was tossing at them.
And it definitely explains the utter panic and fear on the faces of Walz et al.

More and more people are pointing out that Kamala didn't pick Walz b/c he could "code talk" to white guys--she was told to pick him to tap into the billions the DFL has laundered over the last decades.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

That is exactly what is going on. And the money is being funneled to other democrats in other states, like Washington.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 08:49 AM (0U5gm)

210 I have clear memories of late 2007 thru April of 2008 when Obama and Hillary were locked in a tight battle for the Dem nomination. I remember kinda pulling for Obama because I detested the known quantity Hillary. In retrospect it would’ve been better if Hillary won. Obama has been a cancer on the country…. The Clintons were bad but ultimately just grifters not commie ideologues…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 26, 2026 08:49 AM (xT8gx)

211 Our Congress needs to live up to their oaths of office.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (a4flb)
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Repeat after me: "I solemnly swear that I have full faith in the Congress of the United States to carry out their Constitutional duties and to uphold their oath of office."

I can't hear you.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Start arresting them for fraud.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OATH OF OFFICE
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:50 AM (zILP0)

212 Let this sink in. In NY you don’t have to be a US citizen to be a “healthcare” worker or nurse.

Now you know why the quality of care has gone down and the costs have gone up.

NY was one of the premier healthcare systems in the country. It no longer is. Its hospitals continue to sink.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:50 AM (vbdXu)

213 This is what Democrats are banking on for the midterms. Criminal illegal aliens Why?
———

Money. They have monetized the invasion. They are making bank. The goal is to destroy the U.S.A., if you can get wealthy doing it, well that’s a twofer.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:50 AM (THAHD)

214 The difference between MN losing a House seat and an EV in 2020 was ... 500 people.

That's why NY lost a seat while MN kept all theirs.

Now you can see how massively, hugely important keeping the illegals is to the Dem in MN.

A seat that would have gone to the South.

And now you see how massively, hugely important it is for Trump to keep deporting the illegals from MN.
And every other northern blue state.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 08:51 AM (HXT0k)

215 Yeah, agreed, however, the liberal justice system will see to it our lives are ruined for protecting our country.
Posted by: Sponge

That's the "switch has been flipped" point. There won't be liberal judges.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:51 AM (zILP0)

216
Money. They have monetized the invasion. They are making bank. The goal is to destroy the U.S.A., if you can get wealthy doing it, well that’s a twofer.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 26, 2026 08:50 AM (THAHD)

Ilhan Omar came here with the clothes on her back. In a very short period of time, she's worth $9m. And her loyalty is to Somalia.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:52 AM (Zz0t1)

217 202 I don’t buy into the talk of ACW. If this was happening in multiple cities like the Saint George riots, I’d be bit more concerned, but this is happening in the heart of their empire of corruption, and they’re swarming to its defense because if it falls, they fall.
I do believe, because of the involvement of State officials, Trump now needs to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy Federel troops to the city - a couple of divisions, at least.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:47 AM (cx1bp)

=====

And, it's kind of small.

Like, a few dozen, at most, who are banging on trash cans in the middle of the night in St. Paul.

The network of ICE Watch is somewhat impressive until you realize it seems to be mostly bored women playing revolutionary but only while walking their dogs ("I would keep tailing, but I'm bringing my dog in from the walk now," almost verbatim).

Essentially, this resistance wants to be in a war, doesn't understand what a war is, expects the other side of the war to act like beat cops, and then is shocked when fed law enforcement treats threats to them seriously and, beyond that, the fed's perception of a threat is different from the activists'

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at January 26, 2026 08:52 AM (GBKbO)

218 The White House has a switchboard to take calls and so does the Capitol.

A million calls to either supporting the enforcement of federal law would be a resounding statement.

You don't even have to get out of your easy chair.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 08:52 AM (0KSrI)

219 188 188 The Left is doing what they're doing in MN because they understand that Americans are, by and large, huge pussies.

They will go queasy and freeze up at the sight of the first drop of blood. But the blood is *nothing* compared to the tears. Once the ensuing crybullying commences, they will do as they're conditioned to do - cower in the corner and piss themselves like kicked dogs.

Whatever they may think about the issue in question, they will clamor for all Leftist demands to be met, because then the Left will hold up their end of the deal, and cease the nasty, yucky confrontation these hothouse flowers fear so much.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)

They keep waiting for someone else to do it for them, because they have "Too Much To Lose". But by doing nothing, they guarantee they're going to lose it anyway, unless they completely surrender to the Left. And even that is only a temporary stoppage.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:52 AM (6Uni8)

220 Amazing how many are teachers (okay, maybe not) and health care workers. When did they go nuts?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 08:04 AM
----
When I read this my first reaction was surprise that you are surprised. The teachers and "health care workers" are the tip of the lefty spear.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 08:54 AM (mYsW1)

221 205 @179 Tom Wolfe's Radical Chic about the cocktail party hosted by Leonard Bernstein at his penthouse apartment with the guests of honor being the Black Panthers is hysterical and spot on . The elite left live in a different reality
Posted by: Smell the Glove

And this fine morning, Bernstein is in a snow-covered grave in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn with a nice view of the Manhattan skyline. He won't be hosting any more parties.

Posted by: Pass The Old El Paso... at January 26, 2026 08:54 AM (oftw2)

222 Speculation is growing, what if the money fraud was top-down as well in MN?

===

top down and sideways! including various echelons of LE apparatus. I watched The Godfather ! I know exactly what's going on!

Posted by: runner at January 26, 2026 08:54 AM (g47mK)

223 >>The difference between MN losing a House seat and an EV in 2020 was ... 500 people.

It is also why in certain states Democrats have maintained their leads for various congressional seats. Ergo, it’s also why they are fighting federal law, and now lawsuits from Harmeet and the CRD to clean up their voter roles.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 26, 2026 08:55 AM (vbdXu)

224 Decertify Minnesota from a state back to a territory.
Arrest most of the state and Twin City governments.
Prosecute to the full extent of federal law.
Appoint a new board of governors to run the state and Twin Cities until such time as true patriotic Minnesotans can organize elections with legitimate candidates.
A lot of gaps in this plan, I know. Press on anyway.

Posted by: eyesky at January 26, 2026 08:57 AM (ARJcl)

225 Had this administration confronted the judicial coup on day one, stiff armed the black robed tyrants and told them to STFU and STFD "or else" we'd not be in this situation.

It might be a different situation, but it certainly would not be this lawless.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 08:41 AM (qwVdq)

This gets said often, and those wishing for this have not thought through how it could have been done. The ONLY way to do this would have been to pull a Bukele and suspend the Constitution, along with the judicial and legislative branches, and have moved to strict military rule for a time; because there is no way the rest of the system would have stood down from an assault on their powers and prerogatives.
But Trump, as well as our movement in general, have *never* had enough support to pull off something like that. We would have lost everything if he had tried. Therefore, there never has been any choice but to work within the system to gradually change it.
The good part is that it is the Left that is breaking and beginning to attack the system - a huge mistake for them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 08:57 AM (cx1bp)

226 'Blue Moon's' Ethan Hawke brought the Bard to a new generation
This Wasn’t Your Typical Take on ‘Hamlet’

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Ian McKellen's Richard III (1995) is very good. It's set in a 1930s - 40s rise of fascism world and works very well.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 08:58 AM (L/fGl)

227 The Gaza Board of Peace

Bored of Peas

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 08:58 AM (gbOdA)

228 226 Ian McKellen's Richard III (1995) is very good. It's set in a 1930s - 40s rise of fascism world and works very well.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 08:58 AM (L/fGl)

Still a fan of Branagh's "Much Ado About Nothing", even with the big Hollywood stunt casting.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 08:59 AM (6Uni8)

229 John Iscariot Roberts could have confronted the judicial coup on day one.

Could have. Didn't want to.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 08:59 AM (gtcuf)

230
O. M. G.!!!!

This is hilarious. Please marinate yourself in the mind thoughts of The Saviors of Minneapolis for a moment.

https://chrisbray.substack.com/p/the-people-who-

dont-hear-themselves

Fictional writing stand aside. This is the real world right here right now.

Hahaha!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 08:59 AM (iJfKG)

231 200
All Trump has to say is "Rednecks up!" And there won't be any illegals OR Antifa.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 08:43 AM (zILP0)

Yeah, agreed, however, the liberal justice system will see to it our lives are ruined for protecting our country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

Trump can deputize everyone as a federal marshal/agent/whatever?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 26, 2026 08:59 AM (x0n13)

232 Born of Pee

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

233 Damn, Trumpublicans gave up on the 2nd Amendment faster than Erika grieved Charlie.

Republicans* don’t give them an easy out. Make the party own this shame. they keep trying to dodge the blame but it's all on them now

They memory-holed GWB and it made me feel insane. They are never going to live this down. There is no point where Trump and MAGA will stop haunting them. I’ll die at 93 talking about how evil Republicans are.

Never thought i'd live to see the day republicans dump 2A, but here we are. the US spent so much time protecting the 2nd amendment but never planned on how to ACTUALLY use it effectively or when too?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 09:00 AM (JCZqz)

234 Morning JJ and Horde. Bill Cassidy must have been told he is a goner in a GOP Primary, and will probably retire soon.

For him to talk about Minneapolis like that ,points to that

Posted by: Jonah at January 26, 2026 09:00 AM (YCxFk)

235 It occurs to me that one thing that came out of the Petti shooting is that the left has firmly endorsed the second amendment.

And I mean.... Firmly. Endorsed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 09:00 AM (qwVdq)

236 ric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

Border Czar Tom Homan will be MANAGING ICE OPERATIONS directly on the ground in Minnesota, and reporting directly to President Trump

Homan will also coordinate the FRAUD investigations, per Karoline Leavitt

Homan is a national treasure

https://tinyurl.com/y99342hd

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (NpAcC)

237 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 26, 2026 09:00 AM (JCZqz)

And now they love the Second Amendment...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (VE6XX)

238 "And so the greatest battle of the war was fought at a place and time that no one had planned, no one intended. That’s just how things work out most of the time, and could be happening again."

Killer Angels is a brilliant account of the Battle of Gettysburg. That a major engagment would occur where it did was no accident. As the two sides began to engage, their leaders saw the importance of winning the high ground first. This started with small units acting on their own initiative and built up to the two entire armies.

The North got their firstest with the mostest, and controlled the high ground, moral and otherwise.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (dtajH)

239 Clinton, Obama, and Biden who still rallies around the wagon for their team even in retirement.

We have W Bush. Ughhh

Posted by: Jonah at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (YCxFk)

240 Homan will also coordinate the FRAUD investigations, per Karoline Leavitt

Homan is a national treasure

https://tinyurl.com/y99342hd
Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (NpAcC)

Good news...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:02 AM (VE6XX)

241 236. Homan is a warrior, and should get the medal of Freedom

Posted by: Jonah at January 26, 2026 09:03 AM (YCxFk)

242 The WHO has also claimed that America owes it around $133 million for dues from 2024 and 2025; however, the Trump administration has stated that it has no obligation to pay the dues since withdrawing.

Bitch be tryin to get mo child suppoat

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:03 AM (gbOdA)

243 237 And now they love the Second Amendment...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (VE6XX)

The Left has always believed "Only the Left should have guns".

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:03 AM (6Uni8)

244 We have at least 50 million people that support the constitution. Pick up the damned phone.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 09:04 AM (0KSrI)

245 Damn, Trumpublicans gave up on the 2nd Amendment faster than Erika grieved Charlie.

Republicans* don’t give them an easy out. Make the party own this shame. they keep trying to dodge the blame but it's all on them now

They memory-holed GWB and it made me feel insane. They are never going to live this down. There is no point where Trump and MAGA will stop haunting them. I’ll die at 93 talking about how evil Republicans are.

Never thought i'd live to see the day republicans dump 2A, but here we are. the US spent so much time protecting the 2nd amendment but never planned on how to ACTUALLY use it effectively or when too?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

1. Tell us you don't understand how laws work without telling us.
2. You don't get to just pick ip a gun and go do what you want.
3. Tell us you don't have a CHL without telling us.
4. I know 3 is true because if you did, you would know you have responsibilities as a CHL to not insert yourself into situations.

Rule #1 of a gunfight: Be somewhere else.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:05 AM (zILP0)

246 John Iscariot Roberts could have confronted the judicial coup on day one.

Could have. Didn't want to.
Posted by: Delurker

The Chief Justice Roger B. Taney for our time.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:05 AM (L/fGl)

247 The WHO has also claimed that America owes it around $133 million for dues from 2024 and 2025; however, the Trump administration has stated that it has no obligation to pay the dues since withdrawing.

Bitch be tryin to get mo child suppoat
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:03 AM (gbOdA)

Yet another Farewell Tour?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 09:06 AM (wVcYX)

248 237 And now they love the Second Amendment...

Their love, or hate, on a whole range of issues: 1A, 2A, religion, the homeless, balanced budgets etc. etc. depends on who's in the White House. Their only real issue is Republicans Bad.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:06 AM (gtcuf)

249 When the ICE agents descend on us, I will run across a snowy hill, down an icy alley, alongside a stranger, a small-voiced woman in a dress, a preschool teacher. I will ask for a ride to a Taco Bell, which I will find locked, and end up talking to two 20-somethings (piercings, beanies) who are there to help the Taco Bell employees get home safely and are too young to hide their satisfaction when they say they can’t possibly tell me any more than that. They are part of a resistance now.

They have secrets.

That taco thingy is just a taco wrapped in a burrito.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:06 AM (gbOdA)

250 Essentially, this resistance wants to be in a war, doesn't understand what a war is,"

See Sherman, William Tecumseh on that...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)

251 When the ICE agents descend on us, I will run across a snowy hill, down an icy alley, alongside a stranger, a small-voiced woman in a dress, a preschool teacher. I will ask for a ride to a Taco Bell, which I will find locked, and end up talking to two 20-somethings (piercings, beanies) who are there to help the Taco Bell employees get home safely and are too young to hide their satisfaction when they say they can’t possibly tell me any more than that. They are part of a resistance now.

They have secrets.

That taco thingy is just a taco wrapped in a burrito.
Posted by: r hennigantx

I'll just stay home and make tacos.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:07 AM (zILP0)

252 Good morning Morons!

Thanks for the links! Fantastic as usual.

I will definitely check out that version of Hamlet, it sounds really interesting, not sure how I missed it when it first came out!

We had some snow. No big. like 7-8 inches and some icing but not too bad, I already shoveled without too much trouble.

The city was very pretty, hopefully still is today. People were sledding down the Art Museum steps and taking their ATVs on rides around City Hall. Fun stuff!

Some cities in this country are part of an insurrection, LA,Minneapolis, NYC maybe. And Joshie wants Philly to be on the board too.

but I dunno guys. I don't think we're up for it. Especially not in the wintertime lol.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:08 AM (emBoF)

253 (piercings, beanies)

Beanies?

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gtcuf)

254 You're making tacos? We like tacos.

Posted by: Ice Agents at January 26, 2026 09:08 AM (p7tW5)

255 Too Fast, Too Soon? Canada’s Medically Assisted Suicide Cases Reveal Potential Coercion, Rushed Decisions

It is Med Ass Suicide right up until the point you harvest their organs.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:09 AM (gbOdA)

256 Most driveway clear except bottom 8 feet that got plowed in

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:09 AM (Ia/+0)

257 253 (piercings, beanies)

Beanies?
Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gtcuf)

Mark of the Best

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:09 AM (gbOdA)

258 So some dint has a gangbang in Vegas and years later claims it was rape and she didn't report it because she was simpathetic to her rapists.
That's an odd way of saying on video, covered in cum and chocking on mutiple dongs.

Posted by: Reforger at January 26, 2026 09:09 AM (7ujVx)

259 242 The WHO has also claimed that America owes it around $133 million for dues from 2024 and 2025; however, the Trump administration has stated that it has no obligation to pay the dues since withdrawing.

the WHO owes US an entire ECONOMY from 2019. so they can suck it.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:10 AM (emBoF)

260 The Chief Justice Roger B. Taney for our time.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:05 AM (L/fGl)

A good description. He was the one who under our system had/has the power to act. He chose to do nothing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 09:10 AM (cx1bp)

261 Essentially, this resistance wants to be in a war, doesn't understand what a war is,"

See Sherman, William Tecumseh on that...
Posted by: man

They are LARPing. Obviously by the question asked, "Why are you using real bullets?"

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:11 AM (zILP0)

262 256 Most driveway clear except bottom 8 feet that got plowed in

Skip that is always the WORST

Havent' gone down there yet, but will have to for the mailman

ugh

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:11 AM (emBoF)

263 So if Homan will be charge on the ground in MN who is he replacing ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:11 AM (VE6XX)

264 > Saikat Chakrabarti

Is this the same one who had his hand up O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca's ass using her as a communist sock puppet, or was that another mook with a similar name?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 09:11 AM (IG3/x)

265 You're making tacos? We like tacos.
Posted by: Ice Agents

Molon Labe (Come. Take)

Plenty of tacos.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:11 AM (zILP0)

266 They are LARPing. Obviously by the question asked, "Why are you using real bullets?"

This.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:12 AM (XuXeR)

267 That Tim Walz dares compare ICE to the Nazi German Gestapo rounding up Anne Frank, and to me on no less a day than Holocaust Remembrance Day, makes my blood boil.

Yes as we all know the greatest crime the NAZIs engaged in was...sending Dutch people back to the Netherlands after they snuck into Germany to get on welfare.

Oh wait...Frank wasn't in Germany. And she wasn't on welfare. And...they didn't send her home.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)

268 Tell Who to go screw themselves
But %60 of their frunds are pocketed by fraud

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)

269 I think MN problem includes local and state police helping the rioters

so that's something that needs addressing.

this is the test case for the bolshies. I agree with those who are frustrated, but think it's wise to try to keep this simmering and keep plodding on more slowly.

it will hurt the Left and get boring for the media. think of them as hyperactive kittens.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (emBoF)

270 It occurs to me that one thing that came out of the Petti shooting is that the left has firmly endorsed the second amendment.

And I mean.... Firmly. Endorsed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 09:00 AM (qwVdq)

And they'll unendorse it just as firmly when they come to power.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

271 Plenty of tacos."

Ohhh. For those of the Houston persuasion, I recc "Bigotes street Tacos"

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XuXeR)

272 REPUBLICANS ATE GETTING SHAKY IN THE LOAFERS.

Posted by: GigantorX at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3s1eP)

273 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

Skull Trephination 101

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (gbOdA)

274 264 > Saikat Chakrabarti

Is this the same one who had his hand up O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca's ass using her as a communist sock puppet, or was that another mook with a similar name?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 09:11 AM (IG3/x)

That's the one. He also kicked Chunk Yogurt out of the "Justice Democrats" (the PAC that chose O'Crazy-Eyes), before getting kicked out himself.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (6Uni8)

275 And now they love the Second Amendment...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:01 AM (VE6XX)
++++
That's been a gradual shift. Lefties increasingly don't oppose any 2A restrictions (at least, on paper). This started in earnest in the radical tranny groups. They see a literal genocide and are extremely violent. They see any restriction on firearm ownership as aimed squarely at them to continuing affecting the trans genocide, and oppose any restrictions.

Once they win, of course, the restrictions come in fast and hard to disarm the enemy. Until then, though, you will not find a more passionate 2A defender than a tranny warrior - and that is leaking out into the rest of the identity-driven left, especially among the ends-justify-the-means radical set.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (MABZ1)

276 Good ol’ JJ with yet another daily dose of destiny and reality to curb my enthusiasm for Mondays.

Posted by: epador at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (TRnzq)

277 When the Dems win/steal back power, conservative judges across the land will block everything they try to do, and the SCOTUS will allow it to happen. Right? RIGHT?

Well, of course not. We know this. There will be no rightie versions of Judge Punchy Macadamia. It's the reasons why that deserve a deep think.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (gtcuf)

278 Ohhh. For those of the Houston persuasion, I recc "Bigotes street Tacos"

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XuXeR)

I read as BigToes

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (gbOdA)

279 Happy Monday!

. . . or is it?

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (0yjaw)

280 I'm so old I remember when the left argued bringing a gun to a "protest" was a crime. Especially if you crossed state lines!

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (sKqQm)

281 Ari Fleischer
@AriFleischer

When confronted by law enforcement, Alex Pretti should have immediately complied, kept his hands visible and away from his holster, and he had a duty to say he was carrying a concealed weapon. He would have been temporarily disarmed and probably not even arrested.

Carrying a concealed weapon comes with responsibilities, especially during any interaction with the police.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 26, 2026 09:15 AM (NpAcC)

282 Communists have murdered 100s of millions people
The Nazis didn't even come close having only 10 years

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:15 AM (Ia/+0)

283 234 Morning JJ and Horde. Bill Cassidy must have been told he is a goner in a GOP Primary, and will probably retire soon.

For him to talk about Minneapolis like that ,points to that
Posted by: Jonah at January 26, 2026 09:00 AM (YCxFk)

Bill Cassidy is a fraud who pretends to be some kind of conservative, while in fact is completely owned by the Pharmaceutical companies and always backed Fauci completely. (And still does). Fuck him, he can’t be gone fast enough.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 09:15 AM (cx1bp)

284 The kids learn biology.

https://is.gd/ocqCIy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:15 AM (L/fGl)

285 Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ICE And ‘5-Year-Old Boy’ Edition
________
Is our side any better, when it comes to holding fire until the facts come out? Not much, that I can see.

Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (s0JqF)

286 > Most driveway clear except bottom 8 feet that got plowed in
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My driveway is gravel, and 1/4 mile long. I'm not going to bother.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (qwVdq)

287 btw gonna be easy to boycott the Super Bowl with this matchup

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (emBoF)

288 When I think "Woke" I think Danger Hair, Problem Glasses, Trouble Tats, livestock peircings, male noodle arms and female FUPAs.

Beanies don't even make the top 20.

It's almost like she made the whole thing up.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (gtcuf)

289 275 Until then, though, you will not find a more passionate 2A defender than a tranny warrior - and that is leaking out into the rest of the identity-driven left, especially among the ends-justify-the-means radical set.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:14 AM (MABZ1)

There's a reason that "Pink Haired Dude in a French Maid Costume with Cat Ears and a semi-auto rifle" has become a stereotype.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (6Uni8)

290 University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

I'm up for that. In fact, I'll post a list of all "indigenous ways of healing... marginagobbledygook" that actually, you know, work.

1.
2.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (XuXeR)

291 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

Skull Trephination 101
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (gbOdA)
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Do they offer graduate classes in advanced leech therapy?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (ESVrU)

292 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

Skull Trephination 101

Posted by: r hennigantx

Let's take a look at the infant mortality among indians and then review the hippocratic oath.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (0U5gm)

293 And now they love the Second Amendment.../i]

The left has no principles in the traditional sense.

They long opposed the RKBA because they figured they would control government agents and therefore wouldn't need armed militants.

Trump using ICE though has thrown them for a loop and their talking points are still mixed.

Remember - no one should have a gun except the government. Well, unless you are protesting ICE...then you should have a gun. And, uh, not the government agents in ICE

And here is the funniest part of this - the left long argued having a gun puts you in more danger. Well, if Greasy McPistol had not in fact brought his gun he'd be alive today...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (sKqQm)

294 God bless Cam Higby for infiltrating, then releasing, the Signal chat used to support the highly organized anti-ICE insurrection, including the Tim Walz "former" aide and several state senators who are some of the organizers.

Spoiler alert: This is a MN government coordinated op.
That state senator who was assassinated after her vote against healthcare coverage for illegals is looking a lot less random.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (0yjaw)

295 ---
Do they offer graduate classes in advanced leech therapy?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (ESVr

Blood letting 101

Posted by: It's me donna at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (VE6XX)

296 It's sunny and 5° here in southern Indiana. We have about a foot of powdery snow and drifts that are at least 3 feet tall. Everything is shut down. Even the base is down. I was supposed to have a tooth removed tomorrow but my driveway is impassable so I will have to call and cancel. They're closed today because of weather.

Hubbymayhem is still not home. Don't know if he's on the move yet or still shutdown.

I will most likely spend the day cleaning and doing laundry.

Winter is just one very long Monday.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (2J/Lj)

297 There's a reason that "Pink Haired Dude in a French Maid Costume with Cat Ears and a semi-auto rifle" has become a stereotype.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (6Uni

++++
There's a popular variant of the trans flag with the black outline of an AR-15 superimposed over it. They mean it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (MABZ1)

298 Shakespeare-Chucker Itzkowitz - jjs
Shakespeare Was A ‘Black Jewish Woman,’ Feminist Historian Claims In New Book

JJ You use your fingers better than a proctologist!

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (gbOdA)

299 Carrying a concealed weapon comes with responsibilities,"

Really?

*looks up LTC coursework*

Well, I'll be dipped in Twinkie dough. It sure does...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (XuXeR)

300 Rather than invoke the Insurrection Act, I'd like the Senate to nuke the filibuster and codify all of Trump's EOs.

Republicans do that and they won't have to worry about elections for 10 years.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (HXT0k)

301 Spoiler alert: This is a MN government coordinated op.
That state senator who was assassinated after her vote against healthcare coverage for illegals is looking a lot less random.

yep and he's still in some of their comms. outside of Signal they were whining last night that the right kept "breaking into our stuff"

or something to that effect. let's go autists!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:19 AM (emBoF)

302 >>God bless Cam Higby for infiltrating, then releasing, the Signal chat used to support the highly organized anti-ICE insurrection, including the Tim Walz "former" aide and several state senators who are some of the organizers.

It might even include the Lt. Governor.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 09:19 AM (viF8m)

303 > to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

Skull Trephination 101
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (gbOdA)

"Back pain? We'll hang you up in the hot sun by the ligaments in your back until you have hallucinations. Won't help the back pain, but will make a cool movie".

Posted by: A Man Called Shetland Pony at January 26, 2026 09:19 AM (IG3/x)

304 Beanies?

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:08 AM (gtcuf)
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I'm right here, ya know.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (LQfGe)

305 Shakespeare Was A ‘Black Jewish Woman,’ Feminist Historian Claims In New Book
_________
They left out the queer, trans, vegan part.

Posted by: Eeyore at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (s0JqF)

306 Carrying a concealed weapon comes with responsibilities, especially during any interaction with the police.

I remember watching the traffic stop last spring when some local cops pulled over an Afghan refugee. The refugee had a gun on him.

The local cops tried to get him to give ID and comply with their instructions (he had an expired registration) but he wouldn't. And eventually he went for the gun to shoot the local cops.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)

307 Let's take a look at the infant mortality among indians and then review the hippocratic oath.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (0U5gm)

PST
Do not look at female infanticide in the Far East.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gbOdA)

308 Do they offer graduate classes in advanced leech therapy?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 26, 2026 09:17 AM (ESVrU)

The Dean is Theodoric of York.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (ExV1e)

309 297 There's a popular variant of the trans flag with the black outline of an AR-15 superimposed over it. They mean it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:18 AM (MABZ1)

Somehow, it's not surprising that some of the most violent men want to be women.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (6Uni8)

310 A number of arguments the left has always fallen back on with regards to civilian militias, armed citizens, etc. are now pretty much bunk... for now, with their support for 2A.

A proverbial can of worms has been opened by the left and they don't even realize it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (qwVdq)

311 As for my Super Bowl preference, I'm preferring pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training.

Posted by: Hunt Brothers at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (qwx/I)

312 The Dean is Theodoric of York.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (ExV1e)

Was that Akroyd?

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (gbOdA)

313 Somehow, it's not surprising that some of the most violent men want to be women."

So, they're nuts...

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)

314 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

Skull Trephination 101
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:13 AM (gbOdA)
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Honor? Why? Nothing - and nobody - *deserves* honor. Or respect.

"Consider?" Sure. Some Chinese herbal medicine is probably legit. Much of it isn't. Not being arrogant and always assuming that you are right and everyone else is wrong is not a bad thing in what is supposed to be a scientific field. If something appears to show results, endeavor to understand it.

But "honor" by default? No. Consider and study? Yeah, makes sense.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MABZ1)

315 I'd like the Senate to nuke the filibuster and codify all of Trump's EOs.

Which would immediately be undone as soon as the Left was back in power.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

316 > Do not look at female infanticide in the Far East.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (gbOdA)

Ah, but these ghouls view infanticide as a sacrament, remember?

Posted by: A Man Called Shetland Pony at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (IG3/x)

317 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

Skull Trephination 101
Posted by: r hennigantx

Claw hammer to reduce inter-cranial pressure 102.3.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (zILP0)

318 Was that Akroyd?"

Steve Martin

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)

319 Tennis for the blind.

https://is.gd/YJt3gV

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (L/fGl)

320 indigenous ways of healing:

Make-um heap big wampum as member of tipi blanket council.

Send-um smoke signal to special premium gold plan medicine man. Special premium gold plan medicine man make-um better. Heap good medicine. How!

Posted by: Liawatha Warren at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (gtcuf)

321 > Was that Akroyd?
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (gbOdA)

Steve Martin.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (IG3/x)

322 There's a reason that "Pink Haired Dude in a French Maid Costume with Cat Ears and a semi-auto rifle" has become a stereotype.

They have that in the "Put them in the box" https://tinyurl.com/mr47nvvc as one of Asmongold's opponents...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (sKqQm)

323 Can you think of any legislation the Dems were unable to pass due to the filibuster?

I asked Grok, it said, depending on how you define it, only 7 to 13 of the state senates have a filibuster rule.

Most have a simple majority rule to end debate.

So why is it so damned sacred and holy at the fed level?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (HXT0k)

324 Shakespeare-Chucker Itzkowitz - jjs
Shakespeare Was A ‘Black Jewish Woman,’ Feminist Historian Claims In New Book

The writer needed to delete the word Jewish,and substitute lesbian to cover all their bases.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (ix8EF)

325 Somehow, it's not surprising that some of the most violent men want to be women.
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:20 AM (6Uni

I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and gay,

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (gbOdA)

326 Uniparty Senate Republicans have only pretended to support the Trump agenda, lying in wait for a moment they can throw him aside and return to grifting. Right now, they are trying to judge if they are in that moment, or is it a trap of sorts.

Hey, GOPe! Admiral Ackbar has some words of wisdom for all of you.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (CY/QA)

327 Was that Akroyd?
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (gbOdA)

Steve Martin, IIRC.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (ExV1e)

328 Still a fan of Branagh's "Much Ado About Nothing", even with the big Hollywood stunt casting.
Posted by: XTC

Emma Thompson was really hawt in that. Also, Kate Beckinsale.

And Michael Keaton was hilarious.

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (77rzZ)

329 @316 -- yeah, demographics have a way of winning in the end. Good luck with the rapid depopulation. And they say Orientals are smarter than whites.

And naturally, America will be receptive to all of these desperate males who've never interacted with a woman.

Posted by: Hunt Brothers at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (qwx/I)

330 I can watch this on a loop all day!

https://tinyurl.com/bde6tkkr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (LQfGe)

331 'Blue Moon's' Ethan Hawke brought the Bard to a new generation
This Wasn’t Your Typical Take on ‘Hamlet’

Well...heck.

Hamlet (2000) sounds like a lot of fun.

Now, I'll have to go watch it, since I'm shut in Rancho naturalfake anywho.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (iJfKG)

332 Steve Martin.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (IG3/x)

ha yes

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (gbOdA)

333 Send-um smoke signal to special premium gold plan medicine man. Special premium gold plan medicine man make-um better. Heap good medicine. How!
Posted by: Liawatha Warren "

You forgot the crab dip, wampum.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:23 AM (XuXeR)

334 >>The WHO has also claimed that America owes it around $133 million for dues from 2024 and 2025; however, the Trump administration has stated that it has no obligation to pay the dues since withdrawing.

Heh.
Come and get it!
Or better yet, have CA pay it, as they may be trying to join the WHO as a state.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:24 AM (0yjaw)

335 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

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Where are they going to find the virgins and volcanoes for that?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:24 AM (L/fGl)

336 They have that in the "Put them in the box" https://tinyurl.com/mr47nvvc as one of Asmongold's opponents...
Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:22 AM (sKqQm)

Cartoon Asmongold's hairline is too good.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 26, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

337 Also, Kate Beckinsale."

Yes, please.

Posted by: man at January 26, 2026 09:25 AM (XuXeR)

338 > But "honor" by default? No. Consider and study? Yeah, makes sense.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MABZ1)

Exactly. Probably all cultures have at least SOME traditional medicine of value (herbs and whatnot) but it needs to be tested first.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 26, 2026 09:25 AM (IG3/x)

339 >>Which would immediately be undone as soon as the Left was back in power.

If they codified all his EOs and passed the SAVE Act it would be a very long time before they got back in power.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 09:25 AM (viF8m)

340 After being stuck in Madrid for 2 days, my wife has boarded her flight to Greensboro via Philly. Hoping all goes smoothly, she's exhausted.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 26, 2026 09:25 AM (vV6n9)

341 Cartoon Asmongold's hairline is too good.

Yep.

Kirche as Frieren was a nice touch though

Posted by: 18-1 at January 26, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

342 >>Still a fan of Branagh's "Much Ado About Nothing", even with the big Hollywood stunt casting.

Love Denzel and Keanu, but both stuck out from the rest of the cast.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:25 AM (0yjaw)

343 I think it was the commenter "Biden's Dog" who posted a link to X yesterday or the day before about Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and the encrypted messaging app "Signal." She's purported to be the admin of the chat group responsible for ginning up the riots in Minneapolis.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 07:48 AM (qwVdq)
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Three pics are worth 3 thousand words:

https://tinyurl.com/2k6pj633

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 09:26 AM (LQfGe)

344 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."

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They should dress like witch doctors, too. Bone through the nose, the whole nine yards.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:26 AM (L/fGl)

345 This is my default response these days:

L: This doesn't look like America!

Me: Minnesota has opted out of America.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:26 AM (krQz2)

346 “I Don’t Want to Ruin the Lives of My Rapists” Says Hamas Apologist
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Woman devastated by rape wants her rapists to be free to rape and devastate other women's lives. And is proud of herself to openly display her hatred for some poor anonymous women!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:26 AM (Dv3i1)

347 I was wondering yesterday when pitchers and cathers report for spring training

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:27 AM (Ia/+0)

348 >>> Do not look at female infanticide in the Far East.

And now the UK, apparently.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:27 AM (0yjaw)

349
Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are the modern type of trepanation. So that doesn't count as "non-Western." We perfected the technique.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 09:27 AM (BI5O2)

350 8 Each shutdown highlights the problems Dems created. How stupid can they be?

Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows
Posted by: SMOD at January 26, 2026 07:32 AM (GITLP)

As a strategy, I would like for House Republicans to prepare a raft of dream bills so radical that they would just barely get support of a bare majority of the Senate, fully written and hashed out within the caucus, and hold them in reserve. Then, if push comes to shove and Senate Republicans have to neuter the filibuster to keep Homeland Security funded, "in for a penny, in for a pound," they can make the most of a bad circumstance, and immediately bring all those bills to the floor, so at least their own base will be rewarded and motivated for the midterms.

The reason why I think it might end up there is that even the worst, most indefensible shoot would still not justify defunding (or hamstringing) law enforcement. Any incidents that arise in the course of physical conflict can and should be dealt with as particular matters. But where our elected legislators are the voice of democracy, writing and passing bills, cops are the hands making it real.

Posted by: SciVo at January 26, 2026 09:27 AM (Sy6m/)

351 Where are they going to find the virgins and volcanoes for that?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 26, 2026 09:24 AM (L/fGl)

Quality Learing Center

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:28 AM (gbOdA)

352 I saw Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts open for...

Posted by: Bulg at January 26, 2026 09:28 AM (77rzZ)

353 347 I was wondering yesterday when pitchers and cathers report for spring training
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:27 AM (Ia/+0)

Is that a gay reference?

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (gbOdA)

354 >> “I Don’t Want to Ruin the Lives of My Rapists” Says Hamas Apologist

And this is why the state prosecutes, not the victim.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (0yjaw)

355 Can't we secede Minnesota from the Union, vote them out?

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (Ia/+0)

356 We're going to find out that Minnesota government officials are in on the "ICE Watch" coordination, that foreign money is funding it, and that the US taxpayer is funding it. A huge scandal that the corporate media won't report and will label it a conspiracy theory.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (Dv3i1)

357 The WHO has also claimed that America owes it around $133 million for dues from 2024 and 2025; however, the Trump administration has stated that it has no obligation to pay the dues since withdrawing. ...
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:03 AM (gbOdA)
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The USA owes you nothing. Never has. It gave you alms. It no longer wishes to do so.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (MABZ1)

358 Can't we secede Minnesota from the Union, vote them out?
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (Ia/+0)

Trade Minnesota for Alberta, straight up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (Zz0t1)

359 CAM HIGBY accomplished more real police work with the Signal chat action than all of the FBI and DOJ combined have done since this Commie driven mess has started.

Patel....where are thou!?!

Posted by: GigantorX at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (3s1eP)

360 Oh, FFS, Trey Gowdi defending Alex Peretti on Fox right now.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (0yjaw)

361
Rapists are supposed to have their lives ruined.

Maybe this stupid individual made the whole thing up. I suppose it's plausible either way.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (0m+Ny)

362 btw gonna be easy to boycott the Super Bowl with this matchup
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 26, 2026 09:16 AM (emBoF)

I agree.

It would be hard to find two teams I care less about.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (iJfKG)

363 Three pics are worth 3 thousand words:

https://tinyurl.com/2k6pj633
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 09:26 AM (LQfGe)
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Too bad. She isn't hideous. She could have been pretty if she weren't a freak lunatic.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (MABZ1)

364 I'm old enough to remember when the Wellstone memorial pissed off enough voters to get a Republican elected.

The Signalist faction of the Democrat party would be well advised to think about that...not getting a Republican elected to the Senate from Minnesota, but how the rest of the normies are perceiving this when they buy ammo and go to the polls.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (qwx/I)

365 Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows
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IT'S

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (Dv3i1)

366 356 We're going to find out that Minnesota government officials are in on the "ICE Watch" coordination, that foreign money is funding it, and that the US taxpayer is funding it. A huge scandal that the corporate media won't report and will label it a conspiracy theory.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (Dv3i1)

Lt Guv Flanagan is list by NAME in several Signal Chats.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

367 Quality Learing Center
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:28 AM (gbOdA)
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The Muslims in Europe are embarrassed of that misspelling.

It's "leering".

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (krQz2)

368 Gowdy was already on my GOPe squish list, but he's an overachiever this morning.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (0yjaw)

369 "So it begins" WE can see this as the transition from a Cold CW to hot. So be it.

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (jrgJz)

370 Trey Gowdy is amo g thecwordt of the GOP. A true snake.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (BI5O2)

371 >>We're going to find out that Minnesota government officials are in on the "ICE Watch" coordination, that foreign money is funding it, and that the US taxpayer is funding it. A huge scandal that the corporate media won't report and will label it a conspiracy theory.

We've already found out the Lt. Governor is one of the administrators and Data Republican is in the process of running down foreign involvement.

All the Trump administration has to do is not go wobbly. Almost there.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (viF8m)

372 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

373 365 Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows
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IT'S
Posted by: Chuck Marte

Allow me to finish... It's ironic that Dems will defund DHS and yet fund (via NGOs and academia) the insurrection.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Dv3i1)

374 We're going to find out that Minnesota government officials are in on the "ICE Watch" coordination, that foreign money is funding it, and that the US taxpayer is funding it. A huge scandal that the corporate media won't report and will label it a conspiracy theory.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:29 AM (Dv3i1)

Lt Guv Flanagan is list by NAME in several Signal Chats.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)
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And somebody is having Minnesota police deliver food to the rebels.

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:32 AM (krQz2)

375 Trey Gowdy is amo g thecwordt of the GOP. A true snake.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (BI5O2)
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This comment is to be featured on today's episode of "Phone Keyboard or Mid-Comment Stroke"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:32 AM (MABZ1)

376 Gowdy definitely received his marching orders this AM.

Good fucking Lord!

Posted by: GigantorX at January 26, 2026 09:32 AM (3s1eP)

377 >>We're going to find out that Minnesota government officials are in on the "ICE Watch" coordination, that foreign money is funding it, and that the US taxpayer is funding it.

YES: https://tinyurl.com/2h826edv
DataRepublican
🚨💵 BREAKING: SIGNALGATE DONORS LIST AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD; POLITICIANS + FOREIGN LEADERSHIP CONFIRMED?

In one of the files revealed by
@camhigby
, a resources file directs people with money to a website, Stand with Minnesota, which in turns directs donors to a campaign ran by Tending the Soil on Chuffed.

More about Tending the Soil later. What to know: the campaign is hosted by Chuffed and the first donation came from Jonny Soppotiuk, a Canada-based community organizer who is part of Chuffed leadership and specializes in fundraising. He is most likely a central figure in raising money.

So, yeah. Starting to look like foreigners are playing a key role in all of this.

That's not all. I've put together a spreadsheet of 4000+ donors and their possible identities.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (0yjaw)

378 Too bad. She isn't hideous. She could have been pretty if she weren't a freak lunatic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

We don't have orcs so Dems are remedying this by turning themselves into orcs.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Dv3i1)

379 Trey Gowdy is amo g thecwordt of the GOP. A true snake.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 26, 2026 09:31 AM (BI5O2)
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This comment is to be featured on today's episode of "Phone Keyboard or Mid-Comment Stroke"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:32 AM (MABZ1)
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What is that about the Castle Aaaaaaaaaagghhhhhh?

Posted by: Axeman at January 26, 2026 09:33 AM (krQz2)

380 I detest Joss Whedon with the fire of a thousand suns, but his Much Ado About Nothing was brilliant IMO. One of the best and most faithfull (as far as script) renditions of the Bard.

Posted by: Delurker at January 26, 2026 09:35 AM (gtcuf)

381 "No, Shakespeare wasn't a black woman. Why is this madness still being promoted"

https://tinyurl.com/sxpkz6f5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 09:37 AM (ix8EF)

382 346 Woman devastated by rape wants her rapists to be free to rape and devastate other women's lives. And is proud of herself to openly display her hatred for some poor anonymous women!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 26, 2026 09:26 AM (Dv3i1)

"Well, if it happened to me, it should have to happen to everyone else, too! It's only fair!"

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (6Uni8)

383 Too bad. She isn't hideous. She could have been pretty if she weren't a freak lunatic.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 09:30 AM (MABZ1)

Nah. Some people always have one feature that make them unpleasant to look at no matter what.

AOC's donkey teeth, Flanagan's nose.

Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:41 AM (6Uni8)

384 At the University of Minnesota Medical School, new students "are forced to recite" a pledge "to honor all indigenous ways of healing that have been traditionally marginalized by western medicine."
=======================
We are in the Age Of FAO, so this fits.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (9M/i4)

385 I meant "Age Of FAFO"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 09:43 AM (9M/i4)

386 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

GSA dot gov, Jan. 6. 2026, 'GSA Removes Minnesota Property From All Government Lodging Programs Following Denial of Rooms to Federal Immigration Agents'

^ So one hotel, weeks ago. I cancelled my Hilton Hotels membership card & gave up travel points.

Either way, (much) more is needed.
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Let's do Anna -

2017, Social Differences, Columbia University wrote A.K. "is a Ph.D. candidate in Columbia's English & Comparative Literature department, where she studies and writes about contemporary novels, theories of literary character, and disability."
Working Group Affiliation
Motherhood and Technology, Graduate Assistant

"Her writing has appeared in Avidly and The LA Review of Books..."

>Avidly, What Doesn’t Destroy You, October 15, 2020

>LA Review of Books, Bad Form: Sexual Abuse and Ambiguity on "A Teacher" Feb. 9. 2021 (FX on Hulu's A Teacher.)

>The Baffler, Anna Krauthamer, February 11, 2025, 'Grist of Empire,' How the West uses sexual violence to advance its interests.
A.K. is "a writer and a PhD candidate in English literature at Columbia University. Her research focuses on sexual violence and contemporary literature."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 09:48 AM (NFX2v)

387 Continued -

And so, from above, ‘Why I Didn’t Report My Rape’, Anna Krauthammer, writing at the radical leftist The Nation goes all in on pro-crime guilt. The author, a grad student who claims to have been gang raped, read Angela Davis and declares that she’s a ‘prison abolitionist’.

“There in that hotel, a little over four years ago, I was raped by a group of men during a three-day trip I took to Las Vegas with two of my best friends. Of the rape, which lasted all night,” she writes. “The simple answer to the question of why I never reported the rape is that I believe in the abolition of police and prisons.”
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So while a PhD candidate at Columbia for quite awhile and in between writing articles about sexual abuse, A.K. herself becomes a victim. But in 2025 she writes how the West uses sexual violence to advance its interests, then in 2026 alleges gang rape but justifies no punishment for the rapists?

Having volunteered & served with a Women's Rape and Sexual Assault group, imho something is not mentally right with Anna. Perhaps Columbia needs to get her into some form mental health intervention program and keep her away from minors and special needs people.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 09:48 AM (NFX2v)

388 "Well, if it happened to me, it should have to happen to everyone else, too! It's only fair!"
Posted by: XTC at January 26, 2026 09:39 AM (6Uni

Despite her blather about decarceration, I don't think there is that much reasoning going on, or any. It takes a deep spiritual sickness for a woman to basically treat herself as no better than a jerk sock, a shameful object without agency, no dignity worth defending. I generally assume that someone's rhetoric is likely just sales pitch and rationalization for a decision made before thought, so that I am pleasantly surprised when I find an exception, and this doesn't look like one.

Posted by: SciVo at January 26, 2026 09:51 AM (Sy6m/)

389 Yeah, agreed, however, the liberal justice system will see to it our lives are ruined for protecting our country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 26, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

True, but I think when it reaches that point, all bets are off, and the liberal justice system may cease to exist. Once that switch is thrown, God only knows what will really transpire.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 26, 2026 09:58 AM (5xuJ/)

390 > At what point do people finally fight back?
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Too many are still "turning the other cheek" in the hope that this will all "just go away."

It's abstract. They're not physically affected. At least not yet. Some will never fight back. They'll either submit or continue to live in a state of denial.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 26, 2026 08:10 AM

Just so. My AO continues as it always has. It's the news that makes things look like a dystopian movie. I would have to cross two states just to get near the troubles.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 10:14 AM (jc0TO)

391 Also from above, "But apart from all the rants about ICE and the usual propaganda, Obama concludes with “every American should support and draw inspiration from the wave of peaceful protests in Minneapolis and other parts of the country.”
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NBCdfw dot com: Obama Says Daughters Joined Summer Demonstrations: ‘I Could Not Have Been Prouder'
"They didn't do it in a way where they were looking for limelight," the former president said of Sasha and Malia Obama By Scott Stump • Published November 24, 2020

Always a hand in for political control and press, and also why he, Michele, Malia & Natasha do Netflix, produce, direct, etc.

Like Zelenskyy.
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TheGrio, 'Obama opens up about Malia and Sasha marching in Black Lives Matter protests'
His daughters "found their own ways to get involved with the demonstrations and activism that you saw with young people this summer," Obama said. Published June 8, 2021
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CBS News, Los Angeles
Malia Obama Spotted At Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline Project, January 27, 2017

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Malia Obama reportedly attended a protest against the proposed Dakota Access pipeline at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this week.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:16 AM (NFX2v)

392 CBS News, Los Angeles
Malia Obama Spotted At Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline Project, January 27, 2017

Is that the one with the mustache?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 26, 2026 10:18 AM (jc0TO)

393 392. Posted by: toby928(c)

Behave.😉

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 10:26 AM (NFX2v)

394 Still a fan of Branagh's "Much Ado About Nothing", even with the big Hollywood stunt casting.

Me too, although Michael Keaton using some kind of weird pirate voice for Dogberry still baffles me to this day.

Posted by: Jetto at January 26, 2026 10:31 AM (6ZfuT)

395 https://is.gd/bjEup5
Eric Schwalm
@Schwalm5132
As a former Special Forces Warrant Officer with multiple rotations running counterinsurgency ops—both hunting insurgents and trying to separate them from sympathetic populations—I've seen organized resistance up close. From Anbar to Helmand, the pattern is familiar: spotters, cutouts, dead drops (or modern equivalents), disciplined comms, role specialization, and a willingness to absorb casualties while bleeding the stronger force slowly.

What's unfolding in Minneapolis right now isn't "protest." It's low-level insurgency infrastructure, built by people who've clearly studied the playbook.....

Read
The
Whole
Thing

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 26, 2026 11:49 AM (ULPxl)

396 To mash up recent insane liberal stories: I assume her husband gave her permission to be raped, and now that it's over he's supposed to comfort her.

https://tinyurl.com/mw495eky

Posted by: Capnob at January 26, 2026 11:58 AM (OLoWw)

397 "‘Why I Didn’t Report My Rape’, Anna Krauthammer, writing at the radical leftist The Nation goes all in on pro-crime guilt."

I have ten bucks that says this didn't happen at all. This Commie cunt's fairy tale reminds me of the steady stream of claims of being abducted by ICE and tormented for thousands of hours before being released with nary a scratch.

Posted by: Mhandisi at January 26, 2026 12:00 PM (0DLgl)

398 Right on schedule, the National Review is buying into the ICE did wrong narrative and concurs with investigation.

Here's a better meta-take: you cannot have a fair engagement when one side is held to perfect standards and the other side is allowed to use human shields as weapons and interfere with arrests. This is exactly the dynamic with the Palestinians and they manipulate the press effectively because of the double standard.

There is a reason for the felony-murder rule...if you commit a crime and create the deadly conditions where an overreaction or mistake happens, you are the murder. If you rob a bank and a security officer accidentally kills a teller, the thief is responsible. Let's get back to that.

Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at January 26, 2026 12:02 PM (4KtRO)

399 395. Read The Whole Thing
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

Thank you.

Independent dot com:
>Minnesota shooting live updates: Trump vows to work with Tim Walz on ICE deployment after killing of Alex Pretti
President Donald Trump is sending border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota, Published Monday 26 January 2026

>Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports. By Rhian Lubin in New York
Also Published Monday 26 January 2026

>MTG defends protester shot by DHS and says people need to lose their ‘blinders’: ‘You are all being incited into civil war’
‘Legally carrying a firearm is not the same as brandishing a firearm,’ the former Georgia congresswoman wrote
Also New York, Published Sunday 25 January 2026

SMH.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 26, 2026 12:41 PM (NFX2v)

400 "Ilhan Omar came here with the clothes on her back. In a very short period of time, she's worth $9m. And her loyalty is to Somalia." Posted by: Sponge

... the her clothes on her back and some very wealthy and influential handlers, many of them (no doubt) foreigners.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 26, 2026 01:47 PM (vbXSk)

401 Gore the Bore wants to pay Farmers not to farm in the Name of Climate. Gore should take up living as a Hermit and give up all his Luxuries instead

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 26, 2026 05:09 PM (wGqjj)

Daily Tech News 26 January 2026

Top Story

Replication crisis as a service. (Columbia)

You may have heard about the replication crisis science, and if you haven't, you should. Half of all published medical research, for example, cannot be replicated, and for preclinical trials the rate increases to four fifths.

An interesting point from that Wikipedia article is that 70% of scientists have tried and failed to replicate another researcher's work, but only 20% have been contacted by another scientist trying to replicate their work.

Which is perhaps by design:
This paper in Management Science has been cited more than 6,000 times. Wall Street executives, top government officials, and even a former U.S. Vice President have all referenced it. It's fatally flawed, and the scholarly community refuses to do anything about it.
Management science, huh? Bad as things are in medical research, at least they admit to baseline reality.

When someone tried to correct the record on this particular paper, his efforts were not well received:
The authors ignored me, the journal refused to act, and the scholarly community looked the other way. Two universities disregarded evidence of research misconduct - even after the authors admitted publishing a misleading report.

The article remains largely uncorrected - misleading thousands of people each year.

I believe our systems for curating trustworthy science are broken and need reformation.
A latter-day dissolution of the monasteries?
Having received no response from the authors, I contacted Management Science. After getting advice, I submitted a comment.

It was rejected.

The reviewers did not address the substance of my comment; they objected to my "tone".
As the article says, ah, the tone police.
The authors did admit to the editor that they had misreported a key finding - labeling it as statistically significant when it was not. The authors claimed the error was a "typo." They intended to type "not significant" but omitted the word "not".
That's one hell of a typo.

The story gets worse from there. And that's just a single paper out of millions.

Tech News

Washington state wants 3D printers and CNC milling machines to monitor everything you do and report on you if you are creating something that could be used in a firearm. (Adafruit_

Violating the First and Second Amendments with a single piece of legislation. Such efficiency!
Google won't stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI. (The Verge) (archive site)

The Verge may have gone full-blown communist revolutionary newspaper but on this they are not wrong. Google is sometimes completely reversing the meaning of tech articles in its AI summaries.
How to add a coin slot to your gaming PC. (Tom's Hardware)

Sometimes the quest for an authentic arcade experience goes a little too far.

And sometimes it goes a lot.
A New York startup has built a machine that produces gasoline from air. (Jalopnik)

Which is perfectly possible, just not very efficient. After all, dinosaurs breathed air, and all our gasoline comes from liquified dinosaurs.

It takes carbon dioxide and water vapour from the air, electrolyses the water, and combines them to create methanol. Then it goes through a more complicated process to turn the methanol into usable fuel.

The device costs an estimated $20,000, and if you have a free source of electricity, a gallon of gas costs around $1.50, though the article doesn't mention exactly how this was calculated.

Since you probably don't have a free source of electricity, a gallon of gas will actually cost between $10 and $30, which is why dinosaurs always win.

Musical Interlude

Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the national anthems.

Disclaimer: Okay, you can sit down now.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

2 No reason to be up yet, no work today

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:05 AM (Ia/+0)

3 G'day Skip.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 26, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

4 Mornin'

youtu.be/XZPinm_K9f0

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 04:10 AM (sAmhv)

5 Ran snow blower down driveway yesterday afternoon, so hopefully worst is done. But didn't clean off truck so certainly some to do

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:12 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Walz is letting his Communism out, ICE is like Gestapo hunting Ann Frank or something.
Legalinsurrection.com

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Good morning everyone. Power still on. Thank goodness. Was reading my little electric company's Facebook page. They've gone from a high of 5600 without power to a low of 300 and some without power. Tomorrow they have volunteers coming in to help. Bless them . It was a miserable day yesterday. It's going to be cold today but at least the sun will be out.

Posted by: Tuna at January 26, 2026 04:16 AM (lJ0H4)

8
>>Google is sometimes completely reversing the meaning of tech articles in its AI summaries.

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It's a typo. They omitted the word "not."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:17 AM (RAGUN)

9 We might need to rethink the current "publish or perish" academic model.

Posted by: pookysgirl knows a lot of systems need reform at January 26, 2026 04:27 AM (Wt5PA)

10 Wife was sure we were going to lose power, I was sure we were just getting snow. About 7 inches of it

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:29 AM (Ia/+0)

11 Power is back on. My gas fireplace works just fine, but no fan. Thinking of the state mandate of only electric to heat homes. I hope the governor is freezing or frozen thinking NG and propane is evil.

Posted by: colin at January 26, 2026 04:31 AM (e8qy3)

12 I might as well just get up

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)

13
I might as well just get up
Posted by: Skip

==========

Don't succumb to dysania.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 04:46 AM (RAGUN)

14 Weren't the Germans creating fuel for their armored divisions from coal back in WWII?

This doesn't seem like new tech, but efficiency and process are probably much more efficient. Still, very interesting.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 04:48 AM (oT7pT)

15 Anybody hear anything about the military coup or civil war that's apparently about to happen in China?

https://youtu.be/t-SFwWGTy0Y

Posted by: GVRon at January 26, 2026 04:54 AM (sG/VA)

16 Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 04:48 AM (oT7pT)

I think they had a bunch of coal liquifaction plants. And the tech is still used today.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 26, 2026 04:57 AM (Zv8bq)

17 -4 today and we may not break freezing for the high. It is supposed to be the last of the really cold days.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 26, 2026 04:58 AM (+mUZM)

18 Good morning! Pretty ^&%$@* chilly here in Cowtown with about an inch of ice/sneet on everything. Pond surface is frozen but the water is still running over the falls and the birds were swarming the feeders up until almost dark. Gonna be below freezing for another day or two.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 05:01 AM (3Ope8)

19 Evening and morning, late Monday toilers and early early risers! Yes, we know; regrettably, it's Monday. But:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:06 AM (wzUl9)

20 As the article says, ah, the tone police.

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Old & Busted: The Dream Police.
New Hotness: The Tone Police.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 26, 2026 05:07 AM (V+K+8)

21 6" of snow, which I cleared, then 3 inches of sleet, which I cleared, then 4 more inches of sleet which froze solid. Oh well, maybe I'll try using my steel garden shovel to at least fracture it maybe push some aside in several sessions.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 26, 2026 05:09 AM (MmTZZ)

22 w00t

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 05:10 AM (SSiCQ)

23 The damn furry thugs woke me racing back and forth across the bed and wrangling over something. Stirling needs a cat to play with and he is too rough with little Dagny. I think she's actually a bit afraid of him.

Anyway, I've been awake for about an hour. Some coffee and a pipe have gone a long way toward waking me up to an effective level. Temp is 29 F., not as cold as the weather mavens predicted. I didn't need to run the water tap last night.

So whassup?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:10 AM (wzUl9)

24 The device costs an estimated $20,000, and if you have a free source of electricity, a gallon of gas costs around $1.50, though the article doesn't mention exactly how this was calculated.

Since you probably don't have a free source of electricity, a gallon of gas will actually cost between $10 and $30, which is why dinosaurs always win.

Some kid in Pixley invented a machine that made milk from hay. Mr Haney had the rights to the machine and all in milk was about 7 bux.
He says thats OK, we will sell it for 8 dollars.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 05:12 AM (gbOdA)

25
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 26, 2026 05:15 AM (tljrc)

26 G'morning, all!

45.9 degrees out.

No rain overnight.

We just might survive this.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

27 Apparently we will have another freeze tonight, and also this Saturday and Sunday after a brief warmup. I'll have to work out in the afternoons on Thursday and Friday, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:18 AM (wzUl9)

28 Phone says 17, supposed to get to.mid 20s

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 05:19 AM (Ia/+0)

29 This whole organized rioters/protestors story is popping up all over the place on conservative websites.

And the hints that it is tied directly to the highest levels of State government are very obvious.

Gonna be a fun week for rioter news.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:20 AM (iMotb)

30 @10 and 12/Skip: "Wife was sure ... About 7 inches of it ...

I might as well just get up"

Hubba hubba

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 05:21 AM (O7YUW)

31 So for Christmas we purchased one of those 13" Ryobi 18 volt powered show broom/shovel things for my MiL in B'More.

It was nice sitting on our couch, watching her almost effortlessly using it to keep her porch and sidewalk clear during yesterdays rather significant snowfall up there.

Ah....the blessings of also providing her with a Wyze security camera that I retain control and monitoring access to.

I'm not afraid of shoveling snow...I can watch it for hours.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:24 AM (iMotb)

32 The Movies! Channel has been off the air since Sunday morning. There's no "no signal received" message from my TV, just a lack of image or sound on that channel and several others around that same "41" number.

Their schedule today is not that compelling, but now that I've discovered the channel, I miss it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:26 AM (wzUl9)

33 I have to wonder if the fuel from air machine works better in urban locales with a higher level of air pollution, and what it is doing is as much a form of recycling as synthesis.

On that basis, if it is removing pollutants from the air and you've got lots of solar power acreage but not enough battery capacity to store it all, this might almost make some sense in a virtue signaling way. Kind of like a WALL-E for the air rather than discarded artifacts.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 26, 2026 05:31 AM (/0z9K)

34 -4 right now in central Illinois and lows are supposed to be below zero the next 4 nights. Nothing above freezing in the 10 day forecast.

Posted by: Bigsmith at January 26, 2026 05:32 AM (1Au9i)

35 OT… back to last night’s topic on concealed carry.

A police veteran and trainer named Massad Ayoob has published multiple books on civilian carry.

He points out that presence of a firearm may convert a non-lethal confrontation into a lethal confrontation.

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 26, 2026 05:33 AM (x8own)

36 I thought we'd have ice this morning; it rained stronglhy about 9 am until 11 yesterday. But the streets had time to dry out before the temps got to freezing. At least we won't have massive traffic/accident scenarios.

I do not need to go out, and don't plan on it. Miss Linda will come over about 9:30 and make waffles to go with some eggs. Right now I'll settle for a toasted English muffin with some cheese.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:33 AM (wzUl9)

37 Schools are closed all over the area. Of course; the sproglets and their SUV-piloting mommies can't be exposed to any chilly conditions.

This probably means we won't have mail delivery today, either. Whatever happened to that "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" thing?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)

38 Even in Charleston, it's the same cast of characters protesting.

Scroll to the bottom to see who is doing the sh*t-Stirring.

https://tinyurl.com/4y3h97jc

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:39 AM (iMotb)

39 "Mercy and our mess" A nice devotional on Jonah 2:1-2, 7-10, 3:1-5. Devotional is followed by additional insights and a prayer:

https://tinyurl.com/2u5vne25

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 05:40 AM (rZCVI)

40 >>>Wife was sure ... About 7 inches of it ...

I might as well just get up"

Hubba hubba

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

>Give the wife what she wants and then roll back over to sleep. As a bonus, you could make her breakfast.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 05:41 AM (oT7pT)

41
I'm facing another warm, sunny day in Cali. I can barely imagine cold, wet weather, but i sense that it's unpleasant.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 26, 2026 05:41 AM (lCaJd)

42 "Whatever happened to that "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" thing?"

That went out the window years ago.

We are on an RFD route, so it's mostly contracted delivery folk.

And we are not getting their finest folks on these routes.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:41 AM (iMotb)

43 I have Tubi movies, certainly planty to watch on demand there.

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 05:42 AM (Ia/+0)

44 Good morning. I contacted the one person that I thought might be a good choice to head the GOP party here in this county. I mentioned that I would like to the the party sponsor a Civics 101 class and also host a discussion socialism. We will be having a discussion today

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 05:43 AM (0KSrI)

45 At American Thinker- Minnesota shows why the Left will win America's Civil War
Its chilling to read but can't see why its wrong

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 05:44 AM (Ia/+0)

46 Said many times, If I never saw snow again it wouldn't bother me

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 05:45 AM (Ia/+0)

47 The right can surrender but that doesn't make the left winning anything

Posted by: Ben Had at January 26, 2026 05:46 AM (0KSrI)

48 Wind chill of -11 at my MiL's house.

Thank you, but....no.
Just no.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:47 AM (iMotb)

49 Man has emotional reaction after seeing colors for the first time. Scroll down for video on YouTube:

https://tinyurl.com/5e4he2mf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 05:48 AM (rZCVI)

50 I have Tubi movies, certainly planty to watch on demand there.
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026

***
True. I have that and other free streaming sources. Tubi has old TV shows here and there too; I caught a couple episodes of the old Danger Man series with Patrick McGoohan during the Sniffle Scare.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)

51 Currently 9F in Kentuckiana, going up to ... 11 today. Forecasted to have highs in the 20s and lows in single digits until next week.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 05:52 AM (NcvvS)

52 Tying Pixy's Tech thread with last night's ONT, Happy Feller went on after his NFL career to start a telephone equipment sales business in Austin that has since grown into a large network installation, sales and service company.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 05:53 AM (tnK3b)

53 One of B'More's more local news sites.

Just so many things wrapped up in one story.
If you can read it all.

https://tinyurl.com/4yvzpvwj

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:57 AM (iMotb)

54 Bill Clinton out today is decrying ICE in Mpls., hoping to take advantage of the news cycle, and change the subject away from raping underage girls on Pedo Island.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 05:58 AM (GikQa)

55 Good Morning Everyone

Feeling left out of snowmagaddon so I'll report anyways from so. Calif - no snow, no power outages, clear skies and currently 48 F by the beach in Orange County.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 05:58 AM (QGaXH)

56 Of the twenty "little-known words" on the ONT, I have to admit, grudgingly, that I knew only three. Though I have seen "vocable" somewhere, and "interrobang" on the 'Net.

"Tittle" I know from the phrase "a tittle or a jot," usually preceded by "I do not care." Now I need to know what a "jot" is (the noun, not the verb meaning to "set down a note").

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)

57 They did not address the implications of this “typo”–that it misrepresented the evidence for a central claim of the paper, that corporate sustainability increases stock returns.

AH AH

ethical, social, environmental, cultural, and economic dimensions of doing business.

Notice the 4th items is economics.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:02 AM (gbOdA)

58
Status update: Alive

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 06:02 AM (tgvbd)

59 Now I need to know what a "jot" is (the noun, not the verb meaning to "set down a note").
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:01 AM (wzUl9)

jot is small punctuation in Hebrew if i recall.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17 - 18, KJV).

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:04 AM (gbOdA)

60 The internet is saying we have 2.5 feet of snow. I don't know if that's correct, but it's a lot and more to come Saturday night. Bah!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 06:05 AM (rZCVI)

61 A canal bridge in my area is closed out of an abundance of caution. It climbs steeply and has a metal grate section at the very top. Cars could skid, I suppose.

When you start to drive up it, signs ask you to slow to 35 mph because "excessive speed damages the bridge." I'm always the only one who slows down even a little going over it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)

62 Well, snow/icemageddon certainly hasn't put a dent in the email traffic from the hangar and apparently we need to have a midmorning teams telecon. Aaaaarggh.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 06:07 AM (3Ope8)

63 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Stand up, sit down, fight, fight, fight!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 26, 2026 06:08 AM (OvMCw)

64 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled (Matthew 5:17 - 18, KJV).
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026

***
So that's where the phrase comes from? Thanks, r hennigantx.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)

65 According to a crossword puzzle I did recently, a jot is also a tittle.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 26, 2026 06:08 AM (OvMCw)

66 Thanks for summarizing techy stuff, Pixy!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:10 AM (SSiCQ)

67 41
I'm facing another warm, sunny day in Cali. I can barely imagine cold, wet weather, but i sense that it's unpleasant.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 26, 2026 05:41 AM (lCaJd)

Approximately where in Cali are you?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 26, 2026 06:11 AM (QGaXH)

68 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 05:57 AM (iMotb)

I read the whole thing. Much progressive handwringing, and I don't really understand why the church needed to apologize that the land used to house a plantation that had slaves. Nobody there now was alive then.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 06:12 AM (ix8EF)

69 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 26, 2026 06:12 AM (2Ez/1)

70 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)

I was in NOLA in 89 when it snowed. It took me about an hour and a half to drive to Marrero from the base in Belle Chase and I had to cross the bridge(s) on Lapalco. I think I know which one you're referring to.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 06:13 AM (3Ope8)

71 Fen, thanks for reading it.

"Much progressive handwringing,"

Pretty much sums it up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 06:15 AM (iMotb)

72 9 We might need to rethink the current "publish or perish" academic model.
Posted by: pookysgirl knows a lot of systems need reform at January 26, 2026 04:27 AM (Wt5PA)

Blew me away, that recent story that Oliver Sacks fudged some of the data in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:15 AM (SSiCQ)

73 Out here, they have been trudging through the snow and delivering mail. If it gets really brutal, they do miss a day

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 26, 2026 06:16 AM (+mUZM)

74 18 Pretty ^&%$@* chilly here in Cowtown
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 05:01 AM (3Ope

Language!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:17 AM (SSiCQ)

75 Birds will be snow boarding

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)

76 The internet is laughing hard today at Mayor Zoltan in NYC advising New Yorkers to borrow an ebook from the library and wait out the storm. He specifically recommends "Heated Rivalry", soft core gay porn about two male hockey players having lusty homosexual relations.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 06:19 AM (vHKB5)

77 Blew me away, that recent story that Oliver Sacks fudged some of the data in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat.
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:15 AM (SSiCQ)

That Robin Williams Movie about people waking up uncovered that much of the story was fake and still made the movie. Also the lead character raped and molested several people.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:19 AM (gbOdA)

78 It is Winter.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 06:19 AM (vd6bO)

79 mornin yall

"Clinton and Obama urge Americans to 'speak out' and take action after Minneapolis shootings"

DEPORT DEPORT DEPORT

Posted by: fd at January 26, 2026 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

80 76 The internet is laughing hard today at Mayor Zoltan in NYC advising New Yorkers to borrow an ebook from the library and wait out the storm. He specifically recommends "Heated Rivalry", soft core gay porn about two male hockey players having lusty homosexual relations.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 06:19 AM (vHKB5)

Slap N Tickle Shot

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:20 AM (gbOdA)

81 GM, horde, it is 31° here and that is about as warm as it will get for a week. The Navy/NASA won’t open to contractors until noon so we won’t bother at all.
Currently bored stupid.
I like my job.
TV sux.

Posted by: Accomack at January 26, 2026 06:20 AM (8jVAy)

82 I was in NOLA in 89 when it snowed. It took me about an hour and a half to drive to Marrero from the base in Belle Chase and I had to cross the bridge(s) on Lapalco. I think I know which one you're referring to.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026

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That's the one. And I well remember the '89 Christmastime snow. It took me two hours to drive from uptown, where I worked, to my home on the West Bank instead of the usual half hour. I'd never driven in snow at that time, though the rules seemed simple: Slow down, leave extra-extra following distance, and don't change direction abruptly. I saw more people ignoring those rules and spinning their wheels, trying to get started, than I could count.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:20 AM (wzUl9)

83 @69/Just Wondering: "Birdbath status?"

From last night's ONT:

"How cold is it? From our friend Teresa in Fort Worth...

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/
doof-tifw-birdbath.jpg

Bird bath status? Frozen!"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW)

84 The internet is laughing hard today at Mayor Zoltan in NYC advising New Yorkers to borrow an ebook from the library and wait out the storm. He specifically recommends "Heated Rivalry", soft core gay porn about two male hockey players having lusty homosexual relations.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026

***
There was a clip of him helping NYC drivers shovel snow from around their vehicles. (Probably only a photo op to underscore his "warmth of collectivism" blather.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

85 @74/m: "Language!"

Let me finish my coffee and look outside, then you'll hear some language.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 06:23 AM (O7YUW)

86 Currently bored stupid.
I like my job.
TV sux.
_-_
Perhaps a book? Not one about hockey players who are confused about what to do with their sticks.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 06:23 AM (vd6bO)

87 In the summer we will hear of the low snow melt and Lake Mead will continue it slow decent into much lower levels. So its nice not to have snow but the price will be paid down the road.

Posted by: colin at January 26, 2026 06:23 AM (e8qy3)

88 2 No reason to be up yet, no work today
Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:05 AM (Ia/+0)

Because of snow?

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:26 AM (SSiCQ)

89 @85/m:

A close approximation of me addressing the snow I'm going to have to clear:
https://youtu.be/L-LyFMCIpok

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

90 Following winter storms that lashed California with rain and snow in recent weeks, the state is completely free of drought for the first time in 25 years, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The last time California had no regions considered “abnormally dry” or in drought conditions was in December 2000.

Al Gore hardest hit.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 26, 2026 06:28 AM (e/QAl)

91 As for my reading, I am alternately bored and annoyed by my book about the "private lives" of Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh. I keep wondering how the authors eavesdropped on so many private conversations between LO, VL, and others (though their bibliography is extensive, so maybe their sources contain such details, or such gossip). And they keep hammering the idea that (apparently) 75% of the male stage and movie actors/actresses in the first half of the 20th century were gay or bisexual. Possibly because the two male authors themselves are one or both.

Larry himself got around: Noel Coward, James Whale, and Greer Garson among others were all "affairs" of his before he met Viv.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

92 I feel like a wealthy man...lots of snow and a full woodshed.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 06:30 AM (c4xYy)

93 >>Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

If Chavez the Hugo were a Scotsman.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 26, 2026 06:30 AM (NcvvS)

94 Friday boss called today off

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:31 AM (Ia/+0)

95 89 @85/m:

A close approximation of me addressing the snow I'm going to have to clear:
https://youtu.be/L-LyFMCIpok
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

He seems nice.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:35 AM (SSiCQ)

96 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

Do you speak in a Scottish accent too?

How much snow did you get?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 06:35 AM (guLpK)

97 Morning, 'rons and 'etttes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 26, 2026 06:35 AM (bQ4nt)

98 Slowly getting through the music videos
Discounting Men at Work as heard that many times, the othrrs ard unknown

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0)

99
25 outside, 32 in the attic, 46 in the garage, 48 in the kennel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 06:38 AM (tgvbd)

100 100

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:38 AM (SSiCQ)

101 Saw walkway drifted over some, and sure the end of driveway got plowed in a bit. I always try and clear road up to mailbox to keep plows from blocking in the driveway

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:39 AM (Ia/+0)

102 It's Australia Day!

Happy Australia Day, Pixy!

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:40 AM (SSiCQ)

103 But Hadrian you survived

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:40 AM (Ia/+0)

104 Wikipedia:

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:40 AM (SSiCQ)

105 Ohhhhhh, now it makes sense why all the Australian videos

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 06:40 AM (Ia/+0)

106 Musical Interlude
Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the national anthems.

; )

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:41 AM (SSiCQ)

107 Trump should call a snap news conference and appear wearing a snazzy military uniform or a tunic like Good Ol' Joe Stalin used to wear.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM (cxFcK)

108 Yesterday afternoon I chanced across a YooToob posting of a 1958 unsold pilot for an SF anthology series, Now Is Tomorrow. It starred Robert Culp, from around the time he was starring in the Western Trackdown. The show was notable for the tense Richard Matheson script, the direction by Irvin Kershner of Empire Strikes Back fame, and Harve Bennett, later to helm The Wrath of Khan, as producer.

It preceded Twilight Zone by a year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)

109 I believe our systems for curating trustworthy science are broken and need reformation.

Perhaps I can be of some assistance in this matter? -Martin Luther

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM (wVcYX)

110 Wikipedia:

Observed by
Australian citizens,
residents and
expatriates

... and AoSHq 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:43 AM (SSiCQ)

111 "... it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour."

+++
Did he give a land acknowledgement?

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at January 26, 2026 06:43 AM (2Ez/1)

112 The local pharmacy delivered my meds yesterday. No sign of the postal service. Just an observation.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM (3Ope8)

113 🇦🇺

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM (SSiCQ)

114 Wikipedia:

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026

***
Summer in AU! The 18th-century Britons were pretty sophisticated as far as the science they knew. Did the Navy *know* the seasons were reversed from the Northern Hemisphere, or was it a theory that Philip and his fleet had to confirm?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)

115 107 Trump should call a snap news conference and appear wearing a snazzy military uniform or a tunic like Good Ol' Joe Stalin used to wear.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM

+++
Including aviator sunglasses.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM (2Ez/1)

116

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)

117 They are building droneaports at the walmart just over the bridge from me.

Look forward to seeing one.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:46 AM (gbOdA)

118 A latter-day dissolution of the monasteries?
++++
"Everything is broken," but peer review and replication are *particularly* broken. "Peer review" used to be, at least in theory, a means to verify that everything isn't total bullshit. It is now a means to explicitly freeze out heterodoxy.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:46 AM (MABZ1)

119 No sign of the postal service. Just an observation.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM
###

I don't work in the rain.

Posted by: Newman at January 26, 2026 06:47 AM (2Ez/1)

120 115 107 Trump should call a snap news conference and appear wearing a snazzy military uniform or a tunic like Good Ol' Joe Stalin used to wear.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM

+++
Including aviator sunglasses.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 26, 2026 06:45 AM (2Ez/1)

And gold. Heavy gold necklaces, rings, maybe a crown?

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:47 AM (SSiCQ)

121 "... it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove, a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour."

+++
Did he give a land acknowledgement?
Posted by: Karen McAwfl at January 26, 2026

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A fleet historian recorded it as something like "We acknowledge that this land belongs to Great Britain, now and forevermore. And the natives had better acknowledge it too."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)

122 Look forward to seeing one.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:46 AM (gbOdA)

Now to think about it I bet the first people to see the SkyNet drones were excited.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:47 AM (gbOdA)

123 Sometimes the quest for an authentic arcade experience goes a little too far.

And sometimes it goes a lot.
++++
It could have knock-on effects. I think it would be neat to have a coin validator attached to a piggy bank, and an electronic counter and summing. It would be cool to have a little LED readout that reports how much cash is in the piggy bank. Maybe a scale, too, to tell you how much the damn thing weighs.

"Seventy bucks and 23 pounds, eh? I should go to the bank and deposit this before I get a hernia trying to move it."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:49 AM (MABZ1)

124 We hereby acknowledge that the land belongs to those willing to fight for it. And win.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 06:49 AM (vd6bO)

125 So Laptop died yesterday.
I had a 1200 Dell in my shopping cart and decided to try another charger.
35 bux from WalMart and TA FN DA.
So I saved 1000 bux and now cant decide were to spend it.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:50 AM (gbOdA)

126 It takes carbon dioxide and water vapour from the air, electrolyses the water, and combines them to create methanol. Then it goes through a more complicated process to turn the methanol into usable fuel.
++++
How bad is the negative energy ROI on that? Based on what came later - $20+/gal - it looks like "extremely."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:50 AM (MABZ1)

127 The story gets worse from there. And that's just a single paper out of millions.

A German physicist on YT (Sabine Hossenfelder) that I watch on occassion complains that many people in her space write a ton of BS papers just for grant money.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 26, 2026 06:50 AM (z0w8y)

128 Australia Day? If I do go out today, then, I'll wear my Australian fedora, the "Federation IV" that looks something like the hat William Hurt wore in Until the End of the World. Or like the classic Indiana Jones lid, though mine is dark gray.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:51 AM (wzUl9)

129 So I saved 1000 bux and now cant decide were to spend it.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:50 AM (gbOdA)
++++
I can help you out!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:51 AM (MABZ1)

130 How bad is the negative energy ROI on that? Based on what came later - $20+/gal - it looks like "extremely."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:50 AM (MABZ1)

The Navy was paying about 1000 bux a barrel for some soy shit, that was in 2015.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:51 AM (gbOdA)

131 Oh look. Lemon poppyseed muffins and fresh coffee...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 06:52 AM (3Ope8)

132 The Navy was paying about 1000 bux a barrel for some soy shit, that was in 2015.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:51 AM (gbOdA)
++++
Was there some good/strategic reason for that, or was it gleeful waste in the name of absurd "climate" objectives that have nothing to do with warfighting?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:52 AM (MABZ1)

133
"Everything is broken," but peer review and replication are *particularly* broken. "Peer review" used to be, at least in theory, a means to verify that everything isn't total bullshit. It is now a means to explicitly freeze out heterodoxy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:46 AM (MABZ1)

There is (was?) a series (Inorganic Synthesis) to which I contributed two papers over time. Every submission was checked by another researcher to make sure that it worked as advertised.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 06:52 AM (tgvbd)

134 131 Oh look. Lemon poppyseed muffins and fresh coffee...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 06:52 AM (3Ope

Stay away from peeing in a cup.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)

135 Was there some good/strategic reason for that, or was it gleeful waste in the name of absurd "climate" objectives that have nothing to do with warfighting?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:52 AM (MABZ1)

Sustainability

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)

136 There is (was?) a series (Inorganic Synthesis) to which I contributed two papers over time. Every submission was checked by another researcher to make sure that it worked as advertised.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 06:52 AM (tgvbd)
++++
That's the point, yeah.

That isn't the reality so much. I straight-up, dry, "boring" scientific paper will probably still get that treatment.

Add the right identity keywords and rationalizations, though. and they wouldn't dare deny it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:54 AM (MABZ1)

137
Sustainability
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)

Nothing runs out faster than a renewable resource.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 06:55 AM (tgvbd)

138 Sustainability
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)
++++
So, gleeful waste in the name of absurd "climate" objectives that have nothing to do with warfighting. That's always a good thing to have in your military.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:55 AM (MABZ1)

139 There will be a test.

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on ______ (date)

it marks the ______ (year date) landing of

the ______ (name of navy)

and raising of the ______ (name of flag)

of ______ (name of country)

by ______ (name of flag-raiser)

at ______ (name of site)

a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:56 AM (SSiCQ)

140
So, gleeful waste in the name of absurd "climate" objectives that have nothing to do with warfighting. That's always a good thing to have in your military.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:55 AM (MABZ1)

Anything and anyone who gets in the way of the sole objective of the armed forces - the defense of the United States - needs to be gotten rid of posthaste.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 26, 2026 06:57 AM (tgvbd)

141 a small bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.
Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 06:56 AM (SSiCQ)
++++
Relocate it from the "shore of Sydney Harbour" to the "valley of Sydney Sweeny" and nobody will ever forget again...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:58 AM (MABZ1)

142 Yesterday afternoon I chanced across a YooToob posting of a 1958 unsold pilot for an SF anthology series, Now Is Tomorrow. It starred Robert Culp, from around the time he was starring in the Western Trackdown. The show was notable for the tense Richard Matheson script, the direction by Irvin Kershner of Empire Strikes Back fame, and Harve Bennett, later to helm The Wrath of Khan, as producer.

It preceded Twilight Zone by a year.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)
++++
I didn't know that. Neat!

And Matheson had one hell of a career.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026 06:59 AM (MABZ1)

143 Anything and anyone who gets in the way of the sole objective of the armed forces - the defense of the United States - needs to be gotten rid of posthaste.

That would entail getting rid of at least 50% of congress, a metric cfukton of brass, and any number of NGOs and other grifting organizations. I see no downside.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 26, 2026 07:00 AM (3Ope8)

144 It preceded Twilight Zone by a year.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)
++++
I didn't know that. Neat!

And Matheson had one hell of a career.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 26, 2026

***
I'd never heard of it either, JM. It was the link posted on the Book Thread to a 1977 short film of Asimov's "The Ugly Little Boy" that took me to that YT channel.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)

145 Good morning. I hope everyone is doing well, considering the circumstances. 30 degrees here in western NC and that's where it will stay today. We're iced in. But tomorrow maybe mid-40s!!! To all who are going outside and scraping and shoveling, be careful.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 26, 2026 07:02 AM (P+RWk)

146 'Bout time for me to shave and shower.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 26, 2026 07:03 AM (wzUl9)

147 -11 F. Doesn't often get much colder than that here. So far haven't seen lower than -20 F.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 07:04 AM (vd6bO)

148 So we are sitting at 45 degrees right now.
But, tomorrow morning they are calling for 21 degrees at 7:00am.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 07:05 AM (iMotb)

149 147 -11 F. Doesn't often get much colder than that here. So far haven't seen lower than -20 F.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 07:04 AM (vd6bO)

Never live in a place that allows integers for Temps.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:06 AM (gbOdA)

150 Peggy Flanagan is in a Signal group chat doxxing federal agents.

Who is that you ask?

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:09 AM (gbOdA)

151 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wishes everyone a Happy Australia Day!

https://xcancel.com/AlboMP

Posted by: m at January 26, 2026 07:10 AM (SSiCQ)

152 150 Peggy Flanagan is in a Signal group chat doxxing federal agents.

Who is that you ask?
_-_
Insurrectionist.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 07:10 AM (vd6bO)

153 Its going to be a interesting summer

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 07:11 AM (Ia/+0)

154 Who is Peggy Flanagan?

Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at January 26, 2026 07:13 AM (2Ez/1)

155 154 Lt gov of Minnesota

Posted by: Don in SoCo at January 26, 2026 07:14 AM (c4xYy)

156 Lieutenant Gov of MN

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:14 AM (gbOdA)

157 It's always the women.

Posted by: G. Orwell at January 26, 2026 07:15 AM (2Ez/1)

158 Temps hovering around 26, not quite as low as forecast. About 36 hours so far, at below freezing temps in NW Houston 'burbs. Faucets are still dripping so steady as she goes.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 07:16 AM (wVcYX)

159 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:18 AM (u82oZ)

160 There is a reason to develop small footprint, modular thermo-chemical reactors that can be forward delployed with military units and produce petroleum using waste streams associated with those units. It costs a ton of $$ to move fuel to forward positions, not to mention the exposure to enemy fire.

The cost to produce this "renewable" fuel has to be weighed against the cost of this war time supply chain. However, the only reason for our military to invest in such a technology is its provable mobility, small size, and production capabilities in a close looped environment where the gas produced fuels the technology and still provides fuel for troops in a forward deployed setting.

Posted by: Boswell at January 26, 2026 07:18 AM (BGfwC)

161 Media missed this from the Church storming

46. Victim 4 informed agents that members of their parish attempted to retrieve their children from the childcare area located downstairs, but the agitators were blocking the stairs, and the parents were unable to get to their children. Victim 4 recalled one agitator was threatening, aggressive, and intimidating towards parishioners.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:19 AM (gbOdA)

162 She was the Olympic skater with the cute hair style?

Posted by: Just got here at January 26, 2026 07:19 AM (2Ez/1)

163 So a large part of academic publishing is a racket, rubbing each other's backs. Keeping the publications, editors, reviewers and , of course, authors, all employed. Damage to reputations will NOT be permitted.

Sad for the half of authors of papers whose work is legit.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 26, 2026 07:21 AM (OZn6h)

164 However, the only reason for our military to invest in such a technology is its provable mobility, small size, and production capabilities in a close looped environment where the gas produced fuels the technology and still provides fuel for troops in a forward deployed setting.
Posted by: Boswell at January 26, 2026 07:18 AM (BGfwC)

I know there are systems that allow a standard JP feul to be filtered and converted to sircraft that need special fuels.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:21 AM (gbOdA)

165 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Outside: -14℉. Unusually, no wind.

School cancelled, but most roads are plowed. Have an appointment in town, so can't stay home.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

166 "160 There is a reason to develop small footprint, modular thermo-chemical reactors that can be forward delployed with military units and produce petroleum using waste streams associated with those units. It costs a ton of $$ to move fuel to forward positions, not to mention the exposure to enemy fire."

+++

I've got some ideas.

Posted by: The ghost of Hyman Rickover at January 26, 2026 07:22 AM (2Ez/1)

167 Salty!

Stay safe, my friend!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 26, 2026 07:25 AM (iMotb)

168 I know there are systems that allow a standard JP feul to be filtered and converted to sircraft that need special fuels.
Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:21 AM (gbOdA)

Yes, you can make JP 6 and JP 8 by cracking and distilling the hydrocarbon chains that are the product of this thermo-chemical process. The key is the mass energy balance - the energy value of the feed stock has to be sufficient to get you there.

Posted by: Boswell at January 26, 2026 07:26 AM (BGfwC)

169 "I'm facing another warm, sunny day in Cali. I can barely imagine cold, wet weather, but i sense that it's unpleasant."

I'm facing another day not living under complete insane Democrat rule. I can barely imagine that, but I sense that it's unpleasant.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 26, 2026 07:26 AM (A/zT2)

170 By the way, the Germans did a lot of experimenting with this during WWII...

Posted by: Boswell at January 26, 2026 07:27 AM (BGfwC)

171 School cancelled, but most roads are plowed. Have an appointment in town, so can't stay home.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

That does not rhyme

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:28 AM (gbOdA)

172 The theory and practice of military procurement was examined in the historical document, The Pentagon Wars.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 26, 2026 07:28 AM (wVcYX)

173
JJS

he be here

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 26, 2026 07:28 AM (gbOdA)

174 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Thanks for the pointer. Off to look for Now is Tomorrow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 26, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

175 I am intrigued by the notion of making gasoline from atmospheric CO2. By providing a stable medium for storing energy, it solves both the problem of the intermittency of "renewable" energy sources, and the problem of storing that intermittent energy, batteries being a terrible way to store energy. By helping to stabilize atmospheric CO2, it should appeal to the global-warming zealots, and be a candidate for carbon-credit money: Win-win.

I'm sure there's a catch, but it certainly looks like it's worth pursuing.

Posted by: Nemo at January 26, 2026 08:38 AM (4RPgu)

176 So you're saying there is a machine, that converts air to gasoline, and the cost of that gasoline is slightly lower than it is in California?

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at January 26, 2026 09:50 AM (s4dsL)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread - January 25, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Did you get a lot of snow in your area today? If so, how much? If not, what did you do today? Step on in and let us know what's on your mind tonight!

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Big snow storm in many parts of the country today. Close your eyes and listen to this guy!

TRUMP THE WEATHERMAN REPORTS LIVE FROM THE SNOWSTORM! pic.twitter.com/rX1AiIGznQ
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) January 24, 2026

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How cold is it? From our friend Teresa in Fort Worth...

Bird bath status? Frozen!

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Florida man will be doin' time.

Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Attempting to Rob Taco Bell with a Rock in Ocala

A man convicted of trying to rob Taco Bell in Ocala using a rock has been sentenced to four years in state prison.
Kewarren Anderson, 40, received the sentence on Thursday. Court records show he was credited for six months and 19 days of time already served.
The incident happened in July 2025 and was recorded on body camera video later shared by Ocala police on social media. The footage shows a K9 unit tracking Anderson from the Taco Bell at 2380 SW College Road to a nearby trash bin. When the dog located him behind the bin, it bit Anderson.
According to the arrest affidavit, Anderson told police he was homeless and needed money. He admitted he tried to rob Taco Bell by climbing through a drive‑thru window while holding a rock and demanding cash from employees.

Here's the backstory

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How many of these did you know? I knew #3 (not sure why), #6 (doesn't everyone know that?) and #20 (worked in a shoe store from 1986-1989).

Actually, #20 is misspelled. It should be Brannock Device. I use this often as a trivia question / bit of useless knowledge.

I think my favorite knew bit of knowledge is the word "overmorrow"!

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Ever hear of "paying it forward"? This guy sure has!

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Awesome response!

pic.twitter.com/3qXLThpchv
— Rothmus 🏴 (@Rothmus) January 14, 2026

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Remembering Valentino Garavani – The Last Emperor of Elegance

The fashion world is in mourning. This week, we said goodbye to the incomparable Valentino Garavani, who passed away peacefully at his home in Rome on January 19 at the age of 93. He wasn't just a designer, he helped define glamour, romance, and unapologetic beauty. In an industry that often chases the next big thing, Valentino (as we all lovingly called him) created timeless pieces that made women feel like goddesses. His legacy? Eternal elegance.

Born Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani in 1932 in Voghera, Italy, he knew early on that fashion was his calling. After studying in Milan and Paris, he returned to Rome and founded his house in 1960. From the start, it was all about sophisticated femininity, flowing silhouettes, exquisite craftsmanship, and that signature traffic stopping, fiery red.

Valentino dressed the most iconic women of the 20th century: Jackie Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Julia Roberts (remember that stunning black-and-white gown she wore to accept her Oscar in 2001?), Gwyneth Paltrow, Sophia Loren... the list goes on.

His magic in action:

In the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita, Anita Ekberg takes a night swim in a black Valentino dress in the Trevi Fountain.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ wedding dress paved the way for the modern bride in the late ‘60s by opting for something shorter rather than a long princess gown.

Anjelica Huston worked as a model in the 70s and became the face of several Valentino Haute Couture advertising campaigns. The photo by Gian Paolo Barbieri, where she posed in a yellow floral dress, became one of the designer's favorites.

After divorce with Prince Charles, Princess Diana decided to abandon strict dress code. In 1992, she wore a piquant burgundy midi with a velvet corset bodice and translucent hem by Valentino Garavani.

Anne Hathaway at the 2011 Oscars in signature Valentino Red.

Valentino didn't just design glamour; he lived it. Perpetually tanned, impeccably coiffed, surrounded by his beloved pugs, he hosted legendary parties at his châteaux in France, his Roman villa, or aboard his yacht. The 2008 documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor gave us a glimpse into his world , the passion, the perfectionism, the emotion of his final couture show in Paris where the entire audience (including me, in spirit) wept.

This week in Rome, stars gathered to pay tribute at his funeral – Anne Hathaway in tears, Donatella Versace, Tom Ford, and so many more honoring the man who made beauty his life's work.

Valentino creative director Alessandro Michele arriving at the ceremony.

Donatella Versace

The house of Valentino continues to thrive, but it all began with him – the last true emperor of couture. Rest in peace, Mr. Valentino. You made the world more chic.

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Thanks, Piper!

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DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

This one is probably quite challenging. Difficulty Level - 4 out of 5

What's the common thread / common meaning / common leitmotif?

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1 Pep pep, cheerios, stiff upper lap and all that, my good Morons.

https://bit.ly/amelia-memes-01

New tonight:
https://bit.ly/amelia-memes-02

Posted by: mindful webworker couldn't care less at January 25, 2026 10:00 PM (OJSFI)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 10:00 PM (cYBz/)

3 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 25, 2026 10:00 PM (lUFok)

4 Hola

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 25, 2026 10:00 PM (LsX8Y)

5 SEAHAWKS....BOOOOOYAAAAAAH

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at January 25, 2026 10:00 PM (Wnqw0)

6 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️🥶🥶🥶

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 25, 2026 10:00 PM (SRRAx)

7 DJ Doof - Guess The Theme
This one is probably quite challenging. Difficulty Level - 4 out of 5

It's a trick question! There's no connection at all!

.....I may actually think about it later.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:01 PM (VHUov)

8 Yo!

HI Everybody....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:02 PM (QGaXH)

9 FTS. Those stolen nuggets will be reflected in prices. This dude didn't "pay it forward." McDonald's customers did.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (BI5O2)

10 Tonight's theme is like the day after your binge at the all you can eat taco bar.

Regret.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 25, 2026 10:04 PM (lUFok)

11 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at January 25, 2026 10:04 PM (sAmhv)

12 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at January 25, 2026 10:04 PM (w3u3d)

13 No snow in my area !

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:05 PM (QGaXH)

14 There is a report that the "blue flu" is striking the Minneapolis police department.

Today's info from 'behind the lines' in Minneapolis.

Another day of MPD being short-staffed…
3rd Precinct (south) reportedly only had 3 officers show up; the minimum is 10.

4th Precinct (north) reportedly had 3 cops, minimum is 7.

5th Precinct (SW) is down 4.

https://tinyurl.com/mv2dy2us

Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 25, 2026 10:05 PM (n1OCj)

15
*puffs pipe thoughtfully*

Reckon Nurse is happy tonight.

*continues rocking chair*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 10:06 PM (tgvbd)

16 Woooowhooo! Go Hawks!!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 25, 2026 10:06 PM (uaYsl)

17 Venetian blinds askew in window behind the birdbath suggest that's where the cats sit to watch.

Posted by: mindful webworker walking through the snow at January 25, 2026 10:06 PM (OJSFI)

18 Well that is a cute little face up there! Hi friends!

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

19 I'm thinking we got about 8" of snow. The entire hat of the silly garden gnome Mrs B put out in the front yard is exposed. Its a funny sight really. A sea of white and this little pointed hat is all you see. I took a picture and captioned it "The Gnome never left his post", and sent it to a friend. In the end it made a good snow gauge.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (snZF9)

20 Nice ONT, Doof! Thank you.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (47diA)

21 Happy-ish Sunday Evening …

Posted by: Adriane the Winter Critic . . . at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (3ZUWJ)

22
g'evenin', 'rons

as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (tljrc)

23 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - sleety dino at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

24 Wait, is Nurse going to be a grandmas?! Is that what I heard? Oh yay yay yay! Happy happy happy dance!

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:08 PM (OoFl2)

25 18. The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle

aaaaand it's a boob thread.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

26
Donatella Versace

__________

I remember seeing a picture of her and thinking she looked like a piece of jerky.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 10:09 PM (tgvbd)

27 Good evening morons en bedankt Disko

Today I edged the lawn and put down insecticide in the garden.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

28 The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle

aaaaand it's a boob thread.
Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)

Don't get started on tittup.

Posted by: RickZ at January 25, 2026 10:09 PM (gKDq2)

29 g'evenin', 'rons

as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (tljrc)

Thats awesome.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:09 PM (snZF9)

30 The weather reporter is good!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:10 PM (47diA)

31 J...E...T....S. JETS JETS JETS !!!!!

Oh yeah, they are all grounded.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 10:10 PM (E7+ue)

32 After divorce with Prince Charles, Princess Diana decided to abandon strict dress code. In 1992, she wore a piquant burgundy midi

Pardon my ignorance of fashion nomenclature, but what exactly does "piquant" mean her? The dress is spicy?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 10:10 PM (Riz8t)

33 Our birdbath saw juncoes until the resident bluebird made them scatter and then some sparrows came for a bath.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)

34 Is he related to Nob?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 10:11 PM (pkeXY)

35 Donatella Versace

One of the more severe cases of trout pout I've ever seen.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)

36 Let me guess. That kicker on the football card, Happy Feller, inspired the Bobby Ferris hit, "Don't Worry, Be Happy."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2026 10:11 PM (S/Y4j)

37 How many of these did you know?

Surprisingly many.

The rest were just made up.

List should have included philtrum.

Tittle, sure. But what about the jot?

Posted by: mindful webworker said tittle hehn hehn hehn at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (OJSFI)

38 pleasantly tart is one definition of piquant.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (47diA)

39 32 After divorce with Prince Charles, Princess Diana decided to abandon strict dress code. In 1992, she wore a piquant burgundy midi

Pardon my ignorance of fashion nomenclature, but what exactly does "piquant" mean her? The dress is spicy?
Posted by: Archimedes at January

Provocative, interesting. But spicy works, too!

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (OoFl2)

40 Overnight Baked Oatmeal is in the crock pot on low and the kitchen smells heavenly!

Ordinarily we would bake it in the oven when we get up in the morning, but the thermostat on our Chambers stove wasn't calibrated properly after we got it refurbished. We are waiting for the technicians to swing by the house and fix it. They go all around the country to pick up old stoves to refurbish, but they are based in Dallas, so we have to wait for them to get back in town.

In the meantime, I am seriously thinking about purchasing a combination toaster oven/air fryer. We don't have much in the way of counter space (house built in 1907). We'll figure something out, I am sure.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (SRRAx)

41 It's times like these one finds the little air leaks (today know as a cold draft) at the seams of one's home.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (Mb4p6)

42 Maury Muehleisen played guitar for Jim Croce and died in the same plane crash. He was an guitar artist.

Posted by: huerfano at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (98kQX)

43 Music theme

Peter Bucks REM---- died in plane crash
Jim Croce ==== died in plane crash
John Denver----died in plane crash

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (dIske)

44 You don't want to see what I see when I close my eyes. I have a lot of corneal thinning which looks like continuous color explosions in the dark.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)

45 lol, there was no cars in mohamed's time, so GTF out.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:14 PM (snZF9)

46 29 g'evenin', 'rons

as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (tljrc)

Thats awesome.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

NDH lost her savings, her go fund me is on her account and reposted on mine. I promised her I would share it! 💜

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

47 Croce played chords I think he made up! Difficult for an amateur like me.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:14 PM (47diA)

48 Good for NDH! What a miracle, what a country, what medial wonders.

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (g47mK)

49 Yep, that McDonald's worker stole the nuggets from the owner.

Posted by: Orangeent at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (9oz6B)

50 Medical not medial...

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (g47mK)

51 There is a report that the "blue flu" is striking the Minneapolis police department.
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It's been pretty cold and they've been out all night. It's really hard to say whether they're really sick or not. It could take a while to be sure, too. In a blue state, it could be covid.

Posted by: Methos at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vSvIl)

52 Whoofreakinghoooooo.

Seahawks!

Of course you know, this means the city will not burn in protest next week. We are too happy being hPpy!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (IhIKR)

53 9 FTS. Those stolen nuggets will be reflected in prices. This dude didn't "pay it forward." McDonald's customers did.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (BI5O2)

I thought that too.....it's stealing from your employer...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (QGaXH)

54 Silver spot at $109.40 per oz. One oz of silver is 4 quarters plus 4 dimes all made before 1965. Gold at $5092.90 per oz.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 25, 2026 10:16 PM (Da7Vv)

55 After watching HueToobers with shrink wrap and a heat gun I've been saving the bottled water wrappers.
Little did I know they would be taped or stapled over the myriad of cold winds blowing through my house.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:16 PM (Mb4p6)

56 I knew #3 (not sure why)

It was a big thing in the 80s. There were several books about the names of odd things, and one of them had that in its title, IIRC.

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 10:16 PM (jDLzH)

57
Music theme

___________

William Kapell - died in a plane crash
Guido Cantelli - died in a plane crash

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 10:16 PM (tgvbd)

58 Piper thanks for the memoriam to Valentino, of whom I knew nothing until now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

59 Also an "interrobang":
"Hey baby, wanna come back to my place?"

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 10:17 PM (jDLzH)

60 That black Valentino dress would look like a used shop rag if it were not draped over Anita Ekberg's epic lung warts.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:17 PM (8zz6B)

61 Music theme

Peter Bucks REM---- died in plane crash
Jim Croce ==== died in plane crash
John Denver----died in plane crash

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (dIske)

Peter Buck is not dead

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)

62 Anjelica Huston photo where she posed in a yellow floral dress…

Nowadays you'd swear those legs were p'shopped.

Posted by: mindful webworker said tittle hehn hehn hehn at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (OJSFI)

63 Ricky Nelson - died in a plane crash.

Buddy Holly - died in a plane crash, along with the Big Bopper.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (47diA)

64 Peter Buck is not dead

Maybe not completely dead . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (47diA)

65 FTS. Those stolen nuggets will be reflected in prices. This dude didn't "pay it forward." McDonald's customers did.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (BI5O2)
=====

It's stealing and I'd fire them instantly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

66 Those stolen nuggets will be reflected in prices. This dude didn't "pay it forward." McDonald's customers did.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (BI5O2)

I thought that too.....it's stealing from your employer...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (QGaXH)

Lighten up, Francis 1 and Francis 2!

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:19 PM (QMAsf)

67 Thanks for a great Sunday Night ONT, Mr. Doof!

That kid up top is so stinkin' cute! Little kids swaddled in layers of outerwear are just adorable!

Thanks for the Valentino tribute, Piper. An amazing man he was and we were lucky to have him.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 25, 2026 10:20 PM (kB9dk)

68 as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (tljrc)
====

b"h for good health!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

69 The musical theme is not related to plane crashes

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)

70 *snoopy dance*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 10:20 PM (IhIKR)

71 Music theme

Peter Bucks REM---- died in plane crash
Jim Croce ==== died in plane crash
John Denver----died in plane crash

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (dIske)

Peter Buck is not dead
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)

Awkward...

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (g47mK)

72 >>>Ever hear of "paying it forward"? This guy sure has!

No, he's not paying it forward. You pay it forward on your own dime. He was taking someone else's property and giving it away and then acting like he was the one being generous. He oughta get a job with the government.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (syz1S)

73 Sure, but how many of you would make the drive back to the store to return McNugget #11?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (JkO4W)

74 Good Sunday evening, 'ettes and 'rons, and thanks Doof and Piper for the ONT! Just dropped a few shekels in NDH's GoFundMe to help defray expenses: https://gofund.me/7867eae1f Yay for the new heart!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (v23vE)

75 How many of these did you know? I knew #3 (not sure why), #6 (doesn't everyone know that?) and #20 (worked in a shoe store from 1986-1989).

It depends how you ask the question.

If you asked "what's the word for X," I knew 2, 3, 6, 13, and 18.

And #9, if you count knowing the Japanese word for it: asatte. ("Tomorrow" is "ashita.")

If you asked "what's the definition of the word X," I could add 1, 8, 9, and 19. And I might have guessed 14 and 17 correctly, but I didn't "know" them. Funny how the brain works.

And I think this was posted to the HQ many years ago, because I remember a discussion of how a Box Tent was actually called a Barbie Table. But I also had enough time to forget all the rest of the words, and I'm only 29.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

76 John Denver (Deutchendorf) cheated on his wife Annie.

He wrote Annie's song to get her back. She refused.

Lesson: Don't cheat on your wife.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (qFwJc)

77 Peter Buck is not dead
Posted by: Doof

We're puttin' 'im on the cart anyway!

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

78 all the songs start with a guitar solo!

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (g47mK)

79 Donatella Versace...damn, her nickname should be plunger lips.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (snZF9)

80 Ricky Nelson - died in a plane crash.

Buddy Holly - died in a plane crash, along with the Big Bopper.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (47diA)

Stan Rogers, and Patsy Cline. Also dead in plane crashes. Also John Denver.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (8zz6B)

81 NDH lost her savings, her go fund me is on her account and reposted on mine. I promised her I would share it! 💜
Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

Oops, didn't see this before I posted my link. Good on 'ya, Piper!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (v23vE)

82 (Holds out 10 piece nugget box)

Please, sir. May I have some more?

Posted by: Oliver Twist at January 25, 2026 10:23 PM (x0vey)

83 all the songs start with a guitar solo!

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (g47mK)

In a perfect world, yes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:23 PM (snZF9)

84 Stolen nuggets?

Every one of those patrons will tell ten people how awesome that was. And they will tell more people. And there will be more customers. And the brand will have more positive wors of mouth than any advertising campaign.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 10:23 PM (IhIKR)

85 Songs about a heartbreak !

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:23 PM (g47mK)

86 Songs about cheating partners !

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:23 PM (g47mK)

87 How am I doing ? Cold, Warm, what ???

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (g47mK)

88 Otis Redding

Stevie Ray Vaughn (helicopter but sort of aviating)

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (47diA)

89 The Left is doing what they're doing in MN because they understand that Americans are, by and large, huge pussies.

They will go queasy and freeze up at the sight of the first drop of blood. But the blood is *nothing* compared to the tears. Once the ensuing crybullying commences, they will do as they're conditioned to do - cower in the corner and piss themselves like kicked dogs.

Whatever they may think about the issue in question, they will clamor for all Leftist demands to be met, because then the Left will hold up their end of the deal, and cease the nasty, yucky confrontation these hothouse flowers fear so much.

But there's another side to that coin: all these cringing, supine sissies really want is for order to be restored. If someone puts a stop to it forcibly, they'll switch from demanding surrender to cheering on whoever ended the unrest. Like children in a schoolyard, which they basically are.

The answer here is simple. Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis, crack skulls, hand out federal felonies like penny candy, arrest their political leaders, and bring the city to heel. Or continue getting pantsed and stuffed in his locker by Democrat street activists. Whatever.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (BI5O2)

90 Peter Buck is not dead
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)

Awkward...
Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (g47mK)

______________________

Yeah, ok, but in 2001 Buck tried to get in the cockpit of a British Airways flight to cause mischief. That should count. You can look it up. Flight 48. Led to assault charges.

Just ask my pals Roy Orbison and Richie Valenz. They saw everything.

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (dIske)

91 Buddy Holly - died in a plane crash, along with the Big Bopper.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (47diA)

Dude!

Posted by: Richie Valens at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (0aYVJ)

92 Happy Feller is okay for a kicker.

"Tree" Feller would be a better nickname for an offensive lineman.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:25 PM (IG3/x)

93 lol, there was no cars in mohamed's time, so GTF out.
Posted by: Berserker

1) Hilarious!

B) sad, that the back of my mind was telling me "if the cabbie was white, this wouldn't have worked out for him."

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

94 the dumbfucks didn't want to hang on to him... good for sam

Posted by: muttering vikings fan at January 25, 2026 10:25 PM (Q+gd/)

95 Happy Feller is okay for a kicker.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

"Longwell" was a pretty good name for a kicker.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)

96 72 >>>Ever hear of "paying it forward"? This guy sure has!

No, he's not paying it forward. You pay it forward on your own dime. He was taking someone else's property and giving it away and then acting like he was the one being generous. He oughta get a job with the government.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (syz1S)

Watch out - you'll be Francis #3.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (QGaXH)

97 snoopy dance*
Posted by: nurse ratched

Are you gonna be a grandma? I saw someone above asking .

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (uaYsl)

98 >> Ricky Nelson - died in a plane crash.

I worked with his cousin who looked just like him. He was an absolute babe magnet. Great guy.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (viF8m)

99
The theme is filling things

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (xG4kz)

100 John Denver (Deutchendorf) cheated on his wife Annie.

He wrote Annie's song to get her back. She refused.

Lesson: Don't cheat on your wife.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

Even more importantly, make sure that you can reach exactly where the auxiliary fuel tank switch is on your experimental aircraft.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (cYBz/)

101 Forgot about you, Richie!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (47diA)

102 What is this girl's accent?

https://tinyurl.com/58ksrdkd

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt)

103 Let me guess. That kicker on the football card, Happy Feller, inspired the Bobby Ferris hit, "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Who the heck is Bobby Ferris?

Posted by: Bobby McFerrin at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

104 all the songs start with a guitar solo!
Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (g47mK)

Hmm. Not what I was going for. And they're not really solos - just riffs without vocals and those riffs continue throughout each song.

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

105 Sure, but how many of you would make the drive back to the store to return McNugget #11?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2026 10:21 PM (JkO4W)

I would not. If I gave it any thought at all, it would be, "so maybe they fill the tray by weight, and it averages out to ten nuggets?" or "somebody goofed. I got eleven, and some other poor bastard got nine". The last thing I would think would be, "hey, the nugget boxer upper is doing everyone a solid by over-serving."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:27 PM (8zz6B)

106 The answer here is simple. Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis, crack skulls, hand out federal felonies like penny candy, arrest their political leaders, and bring the city to heel. Or continue getting pantsed and stuffed in his locker by Democrat street activists. Whatever.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (BI5O2)

We need to nuke Minneapolis from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Ripley at January 25, 2026 10:27 PM (x0vey)

107 On the "how many did you know", I know exactly why I already knew #3 -- courtesy of Phineas and Ferb! https://tinyurl.com/492c8ys4

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 25, 2026 10:27 PM (v23vE)

108 > Who the heck is Bobby Ferris?

Quadruple amputee. Invented the short-bus equivalent of the Ferris Wheel.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:27 PM (IG3/x)

109 If I were a famous musician, I think I'd take the train.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 10:27 PM (Riz8t)

110 80 Ricky Nelson - died in a plane crash.

Buddy Holly - died in a plane crash, along with the Big Bopper.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:18 PM (47diA)

Stan Rogers, and Patsy Cline. Also dead in plane crashes. Also John Denver.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:22 PM (8zz6B)

As did Knute Rockne....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (QGaXH)

111 Theme- They all lasted under 10 seconds after I hit play. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

112

I told nurse today she will be a wonderful grandma.

I should have added in the future.

Posted by: four seasons at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

113 22
g'evenin', 'rons

as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG
Posted by: AltonJackson
---------

Praise be to God Almighty.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (Mb4p6)

114 Those stolen nuggets will be reflected in prices. This dude didn't "pay it forward." McDonald's customers did.

Cody Bondarchuk later calculated that he cost the company roughly $1,600 over his tenure. In the context of a high-volume McDonald's that might do $2–3 million in annual sales, $600 a year in "missing" nuggets is a rounding error. It’s the equivalent of losing a few pennies an hour—hardly enough to trigger a corporate audit.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (a4flb)

115 (long list of valuable human beings who died in plane crashes)

And yet the cast of The View continues to live on.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (IG3/x)

116 Lynyrd Skynyrd

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (Riz8t)

117 There is a Knute Rockne memorial out in the middle of the Flint Hills in Kansas.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (47diA)

118 Jeepers.

Y’all are a bunch of negative Nancy’s.

Lighten up! It’s Sunday night!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (IhIKR)

119 There was a kicker in recent years with the name Succop (pronounced Suck Up). I loved to hear announcers say things like "and the Chiefs are sending Succop out to try the kick." Well, of course the coach would pick HIM to do it!

Posted by: Wally at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (0e5Te)

120 as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG
Posted by: AltonJackson
---------

Praise be to God Almighty.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (Mb4p6)

fervent prayers for NDH.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 25, 2026 10:30 PM (0aYVJ)

121 Theme- They all lasted under 10 seconds after I hit play. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

Haha! You are actually someone who I think might be able to figure it out if you actually listened to each song. Should only take about 20 seconds of each song.

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

122 It’s the equivalent of losing a few pennies an hour—hardly enough to trigger a corporate audit.

--------

Easy for you to say. You're not the chicken that gave up its nuggets.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2026 10:30 PM (JkO4W)

123 Every one of those patrons will tell ten people how awesome that was. And they will tell more people. And there will be more customers. And the brand will have more positive wors of mouth than any advertising campaign.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 10:23 PM (IhIKR)
======

The very thin profit margin turns to a very thin loss so that every additional unit sold costs the owner more and more and there is no way to find out how and so eventually they close.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)

124 Don't get me started on that one onion ring added to a random fries order.

Posted by: Ronald McDonald at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (Q+gd/)

125 What are the odds that the nugget box costs more than the nuggets that go inside?

I wouldn't bet against it.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (IG3/x)

126 I have been using Google, You tube search, Bing and DuckDuckGo to find a UK purple-haired Amelia clip, where she quotes from Shakespeare’s Richard II, 1593:

This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall,
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England

At the end she looks up at a representation of Shakespeare himself.

Very engaging, and spot on.

Not found by me or those search engines.
Hmmm...

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

127 Lynyrd Skynyrd band members Ronnie Van Zant, and Steve and Cassie Gaines died in a plane crash.😢

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (E7+ue)

128 (long list of valuable human beings who died in plane crashes)

And yet the cast of The View continues to live on.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (IG3/x)

Sometimes the universes seriously blows ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (snZF9)

129 Let me guess. That kicker on the football card, Happy Feller, inspired the Bobby Ferris hit, "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Who the heck is Bobby Ferris?
Posted by: Bobby McFerrin at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

My 29 year old memory is nearing full capacity. I'm surprised I remembered the song.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (S/Y4j)

130 That pinned picture is, resolution for sure.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:32 PM (Mb4p6)

131 >>Lynyrd Skynyrd

https://tinyurl.com/3xszvcs3

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

132 Don't get me started on that one onion ring added to a random fries order.
Posted by: Ronald McDonald at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (Q+gd/)

especially weird, as McDonald's does not have onion rings on the menu.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 25, 2026 10:33 PM (0aYVJ)

133 Don't get me started on that one onion ring added to a random fries order.

Posted by: Ronald McDonald at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (Q+gd/)

Burger king always did that to me. It had to be at least 8 out of 10 times. It was pretty much a constant. I swear it was a marketing thing to get people to buy onion rings.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:33 PM (snZF9)

134 Plane crashes or guitar riffs aside, those are three wistful songs.

https://youtu.be/8AHCfZTRGiI

Posted by: mindful webworker - life hurts at January 25, 2026 10:33 PM (OJSFI)

135 The answer here is simple. Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis, crack skulls, hand out federal felonies like penny candy, arrest their political leaders, and bring the city to heel. Or continue getting pantsed and stuffed in his locker by Democrat street activists. Whatever.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (BI5O2)
=====

Frank Rizzo, is that you?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)

136 I suppose this song would be extra extra haram
youtu.be/3m7hS2Eeeco

Posted by: gKWVE at January 25, 2026 10:34 PM (gKWVE)

137 128 (long list of valuable human beings who died in plane crashes)

And yet the cast of The View continues to live on.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:29 PM (IG3/x)

Sometimes the universes seriously blows ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (snZF9)

To be fair, the plane wouldn't be able to get off the ground unless it was something large - C17 or so....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:34 PM (QGaXH)

138 Seahawks win! They are going to crunch the Patriots. Tonight's game against the Rams was the Super Bowl game minus crappy half time show.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 25, 2026 10:34 PM (HTCU3)

139 That girl in the link has exactly the same accent as my friend in east Missouri.

Posted by: French Jeton at January 25, 2026 10:35 PM (j0T5y)

140 Let me guess. That kicker on the football card, Happy Feller, inspired the Bobby Ferris hit, "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Who the heck is Bobby Ferris?
Posted by: Bobby McFerrin

My 29 year old memory is nearing full capacity. I'm surprised I remembered the song.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

I wish you would have. I'm a serious musician. I've conducted the New York Philharmonic. And all people know about me is that damn silly novelty song!

Posted by: Bobby McFerrin at January 25, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)

141 Or continue getting pantsed and stuffed in his locker by Democrat street activists.

That is the route I would bet Trump takes.

At this point in time, there are zero representatives or senators in Babylon DC who are supporting any thought of:
• triggering the Insurrection Act, instead there is talk of legislation to prevent Trump from using it.
• codifying any of the Administration's attempts to sanction MN for the fraud
• call for any action against the fraud of Minnesomalia's leadership for their active roll in the Insurrection.

So bottom line, its only the fraction of We The People who haven't chickened out over the chaos and violence brought in by the Bolshevicks who are supporting, only in word, not deed, the Administration's attempt to deport the criminal aliens.

Apparently, if there is going to be any justice, it will be through vigilantes.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 10:35 PM (a4flb)

142
There's been no NFL kicker named Squibb Shanker yet, has there?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:35 PM (xG4kz)

143 McNuggets are gross, don't eat those.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)

144 81 NDH lost her savings, her go fund me is on her account and reposted on mine. I promised her I would share it! 💜
Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)

Oops, didn't see this before I posted my link. Good on 'ya, Piper!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 25, 2026

Don’t be sorry! I am glad you did this!

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:36 PM (Wmg4n)

145 Aaliyah died in a plane crash. Pilot refused to take off - saying the plane was overloaded. Her manager bullied him into taking off. The pilot was correct. Like the Challenger disaster it was another example of a technical person being bullied into doing something disastrous by clueless management.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 25, 2026 10:36 PM (Da7Vv)

146 129 Let me guess. That kicker on the football card, Happy Feller, inspired the Bobby Ferris hit, "Don't Worry, Be Happy."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Who the heck is Bobby Ferris?
Posted by: Bobby McFerrin at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

My 29 year old memory is nearing full capacity. I'm surprised I remembered the song.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2026 10:31 PM (S/Y4j)

I met a young lady in college last name Ferris claimed to be a direct descendent. Further, the actual Ferris was supposedly an alumnus of our school...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:37 PM (QGaXH)

147 I did some research out of curiosity. I'd either forgotten or never knew that Yuri Gagarin died in a plane crash. Wouldn't that be a pisser? Survive that monstrosity the Sovs used as their first spacecraft only to die in the crash of a regular plane (well, an MiG 15, which probably wasn't all that safe in its own right).

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:37 PM (IG3/x)

148 four seasons

I got it.

It will be a happy couple weeks in SeaTown. Hopefully the happiness and energy will overcome the negativity of the general unrest of the anti ICE crowd. It will certainly temper it.

This is good.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 10:37 PM (IhIKR)

149 I suppose this song would be extra extra haram
youtu.be/3m7hS2Eeeco
Posted by: gKWVE

Even worse:
https://youtu.be/CJsEYRvp6UM

Raises the question: if music is haram, how do we know what middle-eastern music sounds like?

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov)

150 At the end she looks up at a representation of Shakespeare himself.

Very engaging, and spot on.

Not found by me or those search engines.
Hmmm...
Posted by: NaCly Dog
----

Search engines hate plain truth. Sometimes, when I know the answer, I will pursue questions all 'round forcing it to the eventual truth; then challenge it to remember.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:38 PM (Mb4p6)

151 Nice ONT, The Piper segment is lovely, and that Alessandro guy needs a haircut

Posted by: Great Clips at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (oftw2)

152 Thing is, nugget guy would have to tell people he was adding an extra nugget to their order. Most people, myself included, don't count the individual items in a fast food order. Do I count the popcorn shrimp ay Popeye'S? No. Do I count the chcicken wings? No. Do I count the french fries? No. I just eat until the container is empty, or until my belly is full, whichever happens first.

I daresay most of the people who benefited from Nugget Guy's "generosity" never even knew it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (8zz6B)

153 Sorry I'm late, I had to take the bat to the audiologist.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (/TlUl)

154 Doof...

Probably wrong (as ususal) regarding songs:

Life/Love/Longing
Memories remain
Love never ends

https://www.britannica.com/science/infinity-mathematics

I love this song by Kansas on holding on, as we learn that life goes on. I also love Steve Walsh and this band.

I feel blessed to have found love one year after a loss (in college):

https://tinyurl.com/yc6b96a6

The correct answer is probably the producer, a guitarist or album cover. Because I'm always wrong but I keep trying and, you never know, someday I might get it right!

Loved Jim Croce and gone too soon (also the theme). Wonderful musician and writer. Great song.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (WONhk)

155 Sorry I'm late, I had to take the bat to the audiologist.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (/TlUl)

Did you fly him? there, or also carry a baseball and glove to explain the bat?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2026 10:40 PM (S/Y4j)

156 Communists pissing themselves because their Signal chat has been compromised.

https://tinyurl.com/y8je7w3a

I love the retard who wants to "leave the state".

Yeah, hoss, I think you're going to find out that ICE is technically what's known as a "federal" agency.

I don't think leaving the state is going to do it.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:41 PM (IG3/x)

157 purple-haired Amelia clip, where she quotes from Shakespeare’s Richard II
-NaCly Dog

Really one of the better ones.

Included in my 2nd collection of Amelia memes, linked in comment #1, which nobody ever reads.
https://bit.ly/amelia-memes-02

Posted by: mindful webworker - life hurts at January 25, 2026 10:42 PM (OJSFI)

158 145 Aaliyah died in a plane crash. Pilot refused to take off - saying the plane was overloaded. Her manager bullied him into taking off. The pilot was correct. Like the Challenger disaster it was another example of a technical person being bullied into doing something disastrous by clueless management.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at January 25, 2026 10:36 PM (Da7Vv)

What's the old story about the guy hiking on a hill, called out to by a guy in a balloon asking 'do you know where I am?'.....guy on ground says 'yes, you're approximately 50 feet above me in a balloon'

Balloon guy says you must be an engineer - you answered my question with a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo that while correct is no help to me at all....

Hiker guy says 'you must be management - you have no idea where you are, where you are going or how you got there, but now it's my problem....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:42 PM (QGaXH)

159 124 Don't get me started on that one onion ring added to a random fries order.

Posted by: Ronald McDonald

Right? We can't afford to keep including an extra cockroach in every order.

Posted by: Chipotle at January 25, 2026 10:42 PM (Riz8t)

160 Watch out - you'll be Francis #3.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (QGaXH)

Yeah, ignored again. Guy's a thief. Sure, it might bring in business, but then he'll be stealing more nuggets and so on and so on. Just like Faberge Organics.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 25, 2026 10:42 PM (uQesX)

161 Piper...love the fashion.

I think I'd call Diana's dress the try too hard. The black velvet revenge dress was better.

Ann Hathaway (alto I dislike her and get her mixed up with at least 2 other actresses) has a great red dress.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (WONhk)

162 The songs. D major?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (lpTXP)

163 153 Sorry I'm late, I had to take the bat to the audiologist.
Posted by: tankdemon
---

Thank you, your efforts do not go unappreciated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (Mb4p6)

164 The very thin profit margin turns to a very thin loss so that every additional unit sold costs the owner more and more and there is no way to find out how and so eventually they close.

A busy store, managers expect around 3%-5% loss due to bin time-outs, droppage, and this extra nugget is actually a common thing.

Chick-fil-A and McDonalds aim for under 1% "unaccounted for" shrink using more rigorous inventory and automated fry-timers.

In the industry, Rule of 10, or 10% is wasted before it reaches the cardboard box.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (a4flb)

165 Sorry I'm late, I had to take the bat to the audiologist."

Hear, hear..

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (XuXeR)

166 The answer here is simple. Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis, crack skulls, hand out federal felonies like penny candy, arrest their political leaders, and bring the city to heel. Or continue getting pantsed and stuffed in his locker by Democrat street activists. Whatever.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 10:24 PM (BI5O2)

No arguments from me. The longer this goes on, the more trump seems to put his foot in his mouth. A friend texted me one of trumps "announcements" commenting on the dude that ICE smoked. It said, in all caps- HE HAD A GUN, ONLY CRIMINALS CARRY GUNS ON OUR STREETS, WE NEED LAW AND ORDER.

Well, so much for legal carry I guess. Nice way to torpedo constitutional carry arguments dipshit. Now the left has him on record saying only criminals carry guns.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (snZF9)

167 102 What is this girl's accent?

https://tinyurl.com/58ksrdkd
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt
Liberty in upstate South Carolina. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina………

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 10:44 PM (LHPAg)

168
Raises the question: if music is haram, how do we know what middle-eastern music sounds like?
Posted by: mikeski

Every time you hear two cats mixing it up in a back alley you are as close to it as you want to get.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:45 PM (xG4kz)

169 21) Crapalot - that experience, usually occurring a few days after a colonoscopy, where one has to make five or more trips to the bathroom to clear out the detritus from one's large intestine that is leftover from the digestion of meals that happened after the procedure.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 25, 2026 10:45 PM (gmLst)

170 Felix Baumgartner died in a plane crash (powered paraglider, actuality )He was that guy who jumped out of the space balloon and landed by parachute.

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:46 PM (ZxPkt)

171 Not a flake of snow here in easternmost NC. Nearly 40 degrees today, so a cold, all day rain. The ocean being 2 miles away sometimes does that. Surf temp seldom goes under 40 here. Bottom falls out on temperatures for next 5-6 days starting tomorrow.

Posted by: Currituck Soundling at January 25, 2026 10:46 PM (oftw2)

172 Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis, crack skulls, hand out federal felonies like penny candy, arrest their political leaders, and bring the city to heel"

While no doubt thrilling to some, that ain't how we're structured.

Unless we're expecting Caesar to cross the Rubi, er... Potomac.

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 10:46 PM (XuXeR)

173 linked in comment #1, which nobody ever reads.
Posted by: mindful webworker - life hurts

Well, yeah, they usually just say "first" or "sponge" or "rt554trtrr56" or something about a blade.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)

174 >>I don't think leaving the state is going to do it.

We all love instant gratification.

Feels like we are in for much bigger stuff even if it takes a bit longer.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 10:47 PM (viF8m)

175 Is the toddler about to be arrested by ice? CNN just showed video of protester giving his gun to ice nazi who shoots him then others shoot him four more times. Nazi ice thugs withdraw and form a circle around 15 feet away when video shows ice nazi empties his gun into protesters body lying on the ground. Cool! Do you know how hard it is to get moderates and independents willing to start loading up the cattle cars with trumpsters.

Posted by: raimondo at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (fQUcG)

176 Puts on Saskatchewan dinner jacket.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (8zz6B)

177 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (WONhk)

I like that you try but you didn't hit on what I'm looking for.

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (QMAsf)

178
What is this girl's accent?

https://tinyurl.com/58ksrdkd
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt
Liberty in upstate South Carolina. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina………
Posted by: Eromero

She is charming

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (xG4kz)

179

Old and Busted : Abolish Police!
New Hotness: Abolish ICE!

Run with it commies, see how that works for you , you marxist freaks.

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:50 PM (g47mK)

180
Raises the question: if music is haram, how do we know what middle-eastern music sounds like?
Posted by: mikeski
---

What is ultimate haram? AMERICA. America is ultimate haram. It's time for them to go. We are disgusting, putrid, Christians. Why are they here?

It's only a secret to fools.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:50 PM (Mb4p6)

181 The songs. D major?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (lpTXP)

Not sure. If they all are, then you found a second theme!

What I'm going for does involve the musicality of each song.

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:50 PM (QMAsf)

182 160 Watch out - you'll be Francis #3.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (QGaXH)

Yeah, ignored again. Guy's a thief. Sure, it might bring in business, but then he'll be stealing more nuggets and so on and so on. Just like Faberge Organics.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 25, 2026 10:42 PM (uQesX)

Actually SanFranpsycho at 65 is Francis #3. Losing track of where you were in the mix.....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:50 PM (QGaXH)

183 Peter Buck is not dead

You're not fooling anyone. Get on the plane.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 10:51 PM (Fs0KI)

184 Puts on Saskatchewan dinner jacket.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Is it a Carhart?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 25, 2026 10:51 PM (uaYsl)

185 Sorry I'm late, I had to take the bat to the audiologist."

Hear, hear..
Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (XuXeR)

Sure, yuk it up.

Posted by: Your broken legged audiologist at January 25, 2026 10:51 PM (uQesX)

186 Songs least likely to have a common theme!

Posted by: Long time listener, first time caller at January 25, 2026 10:52 PM (g47mK)

187 The answer here is simple. Trump needs to militarize Minneapolis,

Since Minnisomalia will fight to the death to keep foreigners who murder, rape and steal, they should get an influx of foreigners who have the ability, the ethics and the Go-To spirit to murder, rape and steal.

Trump makes a deal with Putin, in exchange for looking the other way on oil sales to Europe, Putin releases some of the most junk yard dog ex-Spetznaz (preferably dishonorably discharged) to sojourn in Minnisomalia with an informal bounty per head.

Win-Win-Win. Still I wouldn't get tired of all the winning.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 10:52 PM (a4flb)

188 I believe Exodus, "Children of a Worthless God" might be considered haram.

Jus' sayin'

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 25, 2026 10:53 PM (0aYVJ)

189 You listed Sophia Loren after Gwyneth Paltrow
You listed Sophia Loren after Gwyneth Paltrow
You listed Sophia Loren after Gwyneth Paltrow

How could you?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:54 PM (Mb4p6)

190 Changing time from 3/4 to something else? Yer killin me here, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:54 PM (47diA)

191 149 I suppose this song would be extra extra haram
youtu.be/3m7hS2Eeeco
Posted by: gKWVE

Even worse:
https://youtu.be/CJsEYRvp6UM

Raises the question: if music is haram, how do we know what middle-eastern music sounds like?
Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov)

Is she's saying music is haram because they didn't have it in Muhammad's time ? I'm pretty sure music has been with us a lot longer than the Muzzies.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:54 PM (QGaXH)

192 Actually SanFranpsycho at 65 is Francis #3. Losing track of where you were in the mix.....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:50 PM (QGaXH)

I was not expecting that McNuggets thing to cause so many people to grimace

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

193 Nuggets might? actually cost McDs enough for 11 instead of 10 to be an issue. But I don't know. There is a reason that the fast food chains push the super size items. The actual cost of the food is not that much of their cost to serve any give customer.

But I can imagine the AFLW scolds on this. "that idiot made the obesity epidemic even worse, what a horrible human being giving people 10% more fatty nuggets."

Posted by: PaleRider at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (CFj4+)

194
How could you?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Her sin was mentioning Gwyneth Paltrow at all.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (xG4kz)

195 Haha! You are actually someone who I think might be able to figure it out if you actually listened to each song. Should only take about 20 seconds of each song.
Posted by: Doof

Instrumentation? Is that a mandolin in all of them?

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (VHUov)

196 Who the heck is Bobby Ferris?
Posted by: Bobby McFerrin at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

I know this is a random comment, however, one of my sons played saxophone at a Bobby McFerrin concert in college. They needed a sax player and chose my son to play with him.

Regardless, I have a newspaper clipping with both their photos, but did not see the concert. Apparently for one song it was just our son and McFerrin (the photo).

This was the Casanova son who dated girls by the twenties (that I am aware of). There could be more that I don't want to be aware of.

He got the entertaining idea out of his system after touring the US in an off-Broadway musical. Sleeping on tour busses did not push him for fame as that got old for almost a year. Had opportunities to play in Monaco and Japan by other big bands (Glenn Miller was one) but said no, thankfully.

He taught HS band for years; then got another degree as a software engineer and has settled down as an engineer. Probably still playing sax now and then, or I hope he has time for when he's not fishing in rivers or the Atlantic.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (WONhk)

197 Well, so much for legal carry I guess. Nice way to torpedo constitutional carry arguments dipshit. Now the left has him on record saying only criminals carry guns.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Our messaging here is leaving a lot to be desired. I am watching people I thought had seen the light regress (Bonchie is just making me angry right now, but he is a great example of this). It’s like BLM 2.0.

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 10:57 PM (OoFl2)

198 now domestic terrorists in Minneapolis are trashing hotels where they think agents are staying. how do they think this will end ? and please don't tell me this domestic terrorism is "organic". a little coincidental that it's happening right around the time US assembled an armada with precision weapons pointing at ayatollah's regime.

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:57 PM (g47mK)

199 Has she never heard of the Pan Flute? What kind of backwoods morons are these Muslims?

Posted by: Zamfir, Master Thereof at January 25, 2026 10:57 PM (0e5Te)

200 Actually SanFranpsycho at 65 is Francis #3. Losing track of where you were in the mix.....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

I am Francicus.

Posted by: Francicus at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

201 Outta here. Thanks to all of you. Thanks again for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (47diA)

202 > 184 Puts on Saskatchewan dinner jacket.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Is it a Carhart?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 25, 2026 10:51 PM (uaYsl)

Old-timers here still refer to a Filson Cruiser jacket and pants set as an "Alaskan Tuxedo".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (IG3/x)

203 America, the land that politicians and historians forgot:

https://youtu.be/6J3HOaU9E5U?t=1535

25:35 to 28:50

It’s cued. You can let it run on a little.

HT- Weasel

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (Mb4p6)

204 Changing time from 3/4 to something else? Yer killin me here, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:54 PM (47diA)

You pretty much got it! All of the songs have a waltz time signature. REM is 6/8, the other ones are 3/4.

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)

205
The theme is that there are no stretching to the horizon long names for Welsh places in those songs.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (xG4kz)

206 177 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 10:39 PM (WONhk)

I like that you try but you didn't hit on what I'm looking for.
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (QMAsf)

Ah, well, life goes in in my infinity loops! You make stuff too hard!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (WONhk)

207 Our side is winning. The polls prove it. Now isn't the time to get wobbly or soft on what's happening in Minneapolis. We need to remind "our" representatives that they can be replaced if they don't get this right. Here's the polling data:

https://instapundit.com/771950/

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (Cjcf6)

208 168
Raises the question: if music is haram, how do we know what middle-eastern music sounds like?
Posted by: mikeski

Every time you hear two cats mixing it up in a back alley you are as close to it as you want to get.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:45 PM (xG4kz)

I was thinking Yoko on steroids...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (QGaXH)

209 Thanks for the smiles.

https://tinyurl.com/bp9rw2aj

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (viF8m)

210 Outta here. Thanks to all of you. Thanks again for the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (47diA)

Good night!

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (QMAsf)

211 Is it a Carhart?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 25, 2026 10:51 PM (uaYsl)

No. A quilted blue-checked flannel shirt.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (8zz6B)

212 Huh! Just a guess! Thanks!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (47diA)

213 List should have included philtrum.

I learned about the phitrum from Elliott S! Maggin’s Superman novel. Apparently only earthmen and Kryptonians have it or something.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (EXyHK)

214 156 Communists pissing themselves because their Signal chat has been compromised.

https://tinyurl.com/y8je7w3a

I love the retard who wants to "leave the state".

Yeah, hoss, I think you're going to find out that ICE is technically what's known as a "federal" agency.

I don't think leaving the state is going to do it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:41 PM (IG3/x)

*********

Could Seditious Conspiracy charges be applied to these dirtbags? I'd love to see them facing decades behind bars.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 25, 2026 11:00 PM (tAiWi)

215 170 Felix Baumgartner died in a plane crash (powered paraglider, actuality )He was that guy who jumped out of the space balloon and landed by parachute.
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:46 PM (ZxPkt)

I thought he was the guy who wrote The Wizard of Oz....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

216 I spent a bit of time reading the comment sections of YouTube recently. I look at non political sites just get a sort of random sample. For example, I'll look at a clip from Network news affiliates, so Minneapolis CBS, etc. I was a bit surprised. There's quite a bit of pushback to the official narrative on the recent violent protests. The Left's official story is getting called out as bullshit quite a bit.

The one that surprised me most was a nearly 10:1 ratio for pro ice/anti ice comments in the comments of Entertainment Weekly.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 25, 2026 11:01 PM (w/O5Q)

217 I was not expecting that McNuggets thing to cause so many people to grimace
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

ISWYDT

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:01 PM (8zz6B)

218 >>> 198 now domestic terrorists in Minneapolis are trashing hotels where they think agents are staying. how do they think this will end ? and please don't tell me this domestic terrorism is "organic". a little coincidental that it's happening right around the time US assembled an armada with precision weapons pointing at ayatollah's regime.
Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 10:57 PM (g47mK)

Tampon Timmeh sucks CCP dick.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 11:01 PM (ULPxl)

219 Weekend Update back when SNL was still funny:

This week, Yoko Ono played a benefit concert for Hiroshima survivors. Afterward a spokesman for the survivors described it as "the most horrifying experience of our lives".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 11:01 PM (IG3/x)

220 Our messaging here is leaving a lot to be desired. I am watching people I thought had seen the light regress (Bonchie is just making me angry right now, but he is a great example of this). It’s like BLM 2.0.

Apparently, so-called Conservatives have an uncurable chronic case of Gell-Mann Amnesia and believe every damned report from corporate media.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:02 PM (a4flb)

221 178
What is this girl's accent?

https://tinyurl.com/58ksrdkd
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt
Liberty in upstate South Carolina. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina………
Posted by: Eromero

She is charming
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (xG4kz)

I wouldn't say no if she offered to sit and have a cold beer with me on a hot day......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 11:02 PM (QGaXH)

222 In the meantime, I am seriously thinking about purchasing a combination toaster oven/air fryer.

I never use the air fryer setting on mine, but I do use the toaster oven as a convection oven all the time. Just used it today to proof bread dough while the main oven was preheating.

My normal proofing method of just putting the dough in the garage was not going to work today.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 25, 2026 11:02 PM (EXyHK)

223 believe every damned report from corporate media"

So, no pitchforks?

Dammit.

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:03 PM (XuXeR)

224 The November elections should have told the Dems that even Mexican-Americans are sick of the Open Borders crowd.
And as for Somalis, anyone who has ever lived near them or worked with them wants all of them gone.

Posted by: Wally at January 25, 2026 11:04 PM (0e5Te)

225 OrangeManBad should offer bounties for the ICEwatch tards.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 11:04 PM (ULPxl)

226 192 Actually SanFranpsycho at 65 is Francis #3. Losing track of where you were in the mix.....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 10:50 PM (QGaXH)

I was not expecting that McNuggets thing to cause so many people to grimace
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

Funny the things people take and run with...I love it when some little comment of mine triggers numerous responses....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 11:05 PM (QGaXH)

227 @207 Voting in elections since dump took office overwhelming democrats wins even in the south. Your polls don't compare to actual voting and is why so many rethugglikans are retiring with their campaign funds.

Posted by: raimondo at January 25, 2026 11:06 PM (fQUcG)

228 OrangeManBad should offer bounties for the ICEwatch tards.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 11:04 PM (ULPxl)

Make letters of marque great again.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 11:06 PM (snZF9)

229 Could Seditious Conspiracy charges be applied to these dirtbags? I'd love to see them facing decades behind bars.

Since they love Communism, there is plenty of work to be found in Nicaragua working with China's CAMC Engineering to dig a new canal to compete with Panama.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:06 PM (a4flb)

230 Tampon Timmeh sucks CCP dick.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 11:01 PM (ULPxl)

Good point, we severed their little scheme with Canada (which has a ton of oil), they lost Venezuela and about to lose Iran as petrol suppliers. It is possible they're sabotaging this year's midterms so Trump is paralyzed and cannot do any more damage to them.

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 11:06 PM (g47mK)

231 OrangeManBad should offer bounties for the ICEwatch tards.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 11:04 PM (ULPxl)

Just a formal declaration of outlawry for any antifa or allied orgs, and all their personnel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:07 PM (8zz6B)

232 178
What is this girl's accent?

https://tinyurl.com/58ksrdkd
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt
Liberty in upstate South Carolina. Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina………
Posted by: Eromero

She is charming
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (xG4kz)
..............................
She's cute and seems a bit wasted. My accent is less twangy than hers. But it's still there. Ah don't care! I still say one word syllables in two.Worse if I just got off the phone with my Mama. Or drinking. My husband's signal that I had enough was when I started talking like Charlene on Designing Women...he'd call me Charlene at a party and I was done for the evening.

It too me a month or two to say my name super fast, like chy knee fast, vs being called two names when I moved West in college(it is one syllable). Yes is ya-is. We talk slow because most of the time it is too hot to talk fast.

Also we are more olde English that some due to Scots/Irish/English ancestors.

Have read the Southern accent is fading, but I don't belive it. I hope not!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:07 PM (WONhk)

233 There is a report that the "blue flu" is striking the Minneapolis police department.
-
It's been pretty cold and they've been out all night. It's really hard to say whether they're really sick or not. It could take a while to be sure, too. In a blue state, it could be covid.
Posted by: Methos
+++

They probably are really sick of the shit.

Sure, local cops hate Federales. But it surely taken as a professional dis for others to hate them. Like interservice rivalry - all the branches to fuck with Chair Force but civvies are out of line if they try it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)

234 I'd sure like to see the money turned out for these paid insurrectionists. Because its well documented that these are organized opposition, and those people expect to be paid for doing the illegal things they do.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:07 PM (Cjcf6)

235 Funny the things people take and run with...I love it when some little comment of mine triggers numerous responses....

Its the dopamine rush, right? Feel it now?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:07 PM (a4flb)

236 Maybe he did it by accident because he has six fingers on one hand.

Posted by: davidt at January 25, 2026 11:08 PM (Q+gd/)

237 "I get 100 inches of snow every night! And then I crap out a $100 million masterpiece ..."

-- Hunter Biden 2028!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 25, 2026 11:08 PM (V+K+8)

238 @14: "There is a report that the 'blue flu' is striking the Minneapolis police department."

CrimeWatchMpls is a good follow.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at January 25, 2026 11:09 PM (edLbw)

239 Lynyrd Skynyrd

Awesome cut.

Posted by: pawn at January 25, 2026 11:09 PM (WXTVZ)

240 Since they love Communism, there is plenty of work to be found in Nicaragua working with China's CAMC Engineering to dig a new canal to compete with Panama.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:06 PM (a4flb)

Last I heard, Ortega was going to revoke that concession, because the Chinese company that got it had done exactly nothing, and was not answering their phone.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:09 PM (8zz6B)

241 Minneapolis probably needs fewer cops this week. The dirtbags are all gathered in one place.

Posted by: Wally at January 25, 2026 11:10 PM (0e5Te)

242 >>OrangeManBad should offer bounties for the ICEwatch tards.

This is much bigger than Minnesota. Pretty sure Trump knows.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)

243 It would be nice if all the Signal people left the entire country and banded together with the Somolians. President Trump better do something fast. Stat. DO IT!

Well. Goodnight and have a wonderful time in the snow for me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (WONhk)

244 and was not answering their phone."

Direct tv customer service?

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (XuXeR)

245 Petrichor is my favorite word.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (KDPiq)

246 I'm not sure where my weekend just went. I seem to recall loading and unloading the dishwasher a few times, and doing some laundry, then -poof- it's Sunday evening and I gotta go to work tomorrow.

Posted by: PabloD at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (pXTL4)

247 I am off to bed. Praying for everyone here, and out country.

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (OoFl2)

248 I just found out today that Uncle Floyd Vivino passed away a couple days ago at 74. He was on the air on Cable and UHF from 1974-1998 in the NY/NJ area. A total of 6,399 episodes. Also had an Italian language radio show that was on for 27 years. A friend of John Lennon, David Bowie, and The Ramones guested on his show 22 times. Also, the very first time Cyndi Lauper sang live on TV was on his show. I enjoyed everything he did. Bowie wrote a song about him in 2002, "Slip Away".

Posted by: RIP Florio Vivino at January 25, 2026 11:11 PM (oftw2)

249 I've had a few very bad experiences with McDonald's

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

250 Wandering off
to watch a show
Be back in an
hour or so

Posted by: mindful webworker - bummer shave at January 25, 2026 11:12 PM (OJSFI)

251

I don't feel bad about Pretti Boy being shot.

WTF was he thinking when he decided to take a gun to the protest?

Posted by: four seasons at January 25, 2026 11:12 PM (3ek7K)

252 Our messaging here is leaving a lot to be desired. I am watching people I thought had seen the light regress (Bonchie is just making me angry right now, but he is a great example of this). It’s like BLM 2.0.

Apparently, so-called Conservatives have an uncurable chronic case of Gell-Mann Amnesia and believe every damned report from corporate media.
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We're still winning in the opinion polls. We HAVE to remind "our" party that we expect them to be strong, rather than the pussies they've been for decades. Here's the link on polling data:

https://instapundit.com/771950/

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:12 PM (Cjcf6)

253 I watched Uncle Floyd z"l. It was the first time I ever saw U2.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 11:13 PM (RIvkX)

254
Well, I have broken 32F. 32.5F currently. It may hit 34 by 3AM.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 25, 2026 11:14 PM (w6EFb)

255 Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina………

Is that the cute girl's name?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:14 PM (a4flb)

256 I was not expecting that McNuggets thing to cause so many people to grimace
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

ISWYDT
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:01 PM (8zz6B)

Glad someone caught it!

Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 11:14 PM (QMAsf)

257 mindful webworker - life hurts

Thank you. Bookmarked.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 25, 2026 11:14 PM (u82oZ)

258 213 List should have included philtrum.

I learned about the phitrum from Elliott S! Maggin’s Superman novel. Apparently only earthmen and Kryptonians have it or something.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 25, 2026 10:59 PM (EXyHK)

Uvula

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:15 PM (WONhk)

259 I don't feel bad about Pretti Boy being shot.

WTF was he thinking when he decided to take a gun to the protest?
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I said this last night: He brought a handgun to a "protest". He also brought TWO magazines to a "protest". But....he didn't bring an ID...nor did he bring a concealed carry card.

Fuck him. I'm glad he's gone.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:15 PM (Cjcf6)

260 251

I don't feel bad about Pretti Boy being shot.

WTF was he thinking when he decided to take a gun to the protest?

Posted by: four seasons at January 25, 2026 11:12 PM (3ek7K)

I take a gun everywhere. Sometimes two.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 25, 2026 11:15 PM (xcxpd)

261 WTF was he thinking when he decided to take a gun to the protest?"

"Thinking"?

Seriously, tho...I don't grok the support for illegal immigrants at all. The "protesters"? The NBA (moment of silence and all)
WTF?

Ah well. Aleric didn't have to storm the gates of Rome...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:16 PM (XuXeR)

262 I don't feel bad about Pretti Boy being shot.

WTF was he thinking when he decided to take a gun to the protest?

Posted by: four seasons at January 25, 2026 11:12 PM (3ek7K)

He did not go to a "protest". He went to an insurgency. Interfering with law enforcement doing their job is a criminal act.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:16 PM (8zz6B)

263 Operator is my favorite Croce song.

Lyrics didn't age well though.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 11:16 PM (KDPiq)

264 ...He brought a handgun to a "protest". He also brought TWO magazines to a "protest". ...
Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:15 PM (Cjcf6)

So...a normal edc loadout. I have carried 3 mags more than a few times (but I don't always bother with the belt scabbard)

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 25, 2026 11:16 PM (xcxpd)

265

AOP,

Yes it is.

Posted by: four seasons at January 25, 2026 11:17 PM (3ek7K)

266 We're still winning in the opinion polls. We HAVE to remind "our" party that we expect them to be strong, rather than the pussies they've been for decades. Here's the link on polling data:

Poles are for strippers.

The only one that matters is the one that takes several months to conduct and several days later to complete.

BTW, What is keeping the SAVE Act from getting passed?

If they don't care about maintaining a Constitutional Republic, why should I care come April 15th?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:17 PM (a4flb)

267 I would take a gun if I was going to be near all those Antifas. But I'm guessing that my thoughts on those people differs from Pretti's.

Posted by: Wally at January 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0e5Te)

268 taking a gun to a so called protest (that is a question in itself what the fuck those commies were doing) was not a problem, resisting arrest, interfering with fed against and tussling with fed agents while armed was; who told him it was ok ?

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 11:17 PM (g47mK)

269 Uvula
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:15 PM (WONhk)

Uvuli, uvula.

Posted by: The happy Wanderer at January 25, 2026 11:17 PM (8zz6B)

270 Worked with two guys who knew each other: Jim Croce (senior) and Harry Feller. What a world!

Posted by: Walter Deacon at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (r0Oy0)

271 I mean, he was a bad actor and probably deserved to stop bullets.

But I'm not going clutch pearls about his sidearm or loadout when I carry the same or more.

I don't fuck around with cops of course.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)

272 agents not against...

Posted by: runner at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (g47mK)

273 You pretty much got it! All of the songs have a waltz time signature. REM is 6/8, the other ones are 3/4.
Posted by: Doof at January 25, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)

You have to mention math or timing from now on. Had I paid attention to that it might have helped.

*Probably not *

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)

274 Interfering with law enforcement doing their job is a criminal act."

This. I don't care if he had an eleven pack of chicken mcnuggets.
Dude wasn't there for moral support.

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (XuXeR)

275 235 Funny the things people take and run with...I love it when some little comment of mine triggers numerous responses....

Its the dopamine rush, right? Feel it now?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:07 PM (a4flb)

Well in my case some will say I put the dope in dopamine....

Wandering off for a while

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (QGaXH)

276 I haven't used Google search in a long time, but you can reportedly disable their AI bullshit by adding -n****r to the end of your query.

The minus sign filters out responses with that word (of which there probably won't be any to begin with), and the presents of the word causes the AI to go comatose and shut its fucking mouth.

Haven't tried it, myself. Up to you to check it out if you're interested.

Use this power only for good, not evil.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (IG3/x)

277 Pretti was neck deep in that Signal group. He went looking for trouble and found it. He wasn't some random law abiding dude.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (lpTXP)

278 Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (wVcYX)

279 Trayvon, Brown, Floyd, Good, Pretti...

Two of these are not like the other three. If they were there would be real riots all across the country by now.

Posted by: davidt at January 25, 2026 11:18 PM (Q+gd/)

280 I don't have a problem with him carrying. His mistake was resisting when you're carrying.

Either comply or come out blasting. Resisting while armed accomplishes nothing except getting you shot.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 11:20 PM (KDPiq)

281 Pretti was neck deep in that Signal group. He went looking for trouble and found it. He wasn't some random law abiding dude."

So he was dropping kids off a school or something?

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:20 PM (XuXeR)

282 I think the Pretti side is that he was open carrying and thus did not need a CCC; apparently he didn't have one. If he did't have ID how come his name was known so quickly?

Show up open carrying to protest ICE when they have been getting death threats and just had a lesbo try to vehicular homicide them. The guy was either suiciding by cop, or was as dumb as the kids that jihadi's get to be martyrs and was pushed into doing it by evil leaders.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 25, 2026 11:21 PM (hhkIi)

283 Pretti boy was apparently trying to be a real man and protect women (so he thought). Maybe this is the new mating pattern of protesters.

Unfortunately, they were probably both lesbos.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:21 PM (WONhk)

284 >>He did not go to a "protest". He went to an insurgency. Interfering with law enforcement doing their job is a criminal act.

Correct.

Incredible how many on our side keep falling for leftist bullshit.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 11:21 PM (viF8m)

285 @234 How much was alex pretti paid? Were still waiting for you to tell us how much renee good was paid.

Posted by: raimondo at January 25, 2026 11:21 PM (fQUcG)

286 BTW, What is keeping the SAVE Act from getting passed?
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The SAVE Act has already passed, and it was totally unneeded. The 1st Amendment already guaranteed the right to assembly, speech, and protest. It has never been interpreted to include illegal entry, nor disruption of service (whether that service was worship or abortion).

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:21 PM (Cjcf6)

287 >>>Apparently, so-called Conservatives have an uncurable chronic case ...
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Of clickbait itus.

Hey, those Mercedes don't drive themselves, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:22 PM (Mb4p6)

288 His mistake was resisting when you're carrying."

Nay. His "mistake" was interfering. Don't start nothing, won't be nothing. .

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:22 PM (XuXeR)

289 But I'm not going clutch pearls about his sidearm or loadout when I carry the same or more.

I missed the gun thread, were there any comments about his firearm choice?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:22 PM (a4flb)

290 Operator is my favorite Croce song.

Lyrics didn't age well though.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 11:16 PM (KDPiq)

It is a fine song. Got kind of overplayed on the radio, too. Another song, different band, different singer, with the same title. For Jackstraw:

https://youtu.be/aPbM_hNuyXM

Posted by: The happy Wanderer at January 25, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)

291 Apparently, if there is going to be any justice, it will be through vigilantes.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Quietly invoke the IA.

Send in sheep dipped SF guys to stand up some vigilance committee and start whacking those mouthpieces leading the insurrection.
Everytime a leader gets whacked have an "antifa general" false flag declare that it was because that leader wasn't down with the cause.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 11:23 PM (/lPRQ)

292 He did not go to a "protest". He went to an insurgency. Interfering with law enforcement doing their job is a criminal act.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:16 PM (8zz6B)

Silly white people. Out in the streets, messing with the police, and not even getting a free TV or a pair of sneakers for it.

Posted by: Dindu Nuffin, Esq. at January 25, 2026 11:24 PM (x0vey)

293 Nay. His "mistake" was interfering. Don't start nothing, won't be nothing. .
Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:22 PM (XuXeR)

Nah , he could have interfered and when they went to detain him he could have complied. If he did he would be alive today.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 11:25 PM (KDPiq)

294 But I'm not going clutch pearls about his sidearm or loadout when I carry the same or more.
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You're better than this. He knew exactly where he was going...and he knew on some level that he was a *stupid* jackass. He knew this was a possible and perhaps even a likely outcome. Glad he's dead.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:25 PM (Cjcf6)

295 The SAVE Act has already passed, and it was totally unneeded. The 1st Amendment already guaranteed the right...

Apologies, I was thinking of the "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act" requiring DPOC and adding real criminal penalties for election officials who cheat on registration documentation.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:25 PM (a4flb)

296 Following Farnham's Laws will save you much trouble: Don't go to stupid places, at stupid times, with stupid people (or where they congregate), and do stupid things.

Pretti violated all four.

Posted by: PabloD at January 25, 2026 11:25 PM (pXTL4)

297 > The SAVE Act has already passed
Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:21 PM (Cjcf6)

Different one. The SAVE Act languishing on Capitol Hill right now is the one that requires photo id for voting.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 11:25 PM (IG3/x)

298
WTF was he thinking when he decided to take a gun to the protest?

He was thinking "By any means necessary."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 11:25 PM (pkeXY)

299 messing with the police, and not even getting a free TV or a pair of sneakers for it.
Posted by: Dindu Nuffin, Esq."

Heh. Lots and lots of lily white faces "protesting"

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:26 PM (XuXeR)

300 How much was alex pretti paid? Were still waiting for you to tell us how much renee good was paid.
Posted by: raimondo

They were modern day alchemists - trying to turn lead into gold.

Hint - it still can't be done.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 11:26 PM (cYBz/)

301 One thing I keep wondering about is whether Treasury has started to flood Minneapolis and St. Paul with IRS and other Treasury agents.IRS agents would start auditing all of the state elected and judges, and T-Men for the fraud. The crazies are focused on the illegals, not the fraud.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 25, 2026 11:26 PM (S/Y4j)

302 I've had a few very bad experiences with McDonald's
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I got lost in the ball pit one time. That was the ssme visit that got me banned.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 25, 2026 11:26 PM (uaYsl)

303 Tittle, sure. But what about the jot?
Posted by: mindful webworker said tittle hehn hehn hehn at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (OJSFI)

It is the line used to cross the "t".

Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 11:27 PM (/TlUl)

304 "Don't go to stupid places, don't hang out with stupid people, and don't do stupid things." - John Farnam

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:27 PM (a4flb)

305 Not One Battle after Another; One LIB after Another.

Resistance is NOT Futile because Impedance is Real.
-- with both Real and Imaginary Component.

forWAR'd !!!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-BotchmenRollOUT
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WotHapToAmericanDream :: It came true.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 25, 2026 11:27 PM (HL5pZ)

306 They were modern day alchemists - trying to turn lead into gold.

Hint - it still can't be done.

Well, not when the first step involves the lead travelling through your body.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 25, 2026 11:27 PM (lUFok)

307 >>>Show up open carrying to protest ICE when they have been getting death threats and just had a lesbo try to vehicular homicide them. The guy was either suiciding by cop, or was as dumb as the kids that jihadi's get to be martyrs and was pushed into doing it by evil leaders.
Posted by: PaleRider
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Nurses got to have some brains.
Maybe he was a candy stripper?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:28 PM (Mb4p6)

308 By the way, Cam Higby and Data Republican have some damning things up on x.

https://tinyurl.com/2nurh8sc

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 11:28 PM (OoFl2)

309 "I got lost in the ball pit one time."

Honestly, I thought this was going to be a Robert Reich sock...

Posted by: PabloD at January 25, 2026 11:29 PM (pXTL4)

310 Maybe he was a candy stripper"

??

"Next up, after Tiffany and Destiny" ..

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 11:29 PM (XuXeR)

311 Hour of the Wolf. I certainly hope the feds are investigating the fraud in Minnesota with lots of agents. I think it would suck a lot the wind right out of the ICE protests if Trump announced they were arresting half of Walz's cabinet for fraud.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 25, 2026 11:31 PM (hhkIi)

312 120 as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG
Posted by: AltonJackson
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Praise be to God Almighty.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (Mb4p6)

fervent prayers for NDH.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 25, 2026 10:30 PM (0aYVJ)
...............................

That is awesome news! Prayers!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:31 PM (WONhk)

313 Poured hot tea down the Dell keyboard so I broke out this little ONN wireless. It's missing, or I haven't found some of my favorites; However, the key stroke is infinity shorter, more positive and smooth. I think I'm going to like it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:32 PM (Mb4p6)

314 Operator is my favorite Croce song.

Lyrics didn't age well though.
Posted by: Opinion
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Poignant.
In the same vein, and very sad, Tom Waits 'Martha'.
Lyrics:
https://shorturl.at/ac56f
Vid:
https://shorturl.at/R6li8

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 11:32 PM (XeU6L)

315 304 "Don't go to stupid places, don't hang out with stupid people, and don't do stupid things." - John Farnam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ
DARE TO BE ST00P1D

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 25, 2026 11:32 PM (HL5pZ)

316 120 as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG
Posted by: AltonJackson
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Praise be to God Almighty.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:28 PM (Mb4p6)

fervent prayers for NDH.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 25, 2026 10:30 PM (0aYVJ)
...............................

That is awesome news! Prayers!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 11:31 PM (WONhk)

Woo!!

Posted by: Count de Ric Flair Monet at January 25, 2026 11:33 PM (wVcYX)

317 "Tree" Feller would be a better nickname for an offensive lineman.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 10:25 PM (IG3/x)
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I've been looking for a tree service here and came across one called "The Tree Feller". I like that name.

Posted by: 496 at January 25, 2026 11:33 PM (t+VLa)

318 >>One thing I keep wondering about is whether Treasury has started to flood Minneapolis and St. Paul with IRS and other Treasury agents.IRS agents would start auditing all of the state elected and judges, and T-Men for the fraud. The crazies are focused on the illegals, not the fraud.

Have you heard Scott Bessent over the last few days including at Davos?

They know. Probably a lot more than we do.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 11:33 PM (viF8m)

319 Saw a funny meme yesterday.

Picture of a Ranger tab.

"This patch is worn by soldiers who have been assigned to be park rangers. They have had very little military training. They are soft targets, so attack them first."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 11:34 PM (x0vey)

320 I think it would suck a lot the wind right out of the ICE protests if Trump announced they were arresting half of Walz's cabinet for fraud.

Apparently according to Cam Higby and Data Republican, the Lt Governor was a shot caller on Signal.

There is a magic hat full of felonies to draw from. Bondi could throw an intern at that prosecution.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:34 PM (a4flb)

321 Trump makes a deal with Putin, in exchange for looking the other way on oil sales to Europe, Putin releases some of the most junk yard dog ex-Spetznaz (preferably dishonorably discharged) to sojourn in Minnisomalia with an informal bounty per head.

Win-Win-Win. Still I wouldn't get tired of all the winning.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Not so far off from what I suggested.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 11:35 PM (/lPRQ)

322 Well, so much for legal carry I guess. Nice way to torpedo constitutional carry arguments dipshit. Now the left has him on record saying only criminals carry guns.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

No, now the Left has to admit that non-criminals carry guns....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 25, 2026 11:36 PM (SRRAx)

323 One thing I keep wondering about is whether Treasury has started to flood Minneapolis and St. Paul with IRS and other Treasury agents.IRS agents would start auditing all of the state elected and judges, and T-Men for the fraud. The crazies are focused on the illegals, not the fraud.

The most beautiful thing is, the IRS has their own courts.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:36 PM (a4flb)

324
How *ucking stupid are the protesters?

Pretty stupid to be protecting murderers and child rapists.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 11:37 PM (3ek7K)

325 Not so far off from what I suggested.

I added the Plausible Deniability factor.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:37 PM (a4flb)

326 8 out of 20. What do I win?

Posted by: pookysgirl, waiting for the quatloos at January 25, 2026 11:38 PM (Wt5PA)

327 I am offering the muslim population in USA to get a clue, for free, before the American people figure out what they are up to.

Muslims for a frame of reference research what happened between the colonists and the loyalists after the war.

Your attention to this matter will benefit your future.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:39 PM (Mb4p6)

328 Protesting in Minnesota in the dead of winter seems pretty f'in stupid, in itself.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 25, 2026 11:39 PM (lpTXP)

329 Let me know when ICE has killed as many American citizens as the people they are deporting have.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 11:39 PM (/TlUl)

330 How *ucking stupid are the protesters?

Pretty stupid to be protecting murderers and child rapists.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 11:37 PM (3ek7K)

They are useful idiots so I understand that. It's the Dem politicians that are very stupid to think that strategy is a winner.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 11:40 PM (KDPiq)

331 Pretty stupid to be protecting murderers and child rapists.
Posted by: fourseasons

There was commentary here months ago that if Trump came out as pro-oxygen, Democrats would start dying of asphyxiation.

I thought that was hyperbole. I'm less sure of that every day.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)

332 Last I heard, Ortega was going to revoke that concession, because the Chinese company that got it had done exactly nothing, and was not answering their phone.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 11:09 PM (8zz6B)

I remember reading a proposal that was part of “Operation Plowshare” in the 50’s, a proposal to use nuclear weapons for peaceful purposes. US engineers worked out a detail proposal to build a sea level canal across Nicaragua in an afternoon, using a string of buried hydrogen bombs.

It was a great plan, but no one could talk Nicaragua into volunteering to let itself be nuked. But it would have worked!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 11:40 PM (cx1bp)

333 Protesting in Minnesota in the dead of winter seems pretty f'in stupid, in itself.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I don't get it.

Posted by: mikeski, going ice fishing at January 25, 2026 11:41 PM (VHUov)

334 163 153 Sorry I'm late, I had to take the bat to the audiologist.
Posted by: tankdemon
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Thank you, your efforts do not go unappreciated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 10:43 PM (Mb4p6)

You're welcome.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 11:41 PM (/TlUl)

335 Protesting in Minnesota in the dead of winter seems pretty f'in stupid, in itself.
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Yes, that's how we know that most of them are *paid*.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 11:41 PM (Cjcf6)

336 Poor, expensive pistol
Cheap Sig branded red dot sight
magazines with no wear markings

He probably never carried it, never practiced with it, and it got him dead.

It doesn't matter if you think it is wrong that the state has a monopoly on violence. While they do, dicking with cops is going to get you in a world of hurt

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 11:42 PM (rbvCR)

337 by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt)

Arkansas, to my ear.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 25, 2026 11:42 PM (Vvh2V)

338 S engineers worked out a detail proposal to build a sea level canal across Nicaragua in an afternoon, using a string of buried hydrogen bombs.

Let me guess, director Michael Bay to lead the operation.

Still, people would think it was AI.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:43 PM (a4flb)

339 And just like that, the Libs are blaming the man, and not the gun!

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)

340 Unleash Treasury upon Judges.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:43 PM (Mb4p6)

341 Yes, that's how we know that most of them are *paid*.

By Sadists

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:44 PM (a4flb)

342 But Geirgia and Tennessee also possibilities. It's a hillbilly mountain twang, not a drawl.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 25, 2026 11:44 PM (Vvh2V)

343 Apparently according to Cam Higby and Data Republican, the Lt Governor was a shot caller on Signal.

There is a magic hat full of felonies to draw from. Bondi could throw an intern at that prosecution.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:34 PM (a4flb)

Bondi supposedly is offering to draw down ICE from Minneapolis if Walz releases the voter rolls to the DOJ.

This tells me either she is dumb, or it means that the SigInt and Treasury trolls have enough data to start their own sweeps.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 11:45 PM (rbvCR)

344 >>>It doesn't matter if you think it is wrong that the state has a monopoly on violence. While they do, dicking with cops is going to get you in a world of hurt
Posted by: Kindltot
----

Cue, Chris Rock video.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:46 PM (Mb4p6)

345 Getting into an altercation with a cop is not brave, it's stupid.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:47 PM (Mb4p6)

346 It's the Dem politicians that are very stupid to think that strategy is a winner.

Fine, then put on your Dem Politicians Strategery Hat and provide another dodge to put off the inevitable.

Unless it involves hastily packing up and fleeing to a non-extradition country, I'm not sure how that plan would work any better.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:47 PM (a4flb)

347 Either way, she's past her sell by date.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 11:48 PM (Mb4p6)

348 >>Bondi supposedly is offering to draw down ICE from Minneapolis if Walz releases the voter rolls to the DOJ.

Which of course he won't do.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 11:49 PM (viF8m)

349 This tells me either she is dumb, or it means that the SigInt and Treasury trolls have enough data to start their own sweeps.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 11:45 PM (rbvCR)

Embrace the power of the word "and."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 11:49 PM (x0vey)

350 Were still waiting for you to tell us how much renee good was paid.
Posted by: raimondo

How much does your mom get paid, while you listen through the floor? Does that include butt stuff?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 25, 2026 11:50 PM (qddDT)

351 I don't have a problem with him carrying. His mistake was resisting when you're carrying.

Either comply or come out blasting. Resisting while armed accomplishes nothing except getting you shot.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Or assaulting the cops got things going in the wrong direction

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 11:51 PM (/lPRQ)

352 I don't know if this was mentioned before, but anybody who watched Phineas and Ferb would know "aglet."

Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 11:52 PM (/TlUl)

353 Embrace the power of the word "and."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 11:49 PM (x0vey)

I like gamers because they REALLY get inside other people's heads if they are at all successful.

one of them mentioned that Trump understands what a "pain point" is and relies on them. He also understands what a strategy fork is, and he seems to be able to wield them both.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 11:52 PM (rbvCR)

354 Bondi supposedly is offering to draw down ICE from Minneapolis if Walz releases the voter rolls to the DOJ.

This tells me either she is dumb

Unless she plays by Dem ethics and demands the voter rolls first and once the entire dataset has been confirmed to be have been transferred suddenly remembers that DOJ has no authority over the use of DHS assets.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:52 PM (a4flb)

355 Tonight is beyond crepuscular.

Posted by: pjungwir at January 25, 2026 11:52 PM (noE7F)

356 I liked Jim Croce. He had some really good songs, some were funny. But my favorite song was I've Got A Name. He seemed like a good guy and we lost him too soon.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 11:52 PM (E7+ue)

357 That makes three posts in a single night by Rainmando. Is this a record for him?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 11:52 PM (x0vey)

358 >>Unless she plays by Dem ethics and demands the voter rolls first and once the entire dataset has been confirmed to be have been transferred suddenly remembers that DOJ has no authority over the use of DHS assets.

Or just maybe she isn't as stupid as some of you have said for the last year and she knows exactly what's going on. Maybe even more than commenters on a blog.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 11:55 PM (viF8m)

359 I think the Pretti side is that he was open carrying and thus did not need a CCC; apparently he didn't have one. If he did't have ID how come his name was known so quickly?

Show up open carrying to protest ICE when they have been getting death threats and just had a lesbo try to vehicular homicide them. The guy was either suiciding by cop, or was as dumb as the kids that jihadi's get to be martyrs and was pushed into doing it by evil leaders.
Posted by: PaleRider

Just did a quick bing - carry permit is required to carry a handgun in Minnesota (I assume while not hunting). There is no distinction between concealed or open carry (which is a plus). A permit is required.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 11:57 PM (/lPRQ)

360 Or just maybe she isn't as stupid as some of you have said for the last year

Well, she is a blonde.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:57 PM (a4flb)

361 Tom Waits 'Martha'...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 11:32

Didn't know that was a Tom Waits song. Always liked that song, Meat Loaf did it on one of his albums.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 25, 2026 11:57 PM (55Qr6)

362 JackStraw,

Right on.

Bondi knows what she is doing. If Trump isn't happy with her she would be gone.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 11:58 PM (3ek7K)

363 Bondi knows what she is doing. If Trump isn't happy with her she would be gone.

Tell me about all of the other outstanding Trump AG picks.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:59 PM (a4flb)

364 >>Well, she is a blonde.

So is Trump.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 11:59 PM (viF8m)

365 I missed the gun thread, were there any comments about his firearm choice?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

About $2000. A bit pricey but he was a nurse so chump change for him.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 11:59 PM (/lPRQ)

366 But Geirgia and Tennessee also possibilities. It's a hillbilly mountain twang, not a drawl.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 25, 2026 11:44 PM (Vvh2V)

North Georgia. I found her Youtube. Macy Watkins Johnson.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 25, 2026 11:59 PM (lpTXP)

367 Plowed and blew snow all day, gonna have to do some cleanup tomorrow, got around 2ft.

And the pluses and minuses, it wasn’t so bad.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 12:01 AM (XV/Pl)

368
Unknown Drip,

Why don't you let Trump know you are available for the job?

I'm sure he would be happy having a know it all like you working for him.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

369 >>Tom Waits 'Martha'...

Jersey Girl

https://tinyurl.com/bdfzntd7

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 12:03 AM (viF8m)

370 The most beautiful thing is, the IRS has their own courts.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

INS thought they did too.
- Random Circuit Court Judge

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 26, 2026 12:03 AM (/lPRQ)

371 Tell me about all of the other outstanding Trump AG picks.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 11:59 PM (a4flb)

Is failure so important to you that you root for it under each and every rock?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 12:03 AM (rbvCR)

372 Why don't you let Trump know you are available for the job?

I'm sure he would be happy having a know it all like you working for him.

That would be an absolute gas. He could use more non-linear thinkers on staff.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 12:04 AM (a4flb)

373
Absolute Ass?

Oh gee, I read that wrong.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:07 AM (3ek7K)

374 Is failure so important to you that you root for it under each and every rock?

Apparently you have never played a card game or have not been dealt the best possible hand and have to make do with what you were given.

You see anything less than a straight flush and call if "failure under each and every rock".

I don't, I see opportunities for creativity. That is the fruit of having a well crafted OODA.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 12:08 AM (a4flb)

375 Lickity splickty

https://tinyurl.com/3wbsb2zz

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 12:09 AM (viF8m)

376 Absolute Ass?

Egads, you think Bondi appreciates your White Knighting?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 12:09 AM (a4flb)

377 Horde, I'm in need of your urgent help. This is life-critical.

Do any of you have a link to the recipe for Lin-duh's chocolate chip cookies as CBD highlighted on the food thread?

Much appreciated.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 26, 2026 12:09 AM (LQfGe)

378 You see anything less than a straight flush and call if "failure under each and every rock".

I don't, I see opportunities for creativity. That is the fruit of having a well crafted OODA.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 26, 2026 12:08 AM (a4flb)

Da f*ck dude? Read and then bitch at me after you read.
You go have yourself a wonderful evening metal-detectoring for failure and offense.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 26, 2026 12:11 AM (rbvCR)

379 And now after the snows it’s going to become ridiculously cold, apparently.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 26, 2026 12:11 AM (XV/Pl)

380 Hope all Morons are safe and warm!

It's cold here, but only like normal winter, not like the "stormaggedon" areas.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)

381 >>Egads, you think Bondi appreciates your White Knighting?

Might want to tone down your act.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 12:13 AM (viF8m)

382
JQ,

Same here.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:13 AM (3ek7K)

383 I liked the Trump weather report. That guy does a good job.

I appreciate the fashion report, Piper. I liked the Anne Hathaway red dress

Thanks for the ONT, Doof.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:13 AM (Nx5jP)

384 And the toddler in the snow is adorable!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:16 AM (Nx5jP)

385

I don't understand the whiners here on Ace.

Let Trump know what you think.

Whining here doesn't do anything.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:16 AM (3ek7K)

386 When it's too cold for salt to melt the ice, use plain clay kitty litter for traction. Better than nothing. (and cheap!)

A leaf-blower is great for light fluffy snow, if not too deep. Beats wearing your arms out sweeping.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

387
JQ,

Yes, that's what we do. Easy easy.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 26, 2026 12:18 AM (3ek7K)

388 JQ, we had some icing. The birdbaths are frozen solid. These are not normal conditions for central TX, but it isn't bad. It was a nice day to stay inside and eat soup.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 12:18 AM (lpTXP)

389 BarelyScaryMary-- glad to hear "it isn't bad" for you! Of course it's just a few days or a week or so of freezing, right? That's a blessing all by itself, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

390 Or just maybe she isn't as stupid as some of you have said for the last year and she knows exactly what's going on. Maybe even more than commenters on a blog.
Posted by: JackStraw
---

She may be all the things you say she is.
If she would just show it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:22 AM (Mb4p6)

391 No snow or anything until a few hours ago. The cars are all dusted with it, but the streets all seem to be clear.

Also, good evening everyone. It's Monday here.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 26, 2026 12:23 AM (CHHv1)

392 Hi, BC!

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)

393 JQ, the next two nights are supposed to be in the teens here. Lol, I know.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 12:28 AM (lpTXP)

394 It's Monday here.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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It's supposed to thaw for a while this morning.
I keep checking the pipes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:29 AM (Mb4p6)

395 We have the faucets dripping inside and out. The birds liked the dripping water, as they couldn't use the birdbaths.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 12:36 AM (lpTXP)

396 >>She may be all the things you say she is.
If she would just show it.

I'm not saying she's anything other than she isn't as bad as some of you say she is.

The FBI, which she also oversees, just set a record for arrests including 5 of the 10 most wanted in 1 year. Biden did 4 in 4 years.

I honestly don't understand why some don't understand why you think anyone taking over the most corrupt organization in the federal government with tens of thousands of employees wasn't going to be magically fixed in 5 minutes because Trump won.

By the nature of a real DOJ investigations and prosecutions take a minute. Even more now that the DOJ has been gutted the way we wanted it to be. Harmeet Dhilon likes her. Kash likes her. Trump likes her. Maybe give the woman a chance to do her job.

Watch what happens in Minnesota where she is already prosecuting dirtbags who stormed a church when many of you said she would do nothing and see what happens with the fraud and riots. Then judge.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 12:36 AM (viF8m)

397 I agree Jackstraw. People think this should be like some Marvel Comics movie where everything is easy and happens instantly.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 12:39 AM (cx1bp)

398 Yes, she has a hard job overcoming the internal corruption. But what I see, on the positive, is hardcore meat and potatoes.

What I don't see, and I think this is the crux of all the bitching, is perp walks of those sons of bitches who abused the law and humiliated and impoverished some very good people.
or
Who murdered Ashli Babbitt?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:45 AM (Mb4p6)

399 Bondi supposedly is offering to draw down ICE from Minneapolis if Walz releases the voter rolls to the DOJ.”

I think everyone knows that Walz can’t do that, because it would be a confession to a long list of federal crimes.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 12:46 AM (cx1bp)

400 Who murdered Ashli Babbitt?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:45 AM (Mb4p6)

A scumbag who got a full presidential pardon from Joe Biden for doing it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 26, 2026 12:47 AM (cx1bp)

401 Well, I finally got my tree down. I thought I had 1400 lights on it. I was wrong, it was 1800. 11 strings of white, 7 strings of colored. The room feels like a tomb without that brightness. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:49 AM (snZF9)

402 Walz going overtime in trying to distract from massive MN Somali fraud. Now he's comparing ICE raids to Nazis in Amsterdam with Anne Frank. "Legal Insurrection" site

https://tinyurl.com/9snn6tzd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:50 AM (ix8EF)

403 I've been asked, more than a few times, why do you think Trump is such a good President? My response is always the same. Because remember the Clinton's? Remember Al Gore? Remember the Obama's? Remember the Biden's? Nuff said.

Posted by: Case at January 26, 2026 12:51 AM (E7+ue)

404 Hey Horde, blowing and drifting piles of white stuff here.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at January 26, 2026 12:52 AM (0nHVk)

405 Hey Horde, blowing and drifting piles of white stuff here.
Posted by: Hunter Biden at January 26, 2026 12:52 AM (0nHVk)

Snow or cocaine?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 26, 2026 12:54 AM (S/Y4j)

406 Don't eat the yellow snow, Hunter.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 12:54 AM (lpTXP)

407 Walz going overtime in trying to distract from massive MN Somali fraud. Now he's comparing ICE raids to Nazis in Amsterdam with Anne Frank. "Legal Insurrection" site

https://tinyurl.com/9snn6tzd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 12:50 AM (ix8EF)

That son of a bitch should experience what being hunted by nazis really feels like.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 12:55 AM (snZF9)

408 Don't snort the yellow snow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:56 AM (Mb4p6)

409 Thought Biden's pardons were nullified.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 12:57 AM (Mb4p6)

410 Bers-- that's A LOT of lights! Wow, how tall is your tree?

250 lights was enough to illuminate my deck area...all colored ones.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

411 Bers, your tree would light a small town. Nice.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 01:00 AM (lpTXP)

412 Hey JQ, any word on your BIL?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 01:01 AM (0nHVk)

413 Fen, it is foul that these riots are to distract people from the fraud.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 01:01 AM (lpTXP)

414 Hi, Debby!

No. Nothing yet.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

415 @JackStraw, I'm with you on that one. The Trump Administration controls maybe 10% of the federal government. 20% tops. The rest are mostly passive to passive-aggressive, but there's probably a good 5% out there actively undermining their elected leaders. Bondi has to work with a reluctant organization and can't work miracles.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 26, 2026 01:02 AM (eStot)

416
We dodged the ice bullet here mostly, but I see some outages racking up in Oconee county. However, Mississippi really got hit hard. I was just watching some footage there, where they got 1" ice accumulation. It was icemaggedon for them. Louisiana too, but Miss. is the worst.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)

417 Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 01:01 AM (lpTXP)

Yes, and I wonder how much Frey and and Walz have personally made from the Somali fraud?. They're probably all paid off ,including the MN lieutenant Governor who stupidly wore a hijab and is now implicated in coordinating the Signal chat anti ICE protests.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 01:06 AM (Nx5jP)

418
We're supposed to hit 12-13F lows here early Tuesday morning. I'm next to a little low spot with a creek, and cold air drainage often puts me 3 - 4 below the forecast lows, sometimes more. If that holds up, I might just hit single digits here.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 26, 2026 01:06 AM (w6EFb)

419 >>>I liked Jim Croce. He had some really good songs, some were funny. But my favorite song was I've Got A Name. He seemed like a good guy and we lost him too soon.

Posted by: Case

>Croce was top notch. A better artist than Denver and Dylan by a mile. It's all subjective, but so is the human condition.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 26, 2026 01:10 AM (oT7pT)

420 Bers-- that's A LOT of lights! Wow, how tall is your tree?

250 lights was enough to illuminate my deck area...all colored ones.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

I know, it was glorious, lol. Well its 7 1/2 feet tall, and probably a tad over 4 feet wide at the bottom. It has a lot of branches, and probably 14 rows, and I run the lights up and down the branches. The very bottom row takes a 100 light string to go around once, so I'm probably 300 lights in just to go up the first 3 or 4 rows, and thats with the one color, so its 600 lights on the first few rows by the time the white and colored lights are on. Space aliens know where the party is.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 01:10 AM (snZF9)

421 Yes, and I wonder how much Frey and and Walz have personally made from the Somali fraud?. They're probably all paid off ,including the MN lieutenant Governor who stupidly wore a hijab and is now implicated in coordinating the Signal chat anti ICE protests.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 01:06 AM (Nx5jP)

The odious Ilhan Omar is 30 million richer.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 01:17 AM (lpTXP)

422 Too funny, Bers. Yeah I'll bet the room is *dark* now, in comparison...

I still have the lil table-top tree up. Need to put it away, maybe tomorrow while the weather is good. Bag it & put it out in the barn until next Christmas. Maybe will put newer lights on it then. The current lights are incandescent & the colors a bit faded after years of use.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

423 >>@JackStraw, I'm with you on that one. The Trump Administration controls maybe 10% of the federal government. 20% tops. The rest are mostly passive to passive-aggressive, but there's probably a good 5% out there actively undermining their elected leaders. Bondi has to work with a reluctant organization and can't work miracles.

I've seen reports that dozens of DOJ attorneys are working on redacting a huge amount Epstein documents that were found after they were hidden by the SDNY DOJ. Because that was incredibly important and many of the same people bitching were demandint that too.

Many of the same people are also demanding action on that are also demanding action on dozens of other things while also demanding Bondi fire all the corrupt dirtbags at the DOJ who got us here.

Everyone needs to take a breathe. Amazing things are happening, stuff many of us never thought we'd see. Just because everything hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen. It's been a fucking year. Enjoy the ride.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:19 AM (viF8m)

424 Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 01:17 AM (lpTXP

Just a terrible woman.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 01:21 AM (guLpK)

425 Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:19

I'm actually fairly patient. I think there are good people trying to work as thoroughly yet effectively as they can. Best I can do is just pray for them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 01:24 AM (guLpK)

426 And now for something completely different . I thought that this was a lovely video ( about 3.5 minutes) from the Cornell Ornithology lab about how birds stay warm in the winter. Good night, all:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8cnckh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 26, 2026 01:28 AM (guLpK)

427 >>I'm actually fairly patient. I think there are good people trying to work as thoroughly yet effectively as they can. Best I can do is just pray for them.

I'm Shelob level patient. I live for revenge.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:28 AM (viF8m)

428 Like the wind-blown snow, I've drifted back in. 😆
For a moment.

I just want to brag about our brilliant Belgian Malinois. Daisy really likes to get out and runrunrun several times a day, and suddenly it's just too cold and snowy. Daughter took her out to chase the ball, but even if the ball didn't get lost, the soggy thing was too cold for Daisy to pick up and return. MiladyJo and I did take a walk with her in the slightly-warmer afternoon. It was… brisk. Also, although mostly house-bound, she knows how to indicate she needs to go out back to squat in the snow, which she does, quite efficiently. Especially for her sake, I am glad we're going to have a good old Oklahoma thaw pretty soon. I don't miss those months of piled-up dirty snow when we lived in Chicago. Don't know how we could have had Daisy back then. 🐕

On 'nother topic entirely, sometimes I'm amazed that we can get those live performances from decades ago on demand on YouTube. I mean, old geezers who nowadays are dropping dead from oldness back when their voices were still good and they looked like babies (at least to me now). Time capsules.

https://youtu.be/K5bdJPvrbOw

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - still 29 on the inside at January 26, 2026 01:33 AM (OJSFI)

429 Too funny, Bers. Yeah I'll bet the room is *dark* now, in comparison...

I still have the lil table-top tree up. Need to put it away, maybe tomorrow while the weather is good. Bag it & put it out in the barn until next Christmas. Maybe will put newer lights on it then. The current lights are incandescent & the colors a bit faded after years of use.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

My lights never last long enough to get faded. When I was taking the lights off I had 2 strings of white that had half the lights out, and 2 strings of colored that were half out. Without fail I add a few new strings of lights every year because of that, and I'm not sure the bad ones were new or from last year. I'm thinking maybe last year because they were lower on the tree. The new lights end up being higher on the tree because thats when I start running short and add new ones. Hard to tell because the colors are still vivid.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 01:43 AM (snZF9)

430 mindful, for me that is the very best part of a good windblown storm, everything is so pure and unspoiled. This stuff better melt away before we have another big storm or we are looking at big piles of dirty snow for many months to come. I really need a warmer climate.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 01:45 AM (0nHVk)

431 Everyone needs to take a breathe. Amazing things are happening, stuff many of us never thought we'd see. Just because everything hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen. It's been a fucking year. Enjoy the ride.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:19 AM (viF8m)

I just want to see at least one asshole get fired into a volcano. Call it an appetizer.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 01:45 AM (snZF9)

432 No. Nothing yet.
Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

Have you tried testing or calling BIL directly? If the call was from a scammer, he might simply have spoofed BIL's number and called from an IP phone via his computer.

Anyhow, I am getting sleepy here, going to call it a night.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 26, 2026 01:48 AM (8zz6B)

433 Maybe my old string of lights has lasted so long because of the *lack of* handling-- I put them on when the lil tree was new, about 25 years ago-- never taken them off.

Tree is only 2.5ft tall, so 1 string of 100 lights is enough. Almost. It could probably take 200 and not blind me, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

434 'Night AOP.

I texted back & forth with *whoever it was* so pretty sure it was BIL's actual phone. Probably was stolen from him.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:51 AM (rdVOm)

435 More BiL drama, JQ? A stolen phone? I missed that. Thought he high-tailed it to Colorado.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 01:56 AM (lpTXP)

436 >>I just want to see at least one asshole get fired into a volcano. Call it an appetizer.

I'm more a torn apart by sharks guy. Those are my people.

Patience doesn't mean a lack of hatred.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 26, 2026 01:58 AM (viF8m)

437 mindful, for me that is the very best part of a good windblown storm, everything is so pure and unspoiled. This stuff better melt away before we have another big storm or we are looking at big piles of dirty snow for many months to come. I really need a warmer climate.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 01:45 AM (0nHVk)

Usually around here it melts fairly quick, but when its cold like this the shit will linger. Its not often it stays cold, and usually after a snow its well above freezing. I don't see the dirty snow too often, but yeah it really sucks when that happens.You get that slow melt. the roads are constantly wet, the cars stay salted up, you go through a gallon of window wash, and you get to see black snow for days and days.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 01:59 AM (snZF9)

438 {{{JQ}}} I shall continue to pray. I wish for a happy day for you soon, I had a really nice day here today, probably because I stayed at home and hosted. I am exhausted and bid you all goodnight and wish you sweet dreams.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 01:59 AM (0nHVk)

439 I texted back & forth with *whoever it was* so pretty sure it was BIL's actual phone. Probably was stolen from him.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 01:51 AM (rdVOm)

Probably why it was a good idea as others suggested to get the cops on it. They could have got a trace on the phone and possibly nailed whoever had it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 02:02 AM (snZF9)

440 Before I shut down my other brain, LOL Bers, that's the kind of dirty snow that I am talking about, mounds and mounds of it for miles on end and clogging up every parking lot where you usually shop.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 02:05 AM (0nHVk)

441 Thought he high-tailed it to Colorado.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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That's the last I knew, just after Christmas. Then, *someone* called. I didn't answer.. but texted back for BIL to text me instead. They wanted me to call, but I (assuming it was the deaf-relay service) didn't want to deal with a lousy interpreter like last time. I had previously told BIL to just text, it was so much easier!

Anyway, this *someone* claims to have "found" the phone and truck and "clothes thrown" around it and no sign of any person. "In the middle of the desert!" they said. (BIL has AZ plates, but I don't know the plate #)

I told them I cannot help & to call police. Didn't want to give any info and they didn't ask for money. (yet?)

It's all so sketchy and I'm waiting for police to make contact.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 02:10 AM (rdVOm)

442 Oh JQ. I'm sorry. What a mess.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 26, 2026 02:12 AM (lpTXP)

443 Before I shut down my other brain, LOL Bers, that's the kind of dirty snow that I am talking about, mounds and mounds of it for miles on end and clogging up every parking lot where you usually shop.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 26, 2026 02:05 AM (0nHVk)

Ah, the parking lot igloos. I call them Igpoos. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 26, 2026 02:13 AM (snZF9)

444 439 I texted back & forth with *whoever it was* so pretty sure it was BIL's actual phone. Probably was stolen from him.

Posted by: JQ
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It's not like you don't have enough on your plate already.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 02:14 AM (Mb4p6)

445 Yeah, full plate here!

So... Hoping BIL is okay. Can only wait now.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 02:17 AM (rdVOm)

446 I seem to be in hibernation mode. I been napping on the couch off and on since yesterday. Probably nap again. I'll be awake during the day, which doesn't happen much. Guess I'll do stuff, like shovel out the parking spot. We didn't get that much snow in my little part of Babylon DC. More sleet than snow. It's going to be very cold this week. We're having an actual winter this year.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 26, 2026 03:01 AM (sAmhv)

447 Hi Puddleglum.

I've been sleeping a lot lately too. It's been cold and grey here for a week. Luckily no snow or ice though.

Posted by: JQ at January 26, 2026 03:05 AM (rdVOm)

448 @dave43law . 2s

Obama condemns Trump administration for Alex Pretti shooting
'The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy,' the former president wrote on X in the wake of the most recent horror on Sunday
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Nail Him

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:34 AM (Mb4p6)

449
Debby Doberman Schultz, YES, I got my POD, thanks for asking the other night (you had gone to bed minutes before I saw your post).

I was being whiney.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 03:45 AM (RAGUN)

450 Straw, this is the type of score I 'm talking about. Ship her out, that's a parade.

@Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸
@Chicago1Ray
Jan 25
Based on the body language of Ilhan Omar, she's worried

James Comer ~ there's no way, referring to how her net worth went to ($30M) in one year

Trump wants her investigated right now

Her husbands consultant firm went from zero to ($25M)

Ilhan Omar is going down.. guaranteed

https://tinyurl.com/3pkyk2fx

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:45 AM (Mb4p6)

451
Oh, shoot, I missed her again.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 03:45 AM (RAGUN)

452
Ilhan Omar is going down.. guaranteed

https://tinyurl.com/3pkyk2fx
Posted by: Braenyard

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Her body does look a bit contracted, but I won't take any guarantee that she's going down. She strikes me as the type that keeps her hands clean while urging others to break the law. I bet she can evade and elide her way through any investigation of her sudden wealth.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 26, 2026 03:47 AM (RAGUN)

453 Normally its time to get up, but don't have to work today

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:47 AM (Ia/+0)

454 Storm is gone at least

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 03:51 AM (Ia/+0)

455 A day off, alright. Take advantage

J

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:53 AM (Mb4p6)

456 Buttons always the wrong button.

JQ you and hubs are in my prayers, hang tight.

Me, I'm going to go pass out hoping that water is running out of the faucets and no where else.

Play nice and have sweet dreams. See yall on the morrow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 26, 2026 03:56 AM (Mb4p6)

457 PIXY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 26, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

458 #19...Crapulence. Amen.

Posted by: No Longer a Lurker at January 26, 2026 10:07 AM (JKmIm)

Gun Thread: Bigly Storm Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the Bigly Storm Edition?

Yikes, people! El Bigly Storm-o is here! I'm near Washington D.C., writing this on Saturday and reasonably prepared for a prolonged power outage should that happen. By the time this goes up Sunday, assuming I still have power and an innernet connection, the storm should be close to wrapping up here. It's going to be colder than a box of penguin turds for the foreseeable future, so whatever we get is going to be around a while. Were you in the path of the storm? Feel free to share your story in the comments tonight!

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

Fundamentals of snow removal, that is.

Remember, all y'all - just leave it alone and it will melt eventually.

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Mag-Fed Garands!

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Sniper Garand!

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Conversion Garand!

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A Clean Garand Is A Happy Garand!

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More Ice!

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Driving On Snow And Ice

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Portrait Of Death!

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Atomic Attack!

Sorry, New York City, although this would expedite snow removal.

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Cigar of the Week

This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this excellent review of lighters.

Source of Fire review.
Since when did 'Murica get so sissified in making matches? I have always preferred to light my cigars with the standard 'ol basic wooden match. It (used to be anyway) would light the first time, provide a sufficient flame, and had enough stick to make sure you got the cigar well started. One seldom had to light a second one. But today, that just doesn't happen. The matches you see here came from one of my favorite Brick & Mortar cigar shops and they, well... they just suck. I have found that I must use two and sometimes three at a time to get a flame sufficient to even get the cigar started. And as you can see, they are short and burn quickly. End result, very unsatisfactory, with a lot of broken unlit matches on the patio which pissed off Mrs D and makes the cigar experience less fun.
Now the Zippo lighter is a gift from my Army days and it is useful even today for many fire starting things. But, it is not very good for lighting cigars. And this may be just me, but I find any cigar I light with this lighter brings a lighter fluid taste to the tobacco. It will ruin even the best cigar. I recommend you avoid using one. One interesting thing I read about Zippos though; it is the first device made in America that offered a lifetime warranty. I'm not surprised. This one is 40 years old and is still going strong.
Finally the Butane lighter. These range from cheap plastic ones to this fine example that Santa brought me 'cause I'm such a good and fine fellow! It is sleek, provides a great flame even in wind and rain, and one filling can last quite a while. The butane version has eliminated the fluid taste that comes with the Zippo, and I like mine. A lot. But damn! Be careful on sunny days because it is hard to see the flame. This is particularly important for any man or woman with a moustache.
So light up and enjoy a fine cigar today and sip some great whiskey.

Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 CONTENT!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 25, 2026 07:00 PM (i4RDO)

3 Evening all

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 07:01 PM (zILP0)

4 And fetch em

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 07:03 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Gubs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 07:03 PM (Wnv9h)

6 Big storm here in E__ T___ has been mostly a bust. Cold and rainy, no snow to speak of.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 25, 2026 07:04 PM (CHHv1)

7 It's been sleeting here for a solid 12 hours. It stopped being fun after approximately 3 minutes.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 07:07 PM (+1HQm)

8 Here!
With Reports!

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 07:07 PM (o19x0)

9 Big storm here in E__ T___ has been mostly a bust. Cold and rainy, no snow to speak of.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Be very thankful for that...we've had snow overnight (~5inches) and then sleet from 8am and still coming down...supposed to end around 9pm. Should be an absolute joy to deal with that in tomorrow's 14 degree weather.
No, I am in no way a fan of winter....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

10 Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and a special don't-ask-how-many-inches-it's-kinda-personal greeting to our host Weasel!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 25, 2026 07:08 PM (v23vE)

11 Inches of snow, of course. What were you thinking?

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 25, 2026 07:08 PM (v23vE)

12 Good evening gub threaders and all the ships at sea!

The inch or two of sleet that fell on top of the snow made it HEAVY.

I think I am declaring it a rule that if you are 29, you aare exempt from shoveling

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:08 PM (NlEaG)

13 I left Florida early Saturday to beat this storm home - almost but not quite.

Where we left was 85 today.

I am wondering the wisdom of departing there.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:10 PM (NlEaG)

14 I think I am declaring it a rule that if you are 29, you aare exempt from shoveling
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:08 PM (NlEaG)

Well, sra Blaster is clearly under 29, so send her out.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 07:10 PM (o19x0)

15 Diogenes I bought some big ol' wooden "kitchen matches" at Chynah-mart a while back, still haven't used them. But they're big and probably would deliver what you're looking for from matches.

For lighters I have a Jetline Lightning single-flame butane torch which I use most of the time. Wind-resistant, adjustable. Good for touch-ups, fine-point single flame.

For larger ring gauges, and when the wind's not an issue, have a nice Lotus T3 table-top lighter, some heft, simple classic styling, triple-flame.

Also have a $5 torch lighter from Chy-nah, bought at a vape shop (actually place has a humidor too), which I use for my "travel" cigar kit (cigar store, range, etc). Refillable, works great. Single flame.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:11 PM (U/Byj)

16 Strike-anywhere kitchen matches are a rare bird.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 07:11 PM (pkeXY)

17 Continuing proof that even experienced firearm owners need to be cautious, aware and vigilant about potential for unintended consequences: a neighbor of mine on the hill had a 1911 which suffered a clogged live round down-breach while out shooting with the grandkiddies, and immediately packed up the gun while saying "I'll get to this later." 3 weeks later, he gets it out and looks it over and says to self "this is easy; I'll just get a poker road and push it backwards." Oh, but to make it real, guess what happened? It was lodged pretty tight and instead of disassembling or putting the pistol in a clamp, he just pushed hard. It got clumsy, dropped on the floor, dislodged the round into the right position and the pin came in. Bam. nice big hole goes through the wife's favorite bay window and lodges into the new expensive safety camera on the detached garage. The Jeff Cooper list of rules is inviolable.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat & RINO Bastards at January 25, 2026 07:12 PM (HeR4S)

18 Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel.

I am checking my dino ancestry to see if we have a fire breathing dragon somewhere in the mix. For reasons.

Posted by: TRex - fire breathing aspirational dino at January 25, 2026 07:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

19 declaring it a rule that if you are 29, you aare exempt from shoveling"

I don't have to shovel humidity...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:12 PM (XuXeR)

20 Evening all, no range report.

Received the bi-pod for the new rifle and installed.
Also the folks at Ken Farrell responded to my query as to what rings I should have ordered for the rifle. They have been ordered.

I did get a backup set of rings from NightForce itself and the scope is temporarily mounted. It is looking good. :-)
But I want to get the rings from Farrell before the final installation. Pictures will follow.

As far as the storm is concerned, I think the end of it is near.
I went outside around 11am when we had 2 inches on the ground and was able to sweep it off my car and the walk as it was a light powder.
But a couple of hours ago it got more icy and we had at least 5-6 more inches.
Thankfully I do not have to go into the office until Wednesday.

Stay safe and warm everyone!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 25, 2026 07:14 PM (i4RDO)

21 Was thankful inherited my dad's snowblower, he doesn't need it at retirement community

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 07:14 PM (Ia/+0)

22 Among my modest collection of lighters my favorite is a double claw Thorens. Here's one in action. Note that it is 'cocked' by closing the spring-loaded lid. To fire, push the small button on the side:

https://shorturl.at/yQrcz

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 07:14 PM (XeU6L)

23 Evening, Weasel, and Gun Thread Horde. Went to a flea market today, saw some interesting guns; did not buy any. Got few tools. Buddy bought an H&R "Topper" 410 shotgun, very pretty it is, too. I looked at an ancient .22 short "Boston Bulldog" revolver, but passed on it. Cylinder does not lock up as it should.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 07:14 PM (8zz6B)

24 Hello, Weasel! I cleared a path out of the garage for the car in the AM before the sleet accumulation got too bad. Even then, I could still feel the weight by the time I was done w/ the snow the plows shoved into the driveway entrance.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:14 PM (BCwQW)

25 Anyone have experience with Browning bolt action in .308? Seems as if they might work for me (new, btw. The adjustable stock looks good...)

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:16 PM (XuXeR)

26 I am checking my dino ancestry to see if we have a fire breathing dragon somewhere in the mix. For reasons.
Posted by: TRex - fire breathing aspirational dino at January 25, 2026 07:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

To clear the snow from Pennsylvania Avenue for the JFK inaugural parade, the 3rd Infantry Regiment was brought in from Ft. Myer with flamethrowers to melt all of the accumulated snow and ice. You won't be seeing that again anytime soon.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:17 PM (BCwQW)

27 Ice storm has passed by, damage has been taken care of, and it is now a balmy 74 with light breezes with partly cloudy skies and glimpses of stars and the moon.

That's right, Florida sucks, too crowded and too hot.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 07:17 PM (/lPRQ)

28
Icemaggedon has pretty much petered out. Looking at how the real thing was playing out against the models, I was keeping my fingers crossed but not saying anything out loud. And that worked. Wasn't too bad at all.

As for my area, upstate SC, which is part of the GSP NWS regional area, things weren't too bad. Last I saw Mrs. Duke had about 31K power outage count at the peak, down to 21K or so. Most of that was in Northern Greenville County and up across the NC line in a spot between Asheville and Hendersonville. Some outages in NE Spartanburg. Some other smaller number scattered around.

Power never even blinked the whole time here. Knock on wood.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 25, 2026 07:18 PM (w6EFb)

29 H&R "Topper" 410 shotgun, very pretty it is, too"

Used to have one in 12g. Nice looking, but still just a single shooty...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:18 PM (XuXeR)

30 Flamethrowers, yes! Who was the Moron who wanted to bring a flame thrower to the TX MoMe, I now need to borrow it!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:19 PM (IQ6Gq)

31 Used to have one in 12g. Nice looking, but still just a single shooty...
Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:18 PM (XuXeR)

Just the thing for frugal shooters, though, to put paid to gophers and pigeons.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 07:21 PM (8zz6B)

32 Well, sra Blaster is clearly under 29, so send her out.
Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 07:10 PM (o19x0)

She was operating the snowblower.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:21 PM (NlEaG)

33 No range time since last duty day prior week, but one reloading thing. Was setting up to charge a bunch of primed 30-06 cases (to dirty up my M1s, about which Weasel has a rich and tasty collection of videos above).

Use the Lee AutoDrum. Never had an issue with it. This time, the TAC powder didn't leak on my test pulls - it poured out. Hmmm. Left it, figured I'd look online for tips and then call Lee. Didn't get around to calling Lee all week.

Went out yesterday and thought - maybe I just assembled it wrong? So I tried again. Now - seems to work normally (no real leakage at all, even with a fine powder like TAC). Hmm. Still a head scratcher of sorts. But as long as I can load up the M1 food, fine. Then it's back to finish off the 30 carbine and then do a c**p-ton of 9mike mike.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:22 PM (U/Byj)

34 5.56NATO or 223?

Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 07:23 PM (T8bqm)

35 sra blaster needs a shotgun since she is NOT. A. FAN. of the Mossberg 590A1.

So looking at semis - saw a Turknelli M2 clone in marinecote finish for <$400. I find this...compelling.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:23 PM (NlEaG)

36 About three years ago was checking out at an auto parts store and they had this bin of cheap disposable torch lighters. $1.99 each. Single burner, piezoelectric, with 90 degree head. Hot one and found that they can be refilled with Ronson butane. Several times now.
The single torch works great for touching up the cigar burn line. Store sold them for electrical heat shrink and match soldier.

Was there about a month ago. They still have them but bumped price up to $2.99. Got another one as a backup. One of the best values evah!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 07:24 PM (/lPRQ)

37 Well, sra Blaster is clearly under 29, so send her out.
Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 07:10 PM (o19x0)

She was operating the snowblower.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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Whoa, she drove from NC in that mess last night, and today she was operating the snow blower? That woman needs a new union rep....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

38 > This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this excellent review of lighters.
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I have a pretty nice knock off of a Dupont. A $1K lighter for people with more money than common sense.

Like $50

And it's a nice lighter... complete with the "ping" sound that are ubiquitous to Dupont's.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 07:25 PM (qwVdq)

39 Gun Jesus at Forgotten Weapons has done 2 (I think) interesting videos on flame-throwers. Well worth the watch. In one he gets to use one of the WWII versions.

Flame-throwing Sherman tanks were quite the thing. Have seen snippets on them but haven't searched for any in-depth treatment. I know they were not numerous, and were always busy, especially on Okinawa.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:25 PM (U/Byj)

40 *makes vague comment about a negligent discharge of a Sig P320 starting Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo*

*scurries off*

Posted by: pookysgirl, contributing to the gun thread for once at January 25, 2026 07:25 PM (Wt5PA)

41 Metal roof should have snow stops at bottom to keep a sudden snow avalanche from happening

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

42 Had a quick look outside. The precip appears to have ended.

Hooray!

What remains is thick and heavy though. Will tackle in the morning.

Posted by: TRex - fundamental shoveler at January 25, 2026 07:26 PM (IQ6Gq)

43 Power never even blinked the whole time here. Knock on wood.
Posted by: publius,
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All a zero-burger here. Just a kind of gray winter day. We were lucky, it seems.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 07:27 PM (XeU6L)

44 It's been sleeting here for a solid 12 hours. It stopped being fun after approximately 3 minutes.
Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 07:07 PM

I assume the Cozy Cave is occupied to capacity?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 07:28 PM (Wnv9h)

45 If you don't care to use a Zippo to light your cigars, I suspect using a M2-2 won't light your fire, either.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

46 How to drive in snow and ice -

Practice. Lot's of practice.
Your church parking lot should be available six days a week.

I knew guys who would go there after a fresh snow and do donuts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 07:29 PM (/lPRQ)

47 So yet another Storm of the Millenium/End of the World hysteria for a nation of dumbed-down theater kids ends with ..... a whimper? Shocking.

"Named" winter storms still makes me laugh.

I think someone time-transported from 120 years ago would be less wowed by the technology of our day than astonished and appalled at the childish drama that now suffuses the society.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:29 PM (U/Byj)

48 42 What remains is thick and heavy though. Will tackle in the morning.

Posted by: TRex - fundamental shoveler at January 25, 2026 07:26 PM

I marvel at how long your shovel handle is......... ;-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM (i4RDO)

49 I assume the Cozy Cave is occupied to capacity?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 07:28 PM (Wnv9h)
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Yes sir! There was, however, a small dog rebellion when it was time to go out to pee this morning.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM (3zhHY)

50 Flame-throwing Sherman tanks were quite the thing. Have seen snippets on them but haven't searched for any in-depth treatment. I know they were not numerous, and were always busy, especially on Okinawa.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:25 PM (U/Byj)

The Churchill Crocodile was arguably the most capable flamethrower tank of WWII. With its trailer holding 400+ gallons of fuel, it had the deepest "magazine" of all the flamethrower tanks and had a range of just over 100 meters.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM (BCwQW)

51 Range report

Took the Henry lever action .22 rifle out. Only 25 yards at the range. Wish we had planned for the woods, but weather is spotty.

I love that little rifle. You have to slow down and think about every shot. No kick. Not loud. Easy to handle. Someday Marine will want it back.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM (IhIKR)

52 Whoa, she drove from NC in that mess last night, and today she was operating the snow blower? That woman needs a new union rep....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

Yes she lays claim to the Proverbs 31 Woman title.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:31 PM (NlEaG)

53 I should add "a possibility" to my last comment. I'm wrestling with Lil Pooky for control, so my comments may be imprecise.

Posted by: pookysgirl is losing badly at January 25, 2026 07:31 PM (Wt5PA)

54 Blaster, what is sra blaster's issues with her/your 590A1?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 07:31 PM (cYBz/)

55 Ed L I know nothing about the Churchill flame-thrower tank. Assume it was used only in the ETO?

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:32 PM (U/Byj)

56 Anybody remember LaVoy Finicum and the Bundys? No, they were not a do-wop group.

Posted by: fd at January 25, 2026 07:32 PM (vFG9F)

57 The storm is gone but the big drop in temperature has started. Going to get bad and will last about a week. Lows in the teens and maybe single digits. It's very wet outside so it will probably ice up. We haven't lost power so that's good. I'm on a mountain here in north Alabama so I have no intention to drive down it.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 07:32 PM (E7+ue)

58 44 I assume the Cozy Cave is occupied to capacity?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 07:28 PM

I think we all need cozy caves tonight.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 25, 2026 07:33 PM (i4RDO)

59 In re snow avalanches...

March 2007: Point Pleasant, PA decided to perform a proof of concept for a stand in for Hoth, should Lucasfilms decide to reimagine that chapter to make it more realistic.

IIRC, this was St Patrick's Day. I had just cleared a foot of snow from my garage to the street, about a 60 foot swath. Next up was the 30 foot path from the street to my front door. Temp was about 20 degrees.

No sooner did I heave the last shovelful over my shoulder, and visions of blackberry brandy danced in my head, then what to my wondering ears should appear then a few hundred cubic feet of snow sliding from the roof upon my head and shoulders. I've been blissfully snow-free since that day...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 07:33 PM (nbLIj)

60
* please stand *

Friday, January 23rd, was the birthday of John Moses Browning (PBUH).

You may now resume your scheduled activities.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

61 astonished and appalled at the childish drama that now suffuses the society."

And amused...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:33 PM (XuXeR)

62 We were a bit of a bust as far as snow (maybe... 4-5 inches) it is the freezing rain that got us.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 25, 2026 07:34 PM (bss/y)

63 Anybody remember LaVoy Finicum and the Bundys? No, they were not a do-wop group.
Posted by: fd at January 25, 2026 07:32 PM (vFG9F)

Yes, actually. I am cursed with the only actual memory for this household.

Posted by: pookysgirl's WIS score modifier is greater than 0 at January 25, 2026 07:34 PM (Wt5PA)

64 Think I would have preferred the 2 feet of snow, honestly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 25, 2026 07:34 PM (bss/y)

65 54 Blaster, what is sra blaster's issues with her/your 590A1?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 07:31 PM (cYBz/)

It is a brute to shoot. I will often have a bruised shoulder myself. But for me it is the Platonic ideal of a 12 gauge.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:34 PM (NlEaG)

66 Took the Henry lever action .22 rifle out."

They're a blast, no? Love shooting the GB

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:35 PM (XuXeR)

67 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at January 25, 2026 07:36 PM (sAmhv)

68 Yes she lays claim to the Proverbs 31 Woman title.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:31 PM (NlEaG)

Also she reminds me: Jael in Judges 4

Kinda apropos of the thread.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:36 PM (NlEaG)

69 42 What remains is thick and heavy though. Will tackle in the morning.

Posted by: TRex - fundamental shoveler at January 25, 2026 07:26 PM

I marvel at how long your shovel handle is......... ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM (i4RDO)
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It's all about leverage!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 25, 2026 07:36 PM (ESVrU)

70 Ed L I know nothing about the Churchill flame-thrower tank. Assume it was used only in the ETO?
Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 07:32 PM (U/Byj)

It was used in France and Italy during WWII, and a few made it to Korea for the Korean War.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:36 PM (BCwQW)

71 First Report. Especially to Grateful and Sharon and other ‘Ettes who had expressed an interest in learning rifles.
I’m up to Chapter 6 on my curriculum “ARs for Emily” (Emily is a cousin of the British rabble-rouser Amelia).
It’s over at my place and is light reading.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 07:36 PM (fRFTM)

72 sra blaster needs a shotgun since she is NOT. A. FAN. of the Mossberg 590A1.

So looking at semis - saw a Turknelli M2 clone in marinecote finish for
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:23 PM

Whatever choice is made, insist it have the capability to mount a bayonet, for compatibility reasons.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

73 Blaster, have you looked at any clones of the Benelli M4?

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:38 PM (BCwQW)

74 H&R "Topper" 410 shotgun, very pretty it is, too"

Used to have one in 12g. Nice looking, but still just a single shooty...
Posted by: man

Had to check what mine is. Stevens Model 94 .410.
Single shot.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 07:39 PM (zILP0)

75 >> Just a kind of gray winter day. We were lucky, it seems.

Heaviest I had was on the tail end a little before 4PM. It came down mostly as sleet. Hardly any ice on the branches or bushes -- not winter wonderland effect at all.

There was a warm air thing that popped up a little green bubble of rain around that time, too. Made for some interesting pressure spike and bouncing. That was the warm air aloft tryin to mix down and push the cold air out. Interesting to see how that shows up on my weather station. Anyway, I'm fliting with 32F right now, and it may warm up above that before midnight. Maybe.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 25, 2026 07:39 PM (w6EFb)

76 >>Think I would have preferred the 2 feet of snow, honestly.

We're getting the snow. Not too wet yet, hope that doesn't change.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 07:41 PM (viF8m)

77 Bam. nice big hole goes through the wife's favorite bay window and lodges into the new expensive safety camera on the detached garage. The Jeff Cooper list of rules is inviolable.
Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat & RINO Bastards

If your "neighbor" had humility he should wear a shirt to the range printed on the back with,
"I am a Dumb-Ass
Ask me why"

And tell everyone that asks, why.

He did right by putting it away at the range but got real sloppy when he got home.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 07:41 PM (/lPRQ)

78 73 Blaster, have you looked at any clones of the Benelli M4?
Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:38 PM (BCwQW)

I have - you know she liked shooting your real one. Prices seem to have crept up, especially to get the add on parts that they have to fake on the imports (ammo tube extenision, adjustable stock).

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:41 PM (NlEaG)

79 Got it RI Red, will add that to my homework list this week. Thanks.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

80 5.56NATO or 223?
Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 07:23 PM (T8bqm)

Go w/ a rifle chambered in 5.56 NATO over one chambered in .223. 5.56 NATO has a higher chamber pressure and can chamber .223 w/o any problems. Shoot 5.56 NATO in a .223 rifle and you will eventually run the risk of blowing up the rifle in your face, especially if you're using some of the higher pressure rounds like M855A1.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:42 PM (BCwQW)

81 Would love to find a .22LR or Mag over a .410 or 20 gauge for turkey.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 07:43 PM (zILP0)

82 I had a Zippo during the 60s that had Snoop flying his doghouse Sopwith Camel, shaking his fist, and barking 'Fcuk you, Red Baron!' on it.

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 07:43 PM (LHPAg)

83 The Churchill Crocodile was arguably the most capable flamethrower tank of WWII. With its trailer holding 400+ gallons of fuel, it had the deepest "magazine" of all the flamethrower tanks and had a range of just over 100 meters.
Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM (BCwQW)

Guys, I really think we're over-complicating the wooden matches problem. It's really not that hard. You know those little squares of cedar that are packed with premium cigars? Break them into little sticks about 1/2" across. Now, hold them up to your Zippo, or your Churchill Crocodile, whichever you have on hand. Light your cigar from the flame coming off of the cedar wick. This is the way...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 07:44 PM (nbLIj)

84 RI Red, would you please remind me of your link?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:45 PM (IQ6Gq)

85 Go Rams!
(Ducking the Wrath of Ratched…

Posted by: Gunslinger at January 25, 2026 07:46 PM (4pWEQ)

86 I have - you know she liked shooting your real one. Prices seem to have crept up, especially to get the add on parts that they have to fake on the imports (ammo tube extenision, adjustable stock).

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:41 PM (NlEaG)

Price on the real deal Benelli M4 was at $2,200 as of the last show. I haven't seen prices increase on those recently. Benelli hasn't been all that great on making accessories for the M4 cloners (adjustable stock, tube extensions, etc.).

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:46 PM (BCwQW)

87 RI Red, would you please remind me of your link?
*********
Oops, never mind...I have it....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 07:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

88 I’m having fun with it, Grateful. It’s making me really think about what I’d like to pass on from my own experiences.
I’d hate for Spicy Time to arrive without having done a bit for others to prepare!
And it is a great outlet for my warped sense of humor.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 07:47 PM (ZbDxc)

89 Our current snowfall accumulation is 12.3 inches.

In retrospect, I was wrong to expect this storm to fizzle out.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 25, 2026 07:48 PM (f0sNM)

90 >> We were lucky, it seems.

Just checked, GSP airport had 1.26" total liquid equivalent so far. Had that fell and played out a little differently, it could've been bad ice accumulation indeed.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 25, 2026 07:48 PM (w6EFb)

91 With the weather report I won't be getting to the range any time soon. Winter stay in the house gun activities:
- reloading - mostly 38 special wadcutters, 45 acp, and 45 Colt.
- wipe down and inspect the BP guns, renew the lube on cylinder arbors and the threads on the percussion gun nipples.
- check my supply of black English flints for the flintlocks, should be good but they are getting harder to find recently so I keep an eye open for them.

Spring will get here eventually.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 07:48 PM (yTvNw)

92 "One interesting thing I read about Zippos though; it is the first device made in America that offered a lifetime warranty."

I once sent my zippo back to the factory in PA for warranty work because the spring on the lid broke after 30 years of use. I went online filled out the form and mailed them my lighter. In about a month I got my lighter back repaired for free and good as new.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 25, 2026 07:48 PM (0N4FZ)

93 love to find a .22LR or Mag over a .410 or 20 gauge for turkey"

Savage made a number of over/ under combos...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 07:49 PM (XuXeR)

94 48 42 What remains is thick and heavy though. Will tackle in the morning.

Posted by: TRex - fundamental shoveler at January 25, 2026 07:26 PM

I marvel at how long your shovel handle is......... ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude

Fags.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 07:50 PM (IhIKR)

95 > You know those little squares of cedar that are packed with premium cigars? Break them into little sticks about 1/2" across.

Sticks like that used to be called "spills" in the days before matches and lighters were common.

You'd light a spill from the fireplace or a candle, then use the spill to light something else.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 07:50 PM (IG3/x)

96 I marvel at how long your shovel handle is......... ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
Fags.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 07:50 PM (IhIKR)

Tell me more...

Posted by: Pete Bootyjuice at January 25, 2026 07:51 PM (aQEfL)

97 Need to check out for a bit because dinner on the stove needs attention.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:51 PM (BCwQW)

98 5.56NATO or 223?

Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 07:23 PM (T8bqm)

Maybe a .223 Wylde? That way you can shoot both!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 07:52 PM (Zv8bq)

99 - check my supply of black English flints for the flintlocks, should be good but they are getting harder to find recently so I keep an eye open for them.

Spring will get here eventually.
Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 07:48 PM (yTvNw)

Has anyone ever built a "modern" flintlock using a cigar lighter "flint" and a burr wheel to strike it?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 07:52 PM (8zz6B)

100 I marvel at how long your shovel handle is......... ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude

Fags.
Posted by: nurse ratched

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 07:53 PM (zILP0)

101 Retro ARs are a thing, and I was watching a James Reeves video about a new Bushmaster branded M4 A2 that is RETRO.

And I am like wait - in the bottom of our creek is the first AR I purchased - a Bushmaster (the old company) M4 A2.

Reeves was talking about how this style of rifle is outdated etc. I remember I purchased it because of all the dang hipsters and their "flat tops." That's not how real M16s are!

Anyway now I feel old.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 07:53 PM (NlEaG)

102 Fags.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 07:50 PM

Shots fired. The range is live!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 07:54 PM (0sNs1)

103 94 Fags.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 07:50 PM

Did not know you were a smoker, and British. :-p

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 25, 2026 07:55 PM (i4RDO)

104 > Has anyone ever built a "modern" flintlock using a cigar lighter "flint" and a burr wheel to strike it?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 07:52 PM (8zz6B)

Interesting idea. You can get ferrocerium "flints" for damned near free if you buy them in bulk through the online Chicom merchants. I speculate that the cerium is basically a waste product of refining more desirable rare earth metals.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 07:56 PM (IG3/x)

105 Cerium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ce and atomic number 58, and is a soft, ductile, and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. Cerium is the second element in the lanthanide series, and while it often shows the oxidation state of +3 characteristic of the series, it also has a stable +4 state that does not oxidize water. It is considered one of the rare-earth elements. Cerium has no known biological role in humans but is not particularly toxic, except with intense or continued exposure.

Despite always occurring in combination with the other rare-earth elements in minerals such as those of the monazite and bastnäsite groups, cerium is easy to extract from its ores, as it can be distinguished among the lanthanides by its unique ability to be oxidized to the +4 state in aqueous solution. It is the most common of the lanthanides, followed by neodymium, lanthanum, and praseodymium. Its estimated abundance in the Earth's crust is 68 ppm.

It would be an excellent candidate for Weasel to post a "Our Friend Cerium" video of.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 25, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

106 You'd light a spill from the fireplace or a candle, then use the spill to light something else.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

I used one of those to light a recalcitrant grill burner tonight.
But I thought it was called a “spliff”.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:00 PM (boJCl)

107
If you don't care to use a Zippo to light your cigars, I suspect using a M2-2 won't light your fire, either.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Dad would use a Bic disposable to light a sliver of fat pine, then use that to light his cigar. The handful of times i smoked a cigar, I did the same. Used that method a metric fecal tonne of times while I smoked a pipe back in the middle 80s.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 08:00 PM (QVmho)

108 99 ... "Has anyone ever built a "modern" flintlock using a cigar lighter "flint" and a burr wheel to strike it?"

AOP,
Your describing what was called a wheellock several centuries ago. (I have a vague memory of one mentioned in one of the Musketeer stories.) They worked but the mechanism was too delicate for military use. The various versions of the flintlock were easier and cheaper to manufacture, easier to maintain and more robust.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 08:01 PM (yTvNw)

109 I can get nostalgic about a few things, but not the way we had to light cigars before the amazing modern torch lighters we now take for granted.

Mrs Splunge got me one of those for Christmas, and it's a marvel. It has two kinds of cigar cutters I admittedly never use (punch and V-Cut). It has a visible window for butane level, which shames any lighter that lacks this. The top, when closed, is a cigar rest. And it combines three torch jets to make a blast of flame under whose onslaught even the thickest cigar must yield in short order.

It wasn't even expensive, I don't think. We live in blessed times.

Posted by: Splunge at January 25, 2026 08:02 PM (7DKa5)

110 Way, way back in the day I was in the M16A2 Army, and I worked with US Secret Service and their CAT team guys had CAR-15's that I thought were the coolest.

They also carried 2 Sig P226s.

And grenades.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:03 PM (NlEaG)

111 It would be an excellent candidate for Weasel to post a "Our Friend Cerium" video of.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 25, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)
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Agreed!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:03 PM (3zhHY)

112 It's been sleeting here for a solid 12 hours. It stopped being fun after approximately 3 minutes.
Posted by: Weasel

Yep, shovelled the driveway 4 friggin times. That sleet got heavy. Hope we don't get a kick in the head on the way out with freezing rain.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at January 25, 2026 08:06 PM (gEjVe)

113
You can get a bundle of the fatwood pine sticks from Bezos' place.
https://is.gd/awKdkK

$29, slightly more than downtown.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)

114 I woke up this morning at 2am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I may be nodding off soon. If I do, see you next Sunday! Thanks for being here!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:08 PM (3zhHY)

115 Weasel you able to burn one in the storm? Use your shelter?

I was lazy today and didn't light one up. No weather excuse of course. But already looking forward to one tomorrow.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 08:10 PM (U/Byj)

116 Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:03 PM (NlEaG)

If someone is looking for a really light AR-15, it's hard to beat the clones of the old school CAR-15 in the form of the XM177E1/E2 (available through PSA/H&R). Empty weight of these IIRC is about 5.5 pounds.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 08:10 PM (BCwQW)

117 LET’S GO SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:11 PM (IhIKR)

118 110 Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:03 PM (NlEaG)

I like XM-177E2s I ran into one of their receivers when I was at Ft Benning on Sand Hill guy beside me had a CAR-15 receiver which was wild. Desert Shield had kicked off so when we went on FTX they reached WAY down into the archives and we had functionally smoothbore M-16A1s that were Vietnam era reworks.

They rotated the M-16A2s between battalions to keep the deploying Guard and Reserve units with the same gear as the regular army.

It was wild, what I learned was I really liked the A2 for shooting and the A1 for carrying.

Posted by: sven at January 25, 2026 08:12 PM (MUJd1)

119 Oooo. Weasel, how’s the cigar hut holding up in the storm?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:13 PM (IhIKR)

120 Yes sir! There was, however, a small dog rebellion when it was time to go out to pee this morning.
Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 07:30 PM

That I believe.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 08:13 PM (Wnv9h)

121 I'd almost like to see an actual flint driven turret revolving rifle of three barrels mounts on a rotary system.

Posted by: sven at January 25, 2026 08:13 PM (MUJd1)

122 It was wild, what I learned was I really liked the A2 for shooting and the A1 for carrying.
Posted by: sven at January 25, 2026 08:12 PM (MUJd1)

In Ordnance OBC they had XM16E1s for us to use. I think the one I had a 3 digit serial number.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:13 PM (NlEaG)

123 I woke up this morning at 2am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I may be nodding off soon. If I do, see you next Sunday! Thanks for being here!
Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:08 PM

With no admonition to be 'good, AND with over 11 months to go for our AoSHQ Annual Commentator Review, you know what this means??

Just act cool for a few more minutes ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 08:14 PM (0sNs1)

124 Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 08:10 PM (U/Byj)
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It was treacherous in the cigar hut today! The roof kept collapsing under the weight of the wintery mix! But I did manage to overcome those difficulties and enjoy a few Factory Smokes.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3zhHY)

125 I hope the palm tree is lit up!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:14 PM (IhIKR)

126 You can get a bundle of the fatwood pine sticks from Bezos' place.
https://is.gd/awKdkK

$29, slightly more than downtown.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)

Oh, my. I use those a lot in my fireplace. Each stick is about 5 inches by a quarter by a quarter inch. A bit much for lighting a cigar. I suppose a fellow could split them down to a much more manageable size.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 08:15 PM (aQEfL)

127 AOP that would be very similar to a wheellock, a precursor to flintlock. It used pyrite and a clock like mechanism

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 08:15 PM (Ia/+0)

128 AOP,
Your describing what was called a wheellock several centuries ago. (I have a vague memory of one mentioned in one of the Musketeer stories.) They worked but the mechanism was too delicate for military use. The various versions of the flintlock were easier and cheaper to manufacture, easier to maintain and more robust.
Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 08:01 PM (yTvNw)

Oh, I knew that wheellocks existed, but I doubt they used ferrocerium flints. I had in mind using basically the mechanical guts of a Bic lighter. Arrange for the hammer to fall on a pawl that turns a ratchet wheel attached to the burr that abrades the end of the ferrocerium flint.

Maybe those "inline" muzzle loaders already do that?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 08:15 PM (8zz6B)

129 I spent a lot of time looking at pistols but are expensive unless I got a Taurus or something. And you can’t really shoot deer.
I thought about Henry lever actions but expensive and small magazines. I liked the Hitchcock video.
I am coming around to understand what the AR platform is so popular.
I can fix my back door anytime, but, I can’t say that about a gun.

Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 08:16 PM (8jVAy)

130 Blaster, Bushmaster AR 15 A3, 20” bbl, flattop with removable carry handle, full stock.
Still puts a 52 g round into 1/2” at 100.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:17 PM (LMRVO)

131 I hope the palm tree is lit up!
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:14 PM (IhIKR)
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WeaselWoman "borrowed" that for her class in the off season and it's still at her school!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:17 PM (3zhHY)

132 Oh, my. I use those a lot in my fireplace. Each stick is about 5 inches by a quarter by a quarter inch. A bit much for lighting a cigar. I suppose a fellow could split them down to a much more manageable size.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 08:15 PM (aQEfL)

Wouldn't one of those cotton swabs on a wooden stick works as a spill for lighting a cigar? Cotton burns cleanly.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 08:18 PM (8zz6B)

133 130 Blaster, Bushmaster AR 15 A3, 20” bbl, flattop with removable carry handle, full stock.
Still puts a 52 g round into 1/2” at 100.
Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:17 PM (LMRVO)

Removable carry handle is awful close to hipster territory!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:19 PM (NlEaG)

134 Removable carry handle is awful close to hipster territory!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

You have discovered my secret.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:20 PM (LMRVO)

135 AOP that would be very similar to a wheellock, a precursor to flintlock. It used pyrite and a clock like mechanism
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 08:15 PM (Ia/+0)

Getting a good spark off pyrite is kind of an iffy thing. I've struck pyrite must be thousands of times with my rock hammer, and only got a real good spark a few times.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 08:21 PM (8zz6B)

136 I love it!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:21 PM (IhIKR)

137 Removable carry handle is awful close to hipster territory!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Removable carry handle for cats:

https://tinyurl.com/bdhfe3zj

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 08:25 PM (8zz6B)

138 Weasel, Mrs. Red got me up at the unbelievable hour of 6:55 this am to tell me that the addition and garage were freezing cold. After hitting furnace reset and scraping the air intake free of rime, the problem was solved.
But instead of going back to bed, I made coffee and started reading AOS.
Yup, going to bed early tonight.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:25 PM (LMRVO)

139 AOP, I just copied that to go out to family tomorrow.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:28 PM (LMRVO)

140 Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:13 PM (NlEaG)

My USAR unit issued me a rifle with a heavily updated XM16E1 receiver for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The upper receiver was M16A1 standard (no chrome bolt), but the lower still had the old buttstock w/o a butt trap. The original "X" on the "XM16E1" was crudely scratched out and the "E" had been overstamped with an "A" to show that rifle had been updated.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 08:30 PM (BCwQW)

141 You have discovered my secret.
Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:20 PM (LMRVO)

Of course the rest of the ARs at the bottom of the creek are all flat tops.

That Bushmaster is the most accurate of all of them.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:30 PM (NlEaG)

142 Watched the entire snow removal vid. I don't miss living in the Hudson Valley in the winter.

Houston summer > Hudson Valley winter

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 08:31 PM (KDPiq)

143 Good news Weasel. Makes me feel even lazier for not being able to bestir myself to burn one out in the 60s with a weak breeze.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 08:33 PM (U/Byj)

144 I gotta tell you.

Just shooting ten rounds at a time, taking time between each pull of the trigger, breathe, aim, squeeze…. It’s so centering and therapeutic. Like yoga.

I said that to the ARNP I-support and she couldn’t believe I compared yoga to shooting.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:35 PM (IhIKR)

145 That Bushmaster is the most accurate of all of them.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at January 25, 2026 08:30 PM (NlEaG)

I have a 1990s era Bushmaster that shoots like shit. It's a safe queen because of that.

Of course, I am comparing it to much newer ARs, and manufacturing has gotten better...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:36 PM (Zv8bq)

146 https://tinyurl.com/2kf5pvtd
A YouTube short on a wheellock firearm

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 08:37 PM (Ia/+0)

147 I have a Bushmaster I bought from Collectors Firearms shortly after the AWB went away. .

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 08:38 PM (KDPiq)

148 It’s so centering and therapeutic. Like yoga.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 08:35 PM (IhIKR)

I think that's how that hipster RI Red got into shooting. He was a Yoga guy!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:39 PM (Zv8bq)

149 I have a small stash of zippo lighters. The last one I used a lot was a camo pattern zippo. Must have been a good pattern, because I lost it in the backyard and couldn't find it. Maybe the dude who has my old house will eventually find it. One of my harley customers is a huge cigar dude. Built a frigging small building in his backyard thats stocked with serious booze and a huge humidor. He's always giving me special cigars. He also gives me cigar lighters every year. The last 2 were a brand called Tomolo. Looks like it has a space shuttle engine with the 3 jets. I feel like I could gas weld with the damn thing. Don't know shit about the brand, but they work great on cigars.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 08:41 PM (snZF9)

150 Luckily no work tomorrow
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 08:41 PM (Ia/+0)

151 As Bill Murray in Stripes quipped, “Rams Razzle Dazzle”

Posted by: Gunslinger at January 25, 2026 08:41 PM (4pWEQ)

152 I have a 1990s era Bushmaster that shoots like shit. It's a safe queen because of that.

Of course, I am comparing it to much newer ARs, and manufacturing has gotten better...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:36 PM (Zv8bq)

How exactly does it shoot like shit?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 08:43 PM (snZF9)

153 I have a 1990s era Bushmaster that shoots like shit. It's a safe queen because of that.

Of course, I am comparing it to much newer ARs, and manufacturing has gotten better...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I had to check mine.
It's a 2007-ish Model XM15 - E2S
Removable carry handle. Short hand guard.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 08:44 PM (zILP0)

154 From NDH's X account (I think her daughter has control of it at the moment): "At 815pm, mom received her new heart. Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery."

Posted by: Bert G at January 25, 2026 08:44 PM (VARTN)

155 From NDH's X account (I think her daughter has control of it at the moment): "At 815pm, mom received her new heart. Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery."
Posted by: Bert G at January 25, 2026 08:44 PM (VARTN)

Good news!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 08:47 PM (8zz6B)

156 How exactly does it shoot like shit?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 08:43 PM (snZF9)

2"-3" groups!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Zv8bq)

157 I have a 1990s era Bushmaster that shoots like shit. It's a safe queen because of that.

Of course, I am comparing it to much newer ARs, and manufacturing has gotten better...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:36 PM (Zv8bq)

I’ll take it off your hands . . .

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:49 PM (30Gj0)

158 From NDH's X account (I think her daughter has control of it at the moment): "At 815pm, mom received her new heart. Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery."
Posted by: Bert G at January 25, 2026 08:44 PM (VARTN)
************
Thank you for posting this. Prayers up that everything goes smoothly during her recovery.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 25, 2026 08:50 PM (IQ6Gq)

159 2"-3" groups!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Zv8bq)
---
Running and shooting?

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:50 PM (3zhHY)

160 2"-3" groups!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Zv8bq)

Needs a new barrel? Or is the barrel's shit wobbly?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 08:50 PM (8zz6B)

161 I think that's how that hipster RI Red got into shooting. He was a Yoga guy!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:39 PM (Zv8bq)

Yabba dabba do!

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 08:51 PM (30Gj0)

162 Berserker before I decided to just leave it be and shift the rear sight a few clicks to compensate, I was considering using my single-flame torch lighter to heat up part of the front sight on one of my M1s. It's frozen (screw hasn't even loosened up with Kroil). It's just a tiny bit off-center.

But the rear sight clicks fixed the problem. And when I eventually sell this M1 it will be the next owner's "problem".

So yeah, those little torch lighters seem well suited to "off-label" uses. Or at least they tempt some dimmer sorts like me to try things.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 08:51 PM (U/Byj)

163 Just glanced over post and comments. Didn't see anything about best pistol to carry when committing suicide by ICE agent in Minneapolis…

Urgh. Never mind. That sounded better in my head than it looks typed out. I just dropped in to link to this song not about that exactly.

https://youtu.be/LnYZpUI3v7s

Posted by: mindful webworker with no big iron on my hip at January 25, 2026 08:52 PM (OJSFI)

164 I have a 1990s era Bushmaster that shoots like shit.

Just idle speculation but that would have been the era when Bill and Hill were busily making it the most popular gun in America. Not saying that quality control took a back seat to production volume but if it did, it wouldn't be the first time.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 08:52 PM (Fs0KI)

165 Running and shooting?

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:50 PM (3zhHY)

I wish! I am far too old and out of shape!

And I am spoiled. White Oak Armament for the win!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:52 PM (Zv8bq)

166 I wish! I am far too old and out of shape!

And I am spoiled. White Oak Armament for the win!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:52 PM (Zv8bq)
----
100%!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 08:53 PM (3zhHY)

167 CBD, IIRC, MILSPEC standard at that time for M16s was 4 MOA. Technically, that rifle would have met MILSPEC for acceptance into service, assuming that you were shooting at 100 yards.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 08:55 PM (BCwQW)

168 2"-3" groups!

Honestly, for a "tactical" rifle, that's probably not terrible.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Fs0KI)

169 Hallelujah new heart for NDH.

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 08:56 PM (LHPAg)

170 150 Luckily no work tomorrow
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 08:41 PM (Ia/+0)

^^ Which is good for me because my street is still not plowed. Just stopped sleeting about an hour ago.

Posted by: Iris at January 25, 2026 09:01 PM (bOJ2I)

171 Just glanced over post and comments. Didn't see anything about best pistol to carry when committing suicide by ICE agent in Minneapolis…

Urgh. Never mind. That sounded better in my head than it looks typed out. I just dropped in to link to this song not about that exactly.

https://youtu.be/LnYZpUI3v7s
Posted by: mindful webworker

Experts suggest a SIG Sauer P320 AXG Combat, a high-capacity 9mm pistol with a threaded barrel, extended 20–21 round magazine, and a SIG Romeo optic—a setup costing $1,500–$2,000.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 09:03 PM (zILP0)

172 CBD, barrel twist?
On mine, home-rolled 52 g. - Primo
Stock 55 - good
Stock 62 - adequate
77 - no bueno. Not enough twist to stabilize.

And, to echo Ed L., military is ok with 2 MOA for the rifle, two MOA for the shooter.
4 MOA out to 500 is about 20”. Likely a hit.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 09:04 PM (30Gj0)

173 Running and shooting?

Posted by: Weasel

I wish! I am far too old and out of shape!

And I am spoiled. White Oak Armament for the win!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Hover-round and down.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 09:06 PM (zILP0)

174 Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 09:04 PM (30Gj0)

I'll pull it out of the safe and shoot something lighter than 55grain. Maybe it will surprise me!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 09:07 PM (Zv8bq)

175
"At 815pm, mom received her new heart. Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery."

What amazing technology!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 09:07 PM (pkeXY)

176
g'early evenin', 'rons

as of 8:15 CST, Neidermeyers Dead Horse has received her new heart and is out of surgery

her daughter is posting updates on NDH's twitter account, @NeidsG

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 25, 2026 09:08 PM (tljrc)

177 NDH's daughter just reported that NDH received her new heart tonight at 8:15 Eastern. She is now in recovery, and can obviously use everyone's continued prayers.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 25, 2026 09:08 PM (/RHNq)

178 Geez. Silver at $108.08.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 09:10 PM (zILP0)

179 CBD, if it has the 1:7 twist (a lot of 1990s AR-15 makers were following what Colt and the Army were using back then), 62 grain ammo should (in theory) give you the best results.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 09:11 PM (BCwQW)

180 Time for me to punch out.

Thanks for a great Gub Thread, Weasel.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 09:12 PM (Wnv9h)

181 OK, Second Range Report!

FAIL.
The .45 ACP copper-plated semi wad cutters.
Seating depth was FUBAR. Totally operator error. Too long to have the bolt go into battery.

Went home and reseated, but it’s been single digits since.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 09:12 PM (30Gj0)

182 There's a difference: in yoga, stance is important.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 25, 2026 09:13 PM (zdLoL)

183 >>"At 815pm, mom received her new heart. Tomorrow starts next chapter: recovery."

>>What amazing technology!

Amazing is the right word.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 09:13 PM (viF8m)

184 RI Red, you don't chamber-check/plunk test your semi-auto pistol ammo at the bench? I do so for every 9mm and 45ACP round. Final step in the process before they go into the can. Avoids any resizing or OAL issues.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 09:14 PM (U/Byj)

185 Rhomboid, I did indeed plonk; they went in fine. I, however, failed to notice the depth. Totally an aged hipster error.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 09:16 PM (30Gj0)

186 How exactly does it shoot like shit?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 08:43 PM (snZF9)

2"-3" groups!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Zv8bq)

They make a gauge to see how worn the end of the barrel is. If the barrel starts opening up as you get closer to the muzzle, and if the crown by chance is fucked up, yeah, its going to be a wider group. Some barrels are just born shitty too. You might want to have the barrel checked just for shits and giggles. At least you'll know wtf is up with it. If the barrel is screwed thats easy to deal with. Kinda sucks to have an AR stuck in the land of misfit toys.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 09:18 PM (snZF9)

187 a setup costing $1,500–$2,000.
Posted by: rickb223

🙄When cost is no object.

Posted by: mindful webworker takes time to ponder at January 25, 2026 09:18 PM (OJSFI)

188 Good evening to everyone of the GunHorde and thanks to Weasel. Was going to go out for muzzleloader start yesterday but I was too responsible. One more weekend and that’s it…

Posted by: Coelacanth at January 25, 2026 09:18 PM (vt7xw)

189 RI Red, I are confusulated.

If they plonk correctly .... how can the pistol not go into battery?

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 09:19 PM (U/Byj)

190 a setup costing $1,500–$2,000.
Posted by: rickb223

🙄When cost is no object.
Posted by: mindful webworker takes time to ponder

Well, he was a nurse.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 09:19 PM (/lPRQ)

191 Geez. Silver at $108.08.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 09:10 PM (zILP0)

Not terribly surprising considering the "interesting times" the world is living in right now. Don't forget that the Chinese have traditionally banked on land and precious metals as stores of value for centuries. Given the collapse of the real estate bubble in China, I'd be surprised if a lot of the price increases aren't being driven (at least in part) by Chinese looking for something where they can park cash "just in case."

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 09:20 PM (BCwQW)

192 Ri red,
I always create a dummy round, ( use none reloadable aluminum case for handguns) and use the handgun barrel for a plunk test with the bullet seating. I don't crimp the round until I get the seating oal correct.

Makes setting seating dies again easy if you use several different profiles of bullets. As you simply put the dummy in and set seating again for that profile.

Use tired brass blackened for rifles.

Micrometer seating dies also work.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:23 PM (E4rtv)

193 If they plonk correctly .... how can the pistol not go into battery?
Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 09:19 PM (U/Byj)

It plonked, but likely head-spaced on the bullet, not the case neck. I checked after and good rounds were x thousandsth shorter.
The profile of the copper SWC is a bit longer than both the lead SWC and the FMJ ball round.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 09:25 PM (30Gj0)

194 Geez. Silver at $108.08.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 09:10 PM (zILP0)

Also, the Chinese are snapping up the gold the Russians are selling off from the Russian national wealth funds. That's why I think the Chinese are a big reason for the recent increase in precious metals prices.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 09:27 PM (BCwQW)

195 Fwiw, chrome barrels on ar's are not the most accurate, better now but 2 to 3 mia was pretty typical in the day. Chroming decreases accuracy a bit in return for barrel longevity and rust resistance. Chromed ar barrels are better now. But a chrome moly usually shoots a bit more accurately. Nitrided barrels split the difference.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

196 >>Posted by: whig's phone

If you get a moment ask CBD for my email.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 09:31 PM (viF8m)

197 Former President Bill Clinton said on Sunday, after another fatal shooting in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents, that agents are engaging in "increasingly aggressive and antagonistic tactics" and that the Trump administration told Americans not to believe what they can see for themselves.

Wow I hate BJ eve more.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 25, 2026 09:31 PM (gbOdA)

198 Beserker,
Those are bore erosion gages. Crown damage usually is a burr or sometimes cleaning rod damage. Both can be corrected by simply counter boring the worn rifling. Easy to lap and correct damaged minor crown damage. Counter boring or shortening barrel for major.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)

199 Ok jackstraw? Probably tomorrow as phone typing is a pita

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:34 PM (E4rtv)

200 195 Fwiw, chrome barrels on ar's are not the most accurate, better now but 2 to 3 mia was pretty typical in the day. Chroming decreases accuracy a bit in return for barrel longevity and rust resistance. Chromed ar barrels are better now. But a chrome moly usually shoots a bit more accurately. Nitrided barrels split the difference.
Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

I put the Chrome wheels on my Americus Rivieraisous IIII and thought they look great they track about half the width of the centerline to the right.
Sorry to humblebrag on buying the IIII but those 4 gold Is on the hood ornament allow me to aim on the rioters.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 25, 2026 09:35 PM (gbOdA)

201 And I actually got three rounds to fire, so the depth was just off maximally.
But still, clear reloader error.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 09:36 PM (30Gj0)

202 4 pre 64 quarters and 4 pre 64 dimes are worth about $104.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 25, 2026 09:37 PM (gbOdA)

203 You don't suppose the freshly-deaded Pantyfa was NDH's heart donor?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:37 PM (8zz6B)

204 Former President Bill Clinton said on Sunday, after another fatal shooting in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents, that agents are engaging in "increasingly aggressive and antagonistic tactics" and that the Trump administration told Americans not to believe what they can see for themselves.
----

I think a good and thoroughly professional follow-up question would be "Bill, if you had it all to over again, wouldn't you have preferred to be a low-level state house representative for Arkansas rather than marrying one of the 5 most evil people who ever walked the earth?"

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 09:37 PM (Cjcf6)

205 >>Ok jackstraw? Probably tomorrow as phone typing is a pita

No worries. When you get a moment.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 09:37 PM (viF8m)

206 Cheat, liar, pederast, accessory to Arkancide, election manipulator, and congressional contempt creep Bill Clinton said what?

Posted by: mindful webworker couldn't care less at January 25, 2026 09:38 PM (OJSFI)

207 Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

That's the reason H&K gave when people complained about the fact that the latest rifles released by H&K aren't chrome lined. H&K says that they mixed more chrome into the steel itself to give the desired corrosion resistance and guarantee that any barrel exceeding 2 MOA accuracy will be replaced by H&K no questions asked.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 09:38 PM (BCwQW)

208 Wow, I almost slept through it entirely.
I'll come back and read, later.

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 09:39 PM (jDLzH)

209 203 You don't suppose the freshly-deaded Pantyfa was NDH's heart donor?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:37 PM (8zz6B)

He did not have ID

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 25, 2026 09:40 PM (gbOdA)

210 Remember, all y'all - just leave it alone and it will melt eventually.
So... "organic snow removal"?

Kinda like how trees will eventually fall down and harvest themselves?

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 09:40 PM (jDLzH)

211 I think a good and thoroughly professional follow-up question would be "Bill, if you had it all to over again, wouldn't you have preferred to be a low-level state house representative for Arkansas rather than marrying one of the 5 most evil people who ever walked the earth?"
Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 09:37 PM (Cjcf6)
And wouldn't you have learned something about Somalis that might have been useful to future Presidents?

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 09:41 PM (LHPAg)

212 Oooooommmmmmm

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:41 PM (IhIKR)

213 RI Red,
It can happen, had a German P6 Sig with a short throat. Hated some bullet profiles like the Hornady truncated chrome.

Germans changed their 8x57 Mauser chambers in the 1930s which affected the shoulder angle. Two different 22 lr chambers, and so in. We sometimes have standards that are variable.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)

214 Also, I hope you all have a good slug of scotch tonight, to honor the estimable Robert Burns. (It's Burns Night.) And maybe a wee bit o' haggis, if ya ha' a taste for it. It is the chieftain o' the puddin' race.

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 09:44 PM (jDLzH)

215 Kinda like how trees will eventually fall down and harvest themselves?
Posted by: GWB

About that...

Posted by: Pomepeiians at January 25, 2026 09:44 PM (mlg/3)

216 That's why I think the Chinese are a big reason for the recent increase in precious metals prices.
Posted by: Ed L

The Chinese are the main reason. They are pulling the chain of all the fiat currencies, to promote a worldwide monetary collapse and then rule from a position of strength.
And that dolt Mark Carney want's to be their trading partner, or....puppet, take your pick.

Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at January 25, 2026 09:45 PM (V+3EO)

217 EdL, the chroming of ar barrels were due to going back and forth over standards. But Soviets chromed their barrels so it was viewed as important for the US to do so. Chrome molybdenum barrels do fine if you avoid mag dumps, clean your barrel, and avoid corrosive ammo.

Nitrided give the best cost benefit response except for full auto.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:48 PM (E4rtv)

218 Beserker,
Those are bore erosion gages. Crown damage usually is a burr or sometimes cleaning rod damage. Both can be corrected by simply counter boring the worn rifling. Easy to lap and correct damaged minor crown damage. Counter boring or shortening barrel for major.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)

Yeah I know all this. The question is what condition is the barrel on CBD's gun?? I couldn't sleep having an AR sitting as a door stop. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 09:49 PM (snZF9)

219
And that dolt Mark Carney want's to be their trading partner, or....puppet, take your pick.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers

My vote, he wants to be Winnie the Pooh's cock holster.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 09:50 PM (QVmho)

220 Cozi TV has an episode of Frasier where Niles clumsily knocks a shoebox containing Martin's old gub off a table. The gub discharges, knocking the head off a statue, putting a hole in a chair and a crack in the fireplace tile.....hilarity ensues.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 09:51 PM (QGaXH)

221 Nitrided give the best cost benefit response except for full auto.
Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:48 PM (E4rtv)

And you can count on H&K to take the effective (but pricey) choice.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 09:52 PM (BCwQW)

222 SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM (PWaRJ)

223 Thanks for hosting, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM (BCwQW)

224 And that dolt Mark Carney want's to be their trading partner, or....puppet, take your pick.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers

My vote, he wants to be Winnie the Pooh's cock holster.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 09:50 PM (QVmho)

Carney running Canada's economy straight into the shitter will be the best thing ever for Alberta's independence movement. Let it burn!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM (8zz6B)

225 *snoopy dance*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM (PWaRJ)

226 Eh, bsd, new upper cheaper on ar's than gunsmithing.

Not horrible to change a barrel and put better handguard, gas block, etc either. CDNN sports did have new old stock bushmaster barrels.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 09:54 PM (E4rtv)

227 Fireworksgoingoff

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:54 PM (IhIKR)

228 Carney running Canada's economy straight into the shitter will be the best thing ever for Alberta's independence movement. Let it burn!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM (8zz6B)

Can't argue with that. That dude is a fucking imbecile.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 09:55 PM (snZF9)

229 The CMV 4150 5R barrel on the original M110 was probably one of the best I’ve ever used. You’ll find there isn’t a lot of love for the chrome lined in certain circles for all the right reasons.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2026 09:55 PM (mexfo)

230 My city is going to be insanely happy!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:55 PM (IhIKR)

231 Oooooommmmmmm
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:41 PM

Sea otters good. River otters bad.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 09:56 PM (0sNs1)

232 With the price of silver the Lone Ranger would have to sell his horse and let Tonto go.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 09:56 PM (E7+ue)

233 Anybdoy know where .32 ACP snap caps can be bought for a decent price? Midway USA has them at $17.50 for a package of 5. I thought that was a little salty.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:57 PM (8zz6B)

234 Carney running Canada's economy straight into the shitter will be the best thing ever for Alberta's independence movement. Let it burn!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM (8zz6B)

Can't argue with that. That dude is a fucking imbecile.
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Canada is a nation of imbeciles. They give up their guns. And now they can't even be bothered to vote for politicians that might give a damn about their country.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 09:57 PM (Cjcf6)

235 Seahawks are going to the StupidBowl!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:58 PM (IhIKR)

236 With the price of silver the Lone Ranger would have to sell his horse and let Tonto go.
Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 09:56 PM (E7+ue)

With silver at a hunnert eight an ounce, that horse could buy Texas.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:59 PM (8zz6B)

237 Anybdoy know where .32 ACP snap caps can be bought for a decent price? Midway USA has them at $17.50 for a package of 5. I thought that was a little salty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Amazon?
Wal-Mart?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 09:59 PM (/lPRQ)

238 *snoopy dance*
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 09:53 PM

Soon....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 09:59 PM (Wnv9h)

239
Take a knee again Stafford.

Posted by: Auspex at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (Y8DZL)

240 AOP,
Try eBay or Amazon. Snap cap is owned by pachmyr/Lyman and pricey. Tipton makes them but so do some boutique makers.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (E4rtv)

241 Yay, Nurse!

Posted by: Rex B at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (mqcLc)

242 To clear the snow from Pennsylvania Avenue for the JFK inaugural parade, the 3rd Infantry Regiment was brought in from Ft. Myer with flamethrowers to melt all of the accumulated snow and ice. You won't be seeing that again anytime soon.
Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 07:17 PM (BCwQW)

Would like to see that in Minneapolis, maybe.

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (jDLzH)

243 Anybdoy know where .32 ACP snap caps can be bought for a decent price? Midway USA has them at $17.50 for a package of 5. I thought that was a little salty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 09:57 PM (8zz6B)

I got mine from Amazon for $18.49 last year w/ free shipping. $17.50 looks OK to me.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 10:05 PM (BCwQW)

244 Would like to see that in Minneapolis, maybe.
Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (jDLzH)

The Army retired flamethrowers from inventory back in the 1980s. Not going to happen, sorry.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (BCwQW)

245 Try eBay or Amazon. Snap cap is owned by pachmyr/Lyman and pricey. Tipton makes them but so do some boutique makers.
Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 10:03 PM (E4rtv)

I looked on amazon. Few instances of .32 ACP, and they are a buck more than Midway. Is there any good reason I couldn't render some regualr rounds inert? Pull out the slug, dump the powder, discharge the primer, and reinsert the slug? I would drill a couple of cross holes in the brass, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (8zz6B)

246 I looked on amazon. Few instances of .32 ACP, and they are a buck more than Midway. Is there any good reason I couldn't render some regualr rounds inert? Pull out the slug, dump the powder, discharge the primer, and reinsert the slug? I would drill a couple of cross holes in the brass, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 10:07 PM (8zz6B)

Stick a piece of rubber into the hole where the primer was. That'll absorb the impact the firing pin gets from the hammer/striker when you squeeze the trigger.

Posted by: Ed L at January 25, 2026 10:11 PM (BCwQW)

247 AOP, what you suggest,
It's what I do for obscure cartridges

Use either pencil eraser rubber or hot glue to fill primer pocket. Hot glue last less than plain ole rubber eraser.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 25, 2026 10:12 PM (E4rtv)

248 By the way, that Kenyan Muslim fag spoke his mind about Minneapolis today. And his tranny beard complained that people only know her because she married the Kenyan Muslim fag. As if that tranny beard accomplished anything other than marrying the Kenyan Muslim fag.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 10:13 PM (Cjcf6)

249 Is there any good reason I couldn't render some regualr rounds inert? Pull out the slug, dump the powder, discharge the primer, and reinsert the slug? I would drill a couple of cross holes in the brass, too.

That should work, assuming you have a seating die to replace the bullet. Might be worthwhile to find some kind of nylon rod or something to glue into the primer pocket. The dimpled primer won't give your firing pin much cushion.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 10:14 PM (Fs0KI)

250 RazörFist
@RAZ0RFIST
Weird that ICE are operating in dozens of states, but it only gets violent in the one where we just uncovered a billion dollar fraud ring with probable links to the governor.

Posted by: Crusader at January 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

251 Nice roundup of the history and development of the M1 Garand. Good stuff.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 25, 2026 10:19 PM (oT7pT)

252 Guns! But late.

Did get to the range but just did some .22 shooting. Bought a cheap aluminum rail for my 10/22 and a very cheap red dot optic. I probably should have spent more on the optic. The rail was a good buy though.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 25, 2026 10:54 PM (xcxpd)

253 What do guns and cigars have in common anyway?
Oh well fuck it, I'm in...

Posted by: Mudshark at January 26, 2026 01:38 AM (JSuER)

Food Thread: It's Chilly Outside, Time To Make Chili!

This is what winter is all about! What's not to love about crappy winter weather? it is an opportunity to stock the refrigerator and freezer with all sorts of stuff that requires a few hours on the stove or in the oven, and is deliciously warming and hearty.

Chili is particularly well suited for cooking on a cold and windy day, because it is easy, infinitely malleable no matter what your tastes are, and is a perfect way to use up those extra carrots and cans of beans!

Yeah...yeah... chili can be whatever you want it to be!

''When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.''

So the chili above has black beans and hominy, and a very pleasant hit of chipotle. The lead actor is of course beef, because I am not a savage, but pork would work in a pinch. And even chicken, though that changes things considerably. And I guess you could use lamb? Anyone ever make lamb chili?

One thing I do is saute the herbs and spices before I add the liquid. It seems to accentuate their flavors, and even if it doesn't, the house smells great!

Anyone have a particular trick they use to make their special, world-famous chili?

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That's "Stracotto," from the kitchen of lurker "LF." Sorry about the small size of the photo, but it looks delicious, so I couldn't resist. It's Italian pot roast, but Stracotto sounds much better!

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It's official: commenter "Lin-duh" makes the best chocolate chip cookies on the planet. I make a solid one, and I have had the fancy versions from snooty bakeries, some of which were wildly overhyped...like Levain in NYC.

Lin-duh's are the perfect combination of buttery and cakey and chocolatey and, yes, salty! That is now a non-negotiable ingredient for me.

I first tasted them in October at the Texas Moron Meet-up; Lin-duh brought a huge box of them, and they were spectacular. I begged and pleaded for the recipe, and she was gracious enough to send it to me.

I won't link to it unless she approves, so be nice to her!

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What to make to go along with the chili way up top?

Well...cornbread of course, but I figured I could tune it up a bit with old reliable -- bacon! I had no idea how much to use, so I just winged it.

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And why not add some cheddar cheese? Is there a dish that is diminished by the addition of cheese? I think not!

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This is the end result, and it was...good. Not great. I used buttermilk instead of regular milk, because I thought the extra tartness would balance the richness of the bacon and cheese. But it overwhelmed the corn flavor, and while the bread was very moist, with a great texture, it was not what I had imagined.

But it looked good!

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This recipe is from an excellent website called Dad Cooks Dinner, to which I have linked many times. Actually, I am not too interested in Instant Pot Beef Ribs (Texas BBQ Style), because 1. I don't have an instant pot, and B) I will almost certainly never buy one. I do like beef ribs, and I really like the minimalist Texas style, which is pretty much just salt and pepper.

That's why I took a look. And he even adds one of my favorite chile powders: Ancho! But he has moved mostly into pressure cooking, and I just don't have much interest.

Anyone amongst the Horde cook with an instant pot/pressure cooker? I would love to hear your reasons!

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What the hell is that? It's a sourdough loaf I baked in a loaf pan instead of a Dutch Oven, and since it was experimentation day at Chez Dildo, I coated it liberally with "Everything Bagel" seasoning out of a bottle.

I forgot to cut the top, which is why it is a little squat, but it was mighty tasty, and the texture was excellent. It is also much easier than a traditional sourdough Boule, because the loaf pan supports the dough, so no need to worry so much about forming the dough and making it nice and tight.

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It's another four-panel cartoon, so it's impossible to see on the blog, but click it and you won't be disappointed!
Calvin And Hobbes
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A friend graciously gave me some genuine grown-in-the-USA garlic, and I tasted one clove and planted the rest, because my pathetic failure last year is an anomaly...right? I hope so, because it's in the ground (actually, a large pot), and it had better work this time!

Send all of your extra antelope to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Bon appétit!

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:01 PM (79pEw)

2 Hot chocolate now, cognac next

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

3 I thought I moved to Texas, not North fcking Dakota.

Chili sounds like a great idea!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 04:03 PM (ULPxl)

4 Fingers are frozen, rest of me was fine

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

5 I'm doing bangers n mash tonight. Fresh russet potatoes, and Irish bangers from the fancy meat store.

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 04:04 PM (ZxPkt)

6 Pasta, sauce and meatballs and salad after my beverages

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:05 PM (Ia/+0)

7
Cream of potato soup with ham. Good cold weather soup. High heat capacity.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 04:06 PM (tgvbd)

8 At first I read that as "I salute the herbs and spices" and thought it was a bit extreme.

And carrots? Where is BCochran?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2026 04:06 PM (2GVsD)

9 Switching, cognac first

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)

10 4 Fingers are frozen, rest of me was fine
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

We're waiting out the sleet to shovel...

Tonight is teriyaki chicken thighs with stir fried noodles and vegetables (bean sprouts, cabbage slaw, shredded carrots, green and white onion, bell pepper, garlic, and ginger) and a strawberry, jam grape, and clementine salad.

Chili is on my list for Tuesday. Perfect dairy free topping to a spicy beef chili (or really any chili) is some smashed avocado and then a few Tostitos for occasional dipping.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:07 PM (tOcjL)

11 I've got an Instant Pot and it usually ends up making pork chile verde based on the Serious Eats recipe with "flourishes".

Posted by: Captain Ned at January 25, 2026 04:09 PM (nADdg)

12 Sirloin steak is has been marinating all day. It’s Mrs. Red’s recipe, so, if it is good, it gets added to the Recipe Book DILIT and I are making.

DILIT and Jr. are in Ft. Lauderdale while we hibernate through the storm.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 04:10 PM (tez/p)

13 The edge of storm is inching closer than that rain line. 16 degrees and not looking much more. Winds are stronger.
And cognac warms the body and soul

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:12 PM (Ia/+0)

14 It's Chilly Outside, Time To Make Chili!

My wife wanted either chili or beef stew, so I chose the latter. It's cooking now. What kind of stew meat did the Donner Party use?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 04:12 PM (Riz8t)

15 Chili made from any cervid. Deer, elk, etc. Make your chili sauce by reconstituting dried chili peppers & blend well. Favorite way to eat it is with cornbread.

Posted by: Dino58 at January 25, 2026 04:12 PM (TfVp7)

16 And, I’ll confirm that Lin-duh’s chocolate chip cookies are the shizz.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 04:12 PM (tez/p)

17 Cornbread with jalapenos works for me.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 04:13 PM (wVcYX)

18 I had quilted pants, insulated full body coveralls, hoodie, and my government parka. Still doesn't help with my finder tips

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

19 I made chili yesterday. Just hope the power stays on long enough for me to heat some up for dinner tonight. I honestly cannot believe it's still on as I write this. It is really icy out there.

I always have cornbread with chili, usually with a bit of molasses. I made pumpkin cornbread last time and it was pretty awesome. But bacon and cheese cornbread sounds really tasty to me right now.

lin-duh's cookies are amazing!

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 25, 2026 04:13 PM (IONGM)

20 Now, a quick nap before steak-grilling and the Gub Thread!

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 04:14 PM (tez/p)

21 Look, I like tex-mex as much as anyone. It's a fine stew. But it is not close to chili. Chili does not include tomatoes, beans or beef. It's a completely different product, not even remotely similar.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 04:14 PM (BI5O2)

22 Chili needs a heaping tablespoon of dark unsweetened cocoa and three shakes of fish sauce.

And beef and pork. Or beef and venison. Or beef and veal.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:15 PM (IhIKR)

23 I see Big Carrot finally got to CBD. Sad, really.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 25, 2026 04:16 PM (ebJdD)

24 I've got an Instant Pot and it usually ends up making pork chile verde based on the Serious Eats recipe with "flourishes".
Posted by: Captain Ned

Was just thinking of some chile verde with the carnitas. No beans. But might sex it up with some hot carrots (made by putting sliced carrots in when you pickle hot peppers, most commonly jalapeno, but habanero is mo better).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 04:16 PM (/lPRQ)

25 On Christmas Day I was roasting chicken breasts and thighs as prep for white chili. The next day I made the chili. ate the last of it yesterday. (Froze about a quart)
It got better over time, I dressed it with fresh lime squeeze and cilantro. Accompanied at various times with tirtilla chips, biscuits, or Sauvignon Blanc

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:16 PM (lKcW0)

26 A couple of days ago Mrs928 made a big pot of black bean and sausage stew. We ate it all before the cold hit.

Today it looks like chicken soup is on the range. She adds corn meal as a thickener.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 04:17 PM (jc0TO)

27 I use my pressure cooker for pinto beans, beef stew, chicken soup and other things. It's the best Christmas present I ever got me.

Posted by: huerfano at January 25, 2026 04:17 PM (98kQX)

28 25 On Christmas Day I was roasting chicken breasts and thighs as prep for white chili. The next day I made the chili. ate the last of it yesterday. (Froze about a quart)
It got better over time, I dressed it with fresh lime squeeze and cilantro. Accompanied at various times with tirtilla chips, biscuits, or Sauvignon Blanc
Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:16 PM (lKcW0)

When I make chicken chili, the white wine tends to be part of my liquid base...chicken and wine go together like beef and beer...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:18 PM (tOcjL)

29 I roasted the chicken in lemon juice , olive oil and herbs. The flavors from the oven nade a nice counterpoint to the seasonings I put in the pot

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:18 PM (lKcW0)

30 I made tuna casserole for lunch today and snarfed them it up with cool ranch Doritos.

I have no idea what to do about dinner, probably have Tomato Bisque and kicked up grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

Got a bunch of Asiago Cheese that's eventually going to go into some French Onion soup I had planned for Tuesday.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 25, 2026 04:18 PM (XV/Pl)

31 My bourbon preference is for the wheated ones. If the price bubble is flattening, if not falling, I may add to my limited supply this winter/spring. Currently favoring Makers Mark and Larceny.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 04:18 PM (wVcYX)

32 Right now have vegetable beef barley on the stove.
Even when I follow a recipe I mess up and change something accidentally. But the end resukt is usually good, so...

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:20 PM (lKcW0)

33 Got a bunch of food donations from friends this week, so eating through a variety while watching today's football games.
Pretty weak tor a food thread comment, but any gift is a good gift, and so far these have been tasty.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2026 04:21 PM (sl73Y)

34 When I make chicken chili, the white wine tends to be part of my liquid base...chicken and wine go together like beef and beer...[/i

I did drizzle the vino bianco on the roasting chicken now that you mention it 🥂

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:23 PM (lKcW0)

35 Skip, how much snow you reckon your area got?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 25, 2026 04:23 PM (c77Ko)

36 33 Got a bunch of food donations from friends this week, so eating through a variety while watching today's football games.
Pretty weak tor a food thread comment, but any gift is a good gift, and so far these have been tasty.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2026 04:21 PM (sl73Y)

It's like your own personal potluck...nothing wrong with that for a comment...did they send anything particularly great?

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:23 PM (tOcjL)

37 A pound of sausage to the 2 pounds of ground chuck makes a good chili.

I do not care for the purist's chili-- that's a sauce for topping*, not a soup to stand-alone eat.
No, idgaf about the "original recipe."
Mine has beans, celery, onions, garlic, and the usual spices.

Made French toast this morning, used Greek yogurt in the egg and milk batter.
Quite good.

* baked potatoes, frito pie, nachos.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 25, 2026 04:23 PM (HXT0k)

38 Is everything italic today?

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:23 PM (lKcW0)

39 Ok i thought I forgot to close tags

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:24 PM (lKcW0)

40 35 we are on a trip so I am wondering exactly how buried my house is right now

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 25, 2026 04:24 PM (c77Ko)

41 Its blowing, but in back deck 7 inches

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Ia/+0)

42 >What kind of stew meat did the Donner Party use?

Posted by: Archimedes
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Uncle

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 04:24 PM (ZxPkt)

43 A chili bar is my favorite superbowl food offering.

A red and a green chili
Cornbread
Baked potato
Fritos
Shredded cheese
Sour cream and unsweetened Greek yogurt
Diced yellow onion
Tabasco

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:24 PM (IhIKR)

44 34 When I make chicken chili, the white wine tends to be part of my liquid base...chicken and wine go together like beef and beer...[/i

I did drizzle the vino bianco on the roasting chicken now that you mention it 🥂
Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:23 PM (lKcW0)

Oh, ummm, I mean like 1/2 the bottle in a 2lb chicken chili recipe...or like the equivalent of the amount of beer in a beef chili. It's a great sub for either a water or broth recommendation (and I don't really like beer in chicken chili). The alcohol cooks off as you simmer it, and you get left with great flavor...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:24 PM (tOcjL)

45 The timer is going off. I believe I have to go in and add something

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:25 PM (lKcW0)

46 Agree about cold weather cooking. We keep the house on the cool side at 66 or 67 degrees. Turns out that is a good temp for making kraut. Two to three weeks on the counter gets it to the taste I prefer. Other cold weather items: chili, soups, roast chicken (slow oven), and all kinds of bread. Cast iron, enameled or plain, for the stews, soups and breads and an old style enamel roasting pan for the chicken.

One of the better food related items we bought was a Brod and Taylor bread proofer. Easy way to have the best temps for proofing and ideal for making yogurt and kefir. If ours dies I will replace it immediately.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 04:25 PM (yTvNw)

47 Heck YEAH winter is for chili. I always add chipotle seasoning and cut up various chiles frozen from my summer crop. Corn, sweet bell pepper, beans, a can of roast beef (still working down my apocalypse stash), Better Than Bouillon because I had no stock.

Cornbread with cheese, green chiles, and bacon.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 04:27 PM (kpS4V)

48 The lovely and adventurous Mrs naturalfake decided she wanted to make a big pot of Oden for the icy weather.

And bought a very good bottle of shochu to go along with it.

Delicious and warming dinner.

A nice change up from chili or beef stew or chicken chili which would be my go tos.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 04:27 PM (iJfKG)

49 I have found that when cooking with beer I need to add a pinch of sugar to balance the added hoppiness / bitterness of the beer once it reduces.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:28 PM (IhIKR)

50 OK the mash is scrapped

I'm gonna do baked potato wedges

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 04:29 PM (ZxPkt)

51 Wide right

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:29 PM (IhIKR)

52 I use the Kent Rollins chili recipe and it has always worked. The only 'secret' is to drain the grease of the 80/20 burger carefully after browning. It helps maintain the textures and flavors of the other ingredients. Let the tomatoes and adobo sauce provide the moisture.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 04:29 PM (yTvNw)

53 Starting jambalaya for dinner in a couple of minutes. Never made cornbread without buttermilk as the liquid; goes into a cast-iron skillet, and very yum.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 25, 2026 04:30 PM (NcvvS)

54 51 Wide right
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:29 PM (IhIKR)

Bad for Seattle - they have to be praying to face a backup QB in the Super Bowl...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:30 PM (tOcjL)

55 Bon appétit!
Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:01 PM

Missed your reply in the last thread. Had to tend to a rabbit stew (see that Food Thread link?).

The RMBS Mom is well, and sends regards.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 04:31 PM (Wnv9h)

56 Seattle can beat the crap out of any team gut now. We don’t need a second string matchup to win.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:31 PM (IhIKR)

57 Dinner will be Trader Joe's lemon pasta with diced chicken, capers, toasted pine nuts, and shaved parmesan.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 04:32 PM (kpS4V)

58 56 Seattle can beat the crap out of any team gut now. We don’t need a second string matchup to win.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:31 PM (IhIKR)

Darnold might disagree...like Houston, you live and die based on how badly your QB1 plays. Last week, up 7-0 before touching the ball, he didn't need to play at all...and thus, an easy win.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

59 Wide left

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:33 PM (IhIKR)

60 For chili, ground round or mix grd round/grd pork; don't add any sweetening herbs (looking at you, thyme), and make sure you have cumin in the mix.

Gotta run!

Posted by: Nazdar at January 25, 2026 04:33 PM (NcvvS)

61 Blow it out your ass.

Study the game.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:33 PM (IhIKR)

62 Cold snap a few weeks ago, so spent the time filling the freezer with Beef and Guinness stew and Wild Rice soup (without the cream, that comes when I thaw and reheat.)

Baked Pork Chop with roasted veggies tonight.

Posted by: Fritzy at January 25, 2026 04:34 PM (2GIh1)

63 White chicken chili has become my favorite.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 04:34 PM (pDt9x)

64 lin-duh's cookies are amazing!
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 25, 2026 04:13 PM

Sadly, I did not taste any at the TXMoMe. But those look amazing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 04:34 PM (Wnv9h)

65 I wanted to make chili today, but found that we've used up all the ground beef we had in the freezer. Quelle dommage!

I made chicken and noodles instead. It was good, but not what I wanted.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 25, 2026 04:36 PM (h7ZuX)

66 Seattle handed the Niners the worst playoff loss in franchise history last week.

Sam played. So did the Seahawks defense.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:36 PM (IhIKR)

67 I have a couple of Lodge cast iron bread pans and they never let me down. Regular breads and quick breads come out perfectly every time. (Amazing since I'm the cook.) Worth the minute it takes to butter the interior fully. Let the pan cook for a few minutes after baking and the bread just drops out without any angst or drama. Same with their cast iron muffin pan.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 04:36 PM (yTvNw)

68 One of the better food related items we bought was a Brod and Taylor bread proofer. Easy way to have the best temps for proofing and ideal for making yogurt and kefir. If ours dies I will replace it immediately.
Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 04:25 PM (yTvNw)

I have one of those bad boys and it's the cat's pajamas. I have made yogurt with it but mostly it gets used for proofing. I understand the newer model is capable of reaching temperatures high enough to slow cook.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 25, 2026 04:36 PM (/HDaX)

69 Damn, I want those chocolate chip cookies. Just look at those bad boys.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 04:37 PM (snZF9)

70 My husband insisted on getting an instant pot when or trusty old crock pot broke. I miss my crock pot but being able to brown the meat in the pot and then throw on all the other ingredients for chili is nice. I don't think the show cook is actually as nice as the cheap old crock pot we had but the pressure cook is pretty great and then you can leave it on slow cook for a long time. Nice when i work late.
That's my two cents on chili and instant pot.
Also cooks nice chicken breast with a little salsa or pineapple thrown in and then shredded that down and turn on the sautée function and you can make pretty easy flavorful pulled chicken.

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at January 25, 2026 04:37 PM (G77LY)

71 Spent the afternoon making a rabbit stew with fennel and olives. Herbed polenta to go with it is about to happen.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 04:37 PM (Wnv9h)

72 Oh yeah... and we bought it partly to make yogurt easier then my stove top method. Which worked but it's still some work if very tasty

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at January 25, 2026 04:38 PM (G77LY)

73 have found that when cooking with beer I need to add a pinch of sugar to balance the added hoppiness / bitterness of the beer once it reduces.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:28 PM (IhIKR)

Added sugar to the Beef and Guinness stew this time. Turned out great.

Posted by: Fritzy at January 25, 2026 04:38 PM (2GIh1)

74 Great food thread so many mouth-watering photos

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 04:39 PM (RIvkX)

75 have found that when cooking with beer I need to add a pinch of sugar to balance the added hoppiness / bitterness of the beer once it reduces.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:28 PM

Concur. I try to cook with the least hoppy beers I can.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 04:39 PM (Wnv9h)

76 Bought a Ninja Foodie pot. Really versatile and easy to use. Great stews and chili. Cooking a turkey breast in it right now.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 04:40 PM (pDt9x)

77 Instapot is a great tool. Versatility and convenience. Highly recommend even if you just use it to make rice and stock.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 25, 2026 04:40 PM (zzhZe)

78 lin-duh's chocolate chip cookies look like the reason I love chocolate sexually.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)

79 Anyone have a particular trick they use to make their special, world-famous chili?

Saute spices (homemade chili powder, cumin, etc) in bacon fat followed by onions, garlic and ground beef.

Posted by: It's f'ing cold out at January 25, 2026 04:41 PM (nPp6w)

80 Wow. It's just a stupid game played by giant, drug-abusing retards. No need to get so worked up about it, lol.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 04:41 PM (BI5O2)

81 I pour a Blue Moon beer on the turkey breast when cooking. The orange flavor is nice along with the regular seasonings. And yes, add a bit of sugar to negate the hopiness of the beer.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 04:43 PM (pDt9x)

82 Anyone have a particular trick they use to make their special, world-famous chili?
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This is a trick question, right?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 04:44 PM (RIvkX)

83 bacon! I had no idea how much to use, so I just winged it.

Clearly a Moron Approved measurement.

Posted by: DaveA at January 25, 2026 04:44 PM (FhXTo)

84 82 Anyone have a particular trick they use to make their special, world-famous chili?
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This is a trick question, right?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 04:44 PM (RIvkX)

Carrots.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 04:44 PM (pDt9x)

85 Just found out from my mom my BiL.died this morning
My sister is in seasonal residence in Florida

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

86 Willowed from FWP thread because I just can't help myself sometimes:

203 I used to be a lineman for the county.
Posted by: Glenn Campbell at January 25, 2026 03:50 PM (2Ez/1)

I wonder if that stretch down south stood the strain?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 04:45 PM (QGaXH)

87 80 Wow. It's just a stupid game played by giant, drug-abusing retards. No need to get so worked up about it, lol.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 04:41 PM (BI5O2)

I was thinking the same. I mean San Fran only was in the game with a team made up of pee wee players b/c they got to play the Eagles the game before. And I say that as an Eagles fan. The Eagles could not beat a pee wee team - their offense was that dysfunctional this year.

I mean, when your QB leads the league in turnovers, it's probably fair to say he's the possible problem for your team winning and the offensive coordinator will plan around him vs through him.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:45 PM (tOcjL)

88 There's enough chocolate in those cookies to make a small batch of chili.

Posted by: DaveA at January 25, 2026 04:45 PM (FhXTo)

89 I always use buttermilk in cornbread.

Never heard of hominy in chili, but to each their own and I am sure it's good!

When I came West for college, in a nurtrition class for nursing there was a chapter on regional foods. Hominy came up and all eyes turned to me (being the only Southener in the class or probably entire city).

I told them not to look at me as I'd never had hominy, which is true. I did not take into account grits, which I have had. Because I am clueless then and now.

Enjoy your snow. Some of us miss it this winter! And we often have winters with snow on the ground for months.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 04:46 PM (WONhk)

90 method. Which worked but it's still some work if very tasty

I was gifted an instapit. I intend to start using it to make yogurt because the store yogurt containers are shrinking down to nothing. Pretty soon we will be paying 2 bucks for a thimble size
container of yogurt

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:46 PM (Vz9dN)

91 Just found out from my mom my BiL.died this morning
My sister is in seasonal residence in Florida

My condolences, Skip.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (/HDaX)

92 Just found out from my mom my BiL.died this morning
My sister is in seasonal residence in Florida
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)
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My condolences Skip may his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (RIvkX)

93 Chef!

That’s 90% of how I use my instapot. Stock. So easy and I know what’s going into my food. I freeze in ice cube trays and then put into freezer bags. Canned, boxed, dehydrated stock/bullion is just salt and chemicals.

It’s so easy to make your own.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (IhIKR)

94 91 Just found out from my mom my BiL.died this morning
My sister is in seasonal residence in Florida

My condolences, Skip.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (/HDaX)

Prayers for your family...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (tOcjL)

95 On the topic of the Brod and Taylor proofer, the company now makes a "Sourdough Home", which can keep your starter at temperatures ranging from 41-122 deg.

I can see that thing being especially handy if you're tight for refrigerator space.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 25, 2026 04:48 PM (/HDaX)

96 Johnny Stracotto

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 04:48 PM (pkeXY)

97 I'm almost embarrassed to say what I've been concocting in the kitchen at least one night a week. Let's call it Chinese/ Polish fusion. Another way to put it is eating what we like.

I've been gravitating towards more Wok cooking. Chicken Fried rice, Lo Mein, Moo Goo Gia Pan. And, that was fine until I found this cool little wire insert shelf that hooks on the side of the wok for steaming while you cook the fried rice. As a totally unintentional result, we now enjoy a Chinese main dish, and steam pierogis or Gołąbki: (stuffed cabbage rolls) on the little wire shelf. I'm not Chinese. I'm not Polish. I'm working on becoming Chineseski apparently.

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 04:49 PM (dIske)

98 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 04:37 PM (Wnv9h***

This beef bsrley recipe I am making called for fennel. I had forgotten the glirious aroma releasdd by the bulb when you firstt slice into it

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:50 PM (Vz9dN)

99 I am making for dinner and the freezer, Burgundy Meatballs. I eyeball this now, but I did get the recipe from somewhere. All recipes change over time.

I bake 2lbs of meatballs: ground beef (no egg, only red wine and Worchestershire sauce with Provencal herbs, thyme and black pepper). Freeze half. Bake 350 for 30min on parchment paper.

Later I add the rest to a sauce of onions, carrots, garlic and quartered mushrooms with more red wine and a cup of beef broth that I reduce. Add meatballs to warm. Serve over noodles.

It is a requested meal and I made it for my adoring fans today.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

100 starting to snow on Pats/Broncos

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 04:50 PM (ZxPkt)

101 98 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 04:37 PM (Wnv9h***

This beef bsrley recipe I am making called for fennel. I had forgotten the glirious aroma releasdd by the bulb when you firstt slice into it
Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:50 PM (Vz9dN)

Licorice.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 04:51 PM (pDt9x)

102 So many typos! Posting from my phone because iPad hates this website ☺️

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:52 PM (Vz9dN)

103 I like my Instapot. It takes the places of a Slow cooker-pressure cooker-rice maker. If you already have all three of those appliances, that's great.

I like to put vegetables, cooked chopped meat, rice and broth in mine, then put it on the "Rice" setting. Come back in an hour and you have a dandy casserole waiting for you.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 04:52 PM (qR48U)

104 ot: There's a few ASMR? rug cleaning utube channels

Posted by: DaveA at January 25, 2026 04:52 PM (FhXTo)

105 Italian hot sausage, kale (yes, I know), and potato soup for today with a creamy base for supper tonight.

The grocery was damn near giving away all of their rotisserie chickens last night so I bought them all. Stripped a few and froze the meat for later.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 04:52 PM (cYBz/)

106 Back before I quit watching NFL ball, I was a yuuuuuge Broncos fan. I always liked how they were an infected thorn in the side of the Patriots during the postseason. For whatever reason, they were Brady and Belichik's acchilles' heel.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 04:54 PM (BI5O2)

107 Last week I was extolling the wonders of malt vinegar and GOOD balsamic. Sherry vinegar was suggested and they were right. The stuff is great! Used a little for a crusty bread dip. Added a few shakes to some tomato and rice soup. It brought out depths of flavor I didn't expect. It fills a flavor spot between malt and balsamic.

Time to experiment. Thinking about some sherry vinegar in a light salad dressing. Also, mixing it with olive oil and herbs for a dipping sauce or over a baked potato.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 04:55 PM (yTvNw)

108 Made a fine pot of chili yesterday afternoon. I laughed a bit when my long-suffering wife noted that I was doing a Martha Stewart by "using things I found in the yard." That would be deer meat...

My chili is simple: Brown the meat, and remove to a side dish, then toss half a rasher of bacon (lardons) into the pot to render and brown, then toss in two fine sliced onions to get tasty in the bacon fat, garlic, two cans of the delightful HEB Chipotle tomatoes, 2 Tablespoons each of Pasilla Negra, Mulatto, and Ancho chilie powder, and a half tsp of Chile de Arbol (hot). Stir to blend. Add the meat back into the pot and stir to blend again. Add in one brick of Beef Stock (2 cups). Stir well, then put the heat on low, and put the lid on the pot. Let it simmer for 2-4 hours, stirring when you go into the kitchen for a fresh beer. After the simmer time, remove the lid and let reduce until it's the desired consistency. Optional things: Add a bit of masa (maybe a tablespoon) if you want a thicker chili. Some sickos add a stick of cinnamon. YMMV...

Cheers!

Posted by: Brewingfrog at January 25, 2026 04:57 PM (fFq6c)

109 My husband just came in and showered after clearing our driveway and those of everyone in our cul-de-sac, including the young mom who is in her residency and has to be at the hospital early tomorrow. There were drifts of five feet in the cul-de-sac, probably partially from the plow that came through last night.

We are about to have some piping hot beef stew and homemade sourdough bread.

For those of you who are waiting for the storm to stop before you clear your driveways, are you going to go do it in the middle of the night when it stops? Or will you wait until morning when it has frozen? Genuinely curious because I understand waiting but not unless you can get to it right away after the storm stops.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:58 PM (79pEw)

110 And also I would like one of Lin-duh's cookies right this minute, thank you.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:59 PM (79pEw)

111 now it's snowing on me

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 05:00 PM (ZxPkt)

112 Mrs B has the crock pot going as we speak. No clue what she's making, but I saw beef. She doesn't use the crock pot much, but whatever comes out of it is usually good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 05:00 PM (snZF9)

113 The grocery was damn near giving away all of their rotisserie chickens last night so I bought them all. Stripped a few and froze the meat for later.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 04:52 PM (cYBz/)
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That's awesome! Were they half price? I hope you saved all the carcasses to make broth.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 05:01 PM (79pEw)

114 It's been some time since I've made chili. Today would be a good day for it, but I don't have the ingredients.

One ingredient I like to add is a pound of bison meat in addition to a pound of beef and a pound of pork.

Gives the chili a rich, meaty flavor over and above what the beef/pork can do by themselves.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 25, 2026 05:01 PM (ESVrU)

115 @109

>>Genuinely curious because I understand waiting but not unless you can get to it right away after the storm stops.

I've been doing it all day and will do it into the evening so I have as little to do in the morning.

I would say all told I will have about two feet of snow.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 25, 2026 05:02 PM (XV/Pl)

116 It's not at all the season for gazpacho, but sherry vinegar is the magic ingredient in that as well.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 25, 2026 05:02 PM (FEVMW)

117 Our deacon at church made a chili once with tons of fennel. He called it Esau's Chili, and it was worthy of the name!

Posted by: pjungwir at January 25, 2026 05:02 PM (noE7F)

118 109 My husband just came in and showered after clearing our driveway and those of everyone in our cul-de-sac, including the young mom who is in her residency and has to be at the hospital early tomorrow. There were drifts of five feet in the cul-de-sac, probably partially from the plow that came through last night.

We are about to have some piping hot beef stew and homemade sourdough bread.

For those of you who are waiting for the storm to stop before you clear your driveways, are you going to go do it in the middle of the night when it stops? Or will you wait until morning when it has frozen? Genuinely curious because I understand waiting but not unless you can get to it right away after the storm stops.
Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:58 PM (79pEw

I drive over it and pack it down. But I have an off road truck. Eventually I will throw salt down and scoop up the slush when it warms up.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:02 PM (pDt9x)

119 Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:58 PM

Our cars are at the end of the driveway near the road, and we don't have a snowblower. Husband was outside earlier today to clean off cars. He just went with son to do it again. They will tackle the snow behind the cars tomorrow morning.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 05:02 PM (LQf4v)

120 For those of you who are waiting for the storm to stop before you clear your driveways, are you going to go do it in the middle of the night when it stops? Or will you wait until morning when it has frozen? Genuinely curious because I understand waiting but not unless you can get to it right away after the storm stops.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:58 PM (79pEw)

I'm waiting. Not going out in the snow and wind on a shit looking day. I wait for clear skies and sun. The snow blower will eat it up.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 05:03 PM (snZF9)

121 117 Our deacon at church made a chili once with tons of fennel. He called it Esau's Chili, and it was worthy of the name!
Posted by: pjungwir at January 25, 2026 05:02 PM (noE7F)

Did he collect all of your birthrights?

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:03 PM (pDt9x)

122 Made some pesto potato salad this morning, and just took some olive-walnut bread out of the oven for dinner tonight.

Mass this morning was the smallest I’ve ever seen at this church. And not surprising. When I walked out of my house this morning I thought, this doesn’t look too bad. Then I stepped onto the road: a solid sheet of ice with a light dusting of snow covered the road from edge to edge. All the way to church, about half a mile.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 25, 2026 05:04 PM (EXyHK)

123 I'm a redeck. If it snows enough that the driveway REALLY needs to be cleared the neighbor who keeps and maintains the tractor will probably come over and plow it. But we rarely get that much snow, a bit of snow on the driveway is good practice for icy roads (not in town with a steeply sloped driveway). But when it snows I do like to clear the front entry slab often, usually with a big push broom cuz our snow is rarely wet. Otherwise snow will pack down and then I have icy spots to walk through.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 25, 2026 05:04 PM (CFj4+)

124 Rabbit stew and herbed cheesy polenta...10/10. Perfect for watching snow fall outside.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 05:05 PM (Wnv9h)

125 Veggie (not vegetarian, as we'll see) chili I do in a slow cooker, usually for the RSO team on range day, is really very good.

A few fresh ingredients - onion, bell pepper, zucchini. Three or four kinds of beans (canned). One disk of Mexican chocolate. One bottle of dark porter beer. A dash or two of liquid smoke. Of course seasonings: salt/pepper, cumin, onion and garlic powder, a bit of cayenne.

Just an amazing deep interesting flavor. Best result/effort ratio of anything I can think of.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:05 PM (U/Byj)

126 Pork green chili. The discussion ends here.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:06 PM (0KSrI)

127
Instant Pot is why grocery stores no longer practically give away country style pork ribs (bone-in chunked up shoulder) anymore.

I use mine mostly for ribs (both beef and pork), brisket, and on-sale corned beef around St. Patrick's day.

Once pork ribs are sliced into individual ribs, pressure cooked, and then cooled on a baking sheet in a fridge, I deep fry them in tallow. They crisp up just from the crust that forms on them in the fridge during cooling.

I rinse the corned beef cuts and cook a bunch of them at once. They are hideous gray lumps when done, but they turn red if left to cool on a baking sheet in a fridge. I then vacuum seal them separately and put them in the freezer to later thaw in the sous vide.

Posted by: biteme at January 25, 2026 05:06 PM (xWS9V)

128 Sunny and pleasant, about 70.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:07 PM (U/Byj)

129 This beef bsrley recipe I am making called for fennel. I had forgotten the glirious aroma releasdd by the bulb when you firstt slice into it
Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 04:50 PM

I love fennel. I'll use the rest to make a salad with orange segments and shaved Parm.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 05:07 PM (Wnv9h)

130 For those of you who are waiting for the storm to stop before you clear your driveways, are you going to go do it in the middle of the night when it stops? Or will you wait until morning when it has frozen? Genuinely curious because I understand waiting but not unless you can get to it right away after the storm stops.
Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 04:58 PM (79pEw)

No driveway, so I can wait...just stoop, sidewalk, and carving out the cars from the joint lot (which is pointless til plow lays its snow layer behind them as it passes)...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (tOcjL)

131 RMBS, you went with the polenta. Great choice.

I have rabbits coming next week. The cookbook is phenomenal.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (0KSrI)

132 Not that roasting a chicken is rocket science but the best and easiest recipe I've found is from the Mary's Nest cookbook. No brining but lots of butter. The skin comes out crispy and the meat is moist. Stuff the cavity with pieces of onion. They come out tender and sweet and help keep things moist.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (yTvNw)

133 Posted by: Brewingfrog at January 25, 2026 04:57 PM (fFq6c)

I add dark chocolate to my chili.

Fight me!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Zv8bq)

134 Pork green chili. The discussion ends here.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:06 PM

Mmmm.....recipe?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Wnv9h)

135 First step for world famous chili is homemade chili powder. For freshness and proper heat. Everything else is negotiable.

Posted by: Setsoru at January 25, 2026 05:09 PM (WTpW+)

136 Thanks for the replies, guys, but I was thinking more of people in my area. We've had alternating sleet and snow and won't have temps anywhere close to above freezing for 10 days. Single digit nights and barely double digit days are on the menu for a while.

I plan to be a lady of leisure. There are plenty of neglected chores around the house I could get to. Also, books.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 05:09 PM (79pEw)

137 133 Posted by: Brewingfrog at January 25, 2026 04:57 PM (fFq6c)

I add dark chocolate to my chili.

Fight me!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Zv8bq)

I would bet you like mole’. Just a hunch.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:10 PM (pDt9x)

138 Beef / Barley must have a bottle of Guinness in it.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:10 PM (0KSrI)

139 94 91 Just found out from my mom my BiL.died this morning
My sister is in seasonal residence in Florida

My condolences, Skip.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (/HDaX)

Prayers for your family...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 04:47 PM (tOcjL)

Condolences on your loss Skip

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 05:10 PM (QGaXH)

140 RMBS, you went with the polenta. Great choice.

I have rabbits coming next week. The cookbook is phenomenal.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM

Pappardelle will happen with some of the leftovers.

Enjoy. That's one of my favorite cookbooks.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 05:10 PM (Wnv9h)

141 why chocolate in chili?

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 05:11 PM (ZxPkt)

142 Oh Skip, so sorry to hear about your brother-in-law. May he rest in peace.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 05:11 PM (79pEw)

143 I hard boiled some eggs last night. Ate one this morning.

It was delicious! I used to like them with a touch of salt but that's a no-no now.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 05:12 PM (QGaXH)

144 Posted by: Brewingfrog at January 25, 2026 04:57 PM (fFq6c)

I add dark chocolate to my chili.

Fight me!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM

I have a nice chili powder with cocoa that I use with a lot of things. Great combination.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 05:12 PM (Wnv9h)

145 Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 05:11 PM

Amen, and strength and comfort for all who knew and loved him..

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 05:12 PM (LQf4v)

146 Pre storm yesterday, my wife roasted a turkey. We had it for supper last night. Now she's making pot pie and turkey rice soup .If we had lost power, we'd have had turkey sandwiches.
I also made chili last week. Ground deer with dark red kidney beans. No carrots.

Posted by: Cosda at January 25, 2026 05:13 PM (IWEBk)

147 One ingredient I like to add is a pound of bison meat in addition to a pound of beef and a pound of pork.

Gives the chili a rich, meaty flavor over and above what the beef/pork can do by themselves.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 25, 2026 05:01 PM (ESVrU)

One of these days I'm going to substitute bison for the beef in my meatloaf recipe.

Then it will be a Buffa-loaf.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 05:13 PM (qR48U)

148 Missed the first world problem discussion but I think there are rug specialists who can stretch/straighten out the edges. Picked up my rugs in the Caucasus. Got edumucated a bit by a guy who had done long-term in Afghanistan back in the day, knew his rug stuff. Azerbaijan's an oil country so had western $$$ coming in even before the Soviet collapse, many of the incredible bargains were already gone by the time I wandered in. Still, got very nice rugs at good prices.

And only time I actually acted out to tamp down some petty corruption. Customs officer at the airport was trying to pretend I was exporting antique rugs (special process and duties for that). I used my Russian to loudly/angrily suggest I was not going to bribe anyone to take new rugs out of the country. He backed down instantly.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:14 PM (U/Byj)

149
WHERE ARE THE CARROTS?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (xG4kz)

150 CBD, fight you , piffle. Red chili sucks hind tit. Served green chili at the other rainy MoMe. 15 gallons gone in a flash.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (0KSrI)

151 Hubby is making chili No beans it smells amazing

Posted by: LASue at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (lCppi)

152 CBD try the Mexican chocolate (either brand), one disk in a pot of chili. I think that and the porter might be the ingredients that make my veggie chili so good.

Oh, forgot. Not vegetarian, because the onion/pepper briefly sauteed in ...... bacon fat, before dumping in the slow cooker with the other ingredients.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (U/Byj)

153 WHERE ARE THE CARROTS?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (xG4kz)
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Oops.

Posted by: Calvin's army of snowmen at January 25, 2026 05:17 PM (79pEw)

154 126 Pork green chili. The discussion ends here. Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:06 PM (0KSrI)
~~~~~~~~~~~

Yeah! Use sweet peppers, Pablanos, Anaheims, Jalapenos,
Habaneros if you dare. Tomatillos.
Minimal beans. Some meat (beef or pork) or vegetarian.
On rice.

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 25, 2026 05:18 PM (VOcQ6)

155
I plan to be a lady of leisure. There are plenty of neglected chores around the house I could get to. Also, books.
Posted by: bluebell

And you could always sharpen your extensive collection of shivs!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:18 PM (xG4kz)

156 Me and The Missus are having Skyline Chili (a Cincinnati staple) from cans over spaghetti then topped with shredded cheese for dinner tonight. 3-Ways, for those in the know.

Skyline is normally our Sunday evening dinner out, but we knew we were going to be snowed in, so we planned ahead.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 25, 2026 05:19 PM (qIH9H)

157 128 Sunny and pleasant, about 70.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:07 PM (U/Byj)

65 here. Got down to about 44 last night. Kept hearing the heater kick on until I got up and dropped the temp a few degrees.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 05:19 PM (QGaXH)

158 Venison is the best meat for chili and try adding some jalapeños to the cornbread

Posted by: SnackleBot at January 25, 2026 05:19 PM (zuB4k)

159 Bird Rock Doc, I use ground pork. Tomatillos and hatch along with the others

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (0KSrI)

160 CBD try the Mexican chocolate (either brand), one disk in a pot of chili.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (U/Byj)

That is exactly what I do!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (Zv8bq)

161 All chill should be Texas Chili . No beans.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (KDPiq)

162 Just an amazing deep interesting flavor. Best result/effort ratio of anything I can think of.
Posted by: rhomboid

Sounds yummy.

Many years ago, maid a veggie chili from the Moosewood Cookbook. Similar veggies, different flavor profile. Does your Mexican choc disk have a Grandmother sipping her cup on it? I can’t remember the brand.

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Cuisine Critic . . . at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (3ZUWJ)

163 156 Me and The Missus are having Skyline Chili (a Cincinnati staple) from cans over spaghetti then topped with shredded cheese for dinner tonight. 3-Ways, for those in the know.

Skyline is normally our Sunday evening dinner out, but we knew we were going to be snowed in, so we planned ahead.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 25, 2026 05:19 PM (qIH9H)

How to know you live in Ohio without knowing you live in Ohio!

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (tOcjL)

164 Bluebell: it is still sleeting here. My street is not plowed and I don't expect to have to go out tomorrow. I'm waiting for the storm to end - especially if it does turn to freezing rain I want that layer of ice on top of the snow and not tight on my driveway.

Posted by: Iris at January 25, 2026 05:21 PM (bOJ2I)

165 I have a nice chili powder with cocoa that I use with a lot of things. Great combination.

I added a tablespoon or so of cocoa to my last batch of chili. It took a bit of edge off of the spiciness without turning it into chocolate chili but I remain unconvinced. I'll have to give it another try.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 05:21 PM (Fs0KI)

166
I'm waiting for the storm to end - especially if it does turn to freezing rain I want that layer of ice on top of the snow and not tight on my driveway.

Posted by: Iris

My thinking exactly! 👍

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:22 PM (xG4kz)

167 The last time I shot a deer (a very long time ago!) I made several pots of chili with the trimmings and the tougher cuts.

Still my favorite chili, although I have heard that bison makes excellent chili!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:23 PM (Zv8bq)

168 153 WHERE ARE THE CARROTS?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:16 PM (xG4kz)
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Oops.
Posted by: Calvin's army of snowmen at January 25, 2026 05:17 PM (79pEw)

Tries to be inconspicuous.....

Posted by: Snoopy at January 25, 2026 05:23 PM (QGaXH)

169 How to know you live in Ohio without knowing you live in Ohio!
Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (tOcjL)

I know there are Skylines in Indiana, Kentucky, and maybe Florida (according to something I may have heard)?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 25, 2026 05:23 PM (qIH9H)

170 and off Peanuts sock.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 05:23 PM (QGaXH)

171 I don't do beans in chili.

But I will use chorizo and bacon.

Posted by: XTC at January 25, 2026 05:24 PM (6Uni8)

172 167 The last time I shot a deer (a very long time ago!) I made several pots of chili with the trimmings and the tougher cuts.

Still my favorite chili, although I have heard that bison makes excellent chili!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:23 PM (Zv8bq)

Bison chili is outstanding. Try bison meatloaf sometime. Add a bit of duck fat to it, and sauteed onions added in.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:24 PM (pDt9x)

173 A little bit of Guinness also goes well in chili, IMO.

Posted by: XTC at January 25, 2026 05:25 PM (6Uni8)

174 Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

May your sister and family be Blessed with Peace and Strength …

Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at January 25, 2026 05:25 PM (3ZUWJ)

175 I make my bachelor red beans and rice BBQ chili.

A can of wolf no bean chili, can of Bush’s country style beans , one bag of Uncle Ben’s microwaveable white rice mixed together with Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ sauce mixed in to taste.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 05:25 PM (KDPiq)

176
It may be time for me to return to making chili, what with my sense of taste having gotten dulled thanks to the Coof. My difficulty is that Mrs. KvC is neither a fan of spicy food nor peppers.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:26 PM (xG4kz)

177 169 How to know you live in Ohio without knowing you live in Ohio!
Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 05:20 PM (tOcjL)

I know there are Skylines in Indiana, Kentucky, and maybe Florida (according to something I may have heard)?
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 25, 2026 05:23 PM (qIH9H)

True, but only Ohioans make it a weekly tradition. And know what 3-way, 4-way, and 5-way mean...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

178 Weaselbeans.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:26 PM (0KSrI)

179 "Does your Mexican choc disk have a Grandmother sipping her cup on it? I can’t remember the brand."

Abuelita--the Spanish word for grandmother. Just had some in hot chocolate this afternoon boosted with some Belgian dark cocoa powder. Delish.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 25, 2026 05:27 PM (FEVMW)

180 "Bison chili is outstanding. Try bison meatloaf sometime. Add a bit of duck fat to it, and sauteed onions added in"
*************
A buffalo ribeye steak done rare is about the best eating that can be.

Posted by: Cosda at January 25, 2026 05:27 PM (IWEBk)

181 When it comes to snow and ice, I want the ice on top of the snow for shoveling purposes. We are prepared to stay inside for a few days if needed. I can trudge through snow but won't risk iciness except in an emergency. The problem locally is an unusual amount of ice and sleet and temps that aren't supposed to get out of the 20s for a week. So far no problems with the electric, fortunately.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 05:28 PM (yTvNw)

182 Yes, Mexican chocolate is a whole different taste.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 05:28 PM (0KSrI)

183 180 "Bison chili is outstanding. Try bison meatloaf sometime. Add a bit of duck fat to it, and sauteed onions added in"
*************
A buffalo ribeye steak done rare is about the best eating that can be.
Posted by: Cosda at January 25, 2026 05:27 PM (IWEBk)

Buffalo, or “ bison” for the sticklers, is amazingly tender as steak or roast, when prepared rare, or medium rare at the least, for those who don’t want a puddle of blood in their plate. Much better than beef.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:30 PM (pDt9x)

184
What kind of stew meat did the Donner Party use?
Posted by: Archimedes

Uncle Abner did not make the grade -- too tough and stringy.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:31 PM (xG4kz)

185 184
What kind of stew meat did the Donner Party use?
Posted by: Archimedes

Uncle Abner did not make the grade -- too tough and stringy.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:31 PM (xG4kz)

The Donners did not sous vide. Provincials!

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:32 PM (pDt9x)

186 I'm not home, so I can't check, but I think the Mexican chocolate brand I have is Ibarra.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:32 PM (Zv8bq)

187 Planted the rest of the garlic?

Perhaps a waste. You clearly have proven no ability to grow garlic.

You should have enjoyed every clove but one.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 05:33 PM (qFwJc)

188 That cornbread looks great! I would only add some sliced jalapeños to the mix for that extra little bite.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 05:33 PM (IUuBi)

189 Took home a quart of chili from farmrrs market. It was outstanding. Went back to the vendor, asked what the used in it...chovolate

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 05:33 PM (sNzZN)

190 183 Buffalo, or “ bison” for the sticklers, is amazingly tender as steak or roast, when prepared rare, or medium rare at the least, for those who don’t want a puddle of blood in their plate. Much better than beef.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:30 PM (pDt9x)

The most tender roast I've ever had was bear, strangely enough.

Posted by: XTC at January 25, 2026 05:33 PM (6Uni8)

191
Perhaps a waste. You clearly have proven no ability to grow garlic.

You should have enjoyed every clove but one.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

Gilroy was not there

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 05:34 PM (xG4kz)

192
Mmmmmmm. Chili with a cornbread topping.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 05:34 PM (QVmho)

193 190 183 Buffalo, or “ bison” for the sticklers, is amazingly tender as steak or roast, when prepared rare, or medium rare at the least, for those who don’t want a puddle of blood in their plate. Much better than beef.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:30 PM (pDt9x)

The most tender roast I've ever had was bear, strangely enough.
Posted by: XTC at January 25, 2026 05:33 PM (6Uni

Never had bear. Would try it, certainly. Had moose. It was very good.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:35 PM (pDt9x)

194 Certainly unexpected, worry about sister

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)

195 I made some Texas chili beans from an old Betty Crocker cookbook. I added onions and garlic. Yum yum.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 05:36 PM (qFwJc)

196 194 Certainly unexpected, worry about sister
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)

Sorry to hear this, Skip.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:36 PM (pDt9x)

197 Ibarra and Abuelita brand Mexican chocolates are widely available. I think they have some cinnamon and vanilla in them as well as a few other things. Mexican chocolate is coarser and has more cacao in it (less cocoa butter) than Euro or American chocolate.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:36 PM (U/Byj)

198 Chile vs. Chili. One is a fake spelling for a fake food.

Chile is the correct spelling in New Mexico and the very best is made with red chiles, pork, lard, and magic. Mostly magic. I play at making this because I lack in the cooking magic department. Prime example: Chopes in La Mesa, NM; heaven in a bowl.

This is why I make Chili most of the time. You know the kind: Canned tomatoes (diced and sauce) hamburger, pinto beans, onions, cilantro, jalapenos and my own chili powder mix. It is great. In fact I have a batch in the refrigerator right now.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 05:36 PM (HTCU3)

199 I add dark chocolate to my chili.

Fight me!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Zv8bq)

Yes. Sometimes espresso too but it totally changes the character.

Posted by: ... at January 25, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)

200 I've eaten venison chili. Thumbs up!

Posted by: mrp at January 25, 2026 05:37 PM (rj6Yv)

201 Green chili is good. But when anyone says “chili” it’s red. With meat. Spicy. Complex.

Not green. You have to specify green. Good. But not really chili.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 05:37 PM (IhIKR)

202 OT: Andy Ngo quotes some totalitarian dumbs**t online statement rabblerousing for festivities in Mpls - "this could be our Fallujah".

Ummm.

Well, yeah I guess. Not really the outcome you're looking for. Hilarious.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:38 PM (U/Byj)

203 The vegetable beef barley soup came out good, even though I added the barley too early.
I used bone brith in addition to beef stock. Served with Cheesecake Factory brown bread that was on sale at the ACME bakery.

The beef could have been just a tad more tender, next time!

The meal is starting to hit. I am going to sleep.

Posted by: kallisto at January 25, 2026 05:39 PM (sNzZN)

204 Watching ice protest live in Minneapolis - one guy has a sign that makes sense in all this - 'De-Ice our streets'

I'm sure many people here would like their streets and driveways deiced....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 05:39 PM (QGaXH)

205 They are unaware of what became of the defenders of Fallujah I guess.....

Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2026 05:40 PM (YwEeS)

206 Tellin' ya the porter - or other dark beer - is a great ingredient for chili (chile, whatever). And obviously the easiest ingredient of all. Pop the cap, pour it in (after a taste for quality control).

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 05:40 PM (U/Byj)

207 Eggplant chili is a favorite of mine.

Posted by: mea culpa at January 25, 2026 05:42 PM (Zkb00)

208 205 They are unaware of what became of the defenders of Fallujah I guess.....
Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2026 05:40 PM (YwEeS)

Did a quick search on second battle of fallujah. Our side around 100 KIA their side up to 2,000 KIA.

Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:42 PM (pDt9x)

209 Watching ice protest live in Minneapolis - one guy has a sign that makes sense in all this - 'De-Ice our streets'

I'm sure many people here would like their streets and driveways deiced....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

This Socialism and Liberation party is the driving force behind a lot of the current insurrection; they showed up in Las Cruces last week to stir up trouble. Look up the S & L party - They be Communists.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 05:42 PM (HTCU3)

210
Tellin' ya the porter - or other dark beer - is a great ingredient for chili (chile, whatever). And obviously the easiest ingredient of all. Pop the cap, pour it in (after a taste for quality control).
Posted by: rhomboid

Does anyone else put a teaspoon of vinegar in a bowl of chili? The difference is strikingly good. Makes it better.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 05:43 PM (QVmho)

211 Southwestern chili w/ lime and cilantro, tomatillos.
Smoked brisket is a nice touch

Posted by: B. Traudt at January 25, 2026 05:43 PM (ZtjON)

212 Off topic, the Lt Gov of Minnesota and one of Walz campaign aides are admins on the anti-ICE doxxing board on Signal.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 25, 2026 05:44 PM (0U5gm)

213 I bought Wendy's Chili yesterday with all the frost.

It was good. And inexpensive for fast food.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 25, 2026 05:45 PM (xcxpd)

214 CBD, as soon as I saw the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon I had such a hunger for popcorn that I had to drop everything and make a pot, and it is ALL YOUR FAULT!

Posted by: Wenda at January 25, 2026 05:45 PM (pHeUk)

215 I make a good chicken chili...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 05:47 PM (VE6XX)

216 I had to drop everything and make a pot, and it is ALL YOUR FAULT!

Posted by: Wenda at January 25, 2026 05:45 PM (pHeUk)

My work here is done!

[Seriously...its almost 11pm and I am jet-lagged!)

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:47 PM (Zv8bq)

217 Instantpot makes mashed potatoes and hard boiled eggs super fast. I'm a fan.

I use it and a slow cooker for all my holiday cooking.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 25, 2026 05:47 PM (xcxpd)

218 Wife left

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 05:48 PM (IhIKR)

219 WIDE LEFT

JFC

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 05:49 PM (IhIKR)

220 I have a decent chili for 'medium' heat, but every year I try changes to it. As my taste for 'spicy' diminishes I'm trying to figure out exactly how I want to reduce the spices to take it down just a smidge.

Posted by: RandomDave at January 25, 2026 05:49 PM (aJQbY)

221 208 205 They are unaware of what became of the defenders of Fallujah I guess.....
Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2026 05:40 PM (YwEeS)

Did a quick search on second battle of fallujah. Our side around 100 KIA their side up to 2,000 KIA.
Posted by: tubal at January 25, 2026 05:42 PM (pDt9x)

And we're gone and they're still there.
A lesson in endurance and willingness to endure losses there....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 25, 2026 05:49 PM (xcxpd)

222 Huh... we had beef chili last night.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 05:49 PM (qwVdq)

223 22 Chili needs a heaping tablespoon of dark unsweetened cocoa and three shakes of fish sauce.

And beef and pork. Or beef and venison. Or beef and veal.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 04:15 PM (IhIKR)

I need to try your chili some time.
I'll take you shopping after shooting next week.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 25, 2026 05:51 PM (xcxpd)

224

Son and Daughter-in-law live four blocks from us.

Son and the four grandchildren showed up here a few hours ago, momma needed a nap.

Cooked 2 lbs of bacon, corned beef hash, eggs and lots of toast.

The grandchildren love breakfast foods and it is easy to cook for them.
What a great afternoon we had with them.

We are so blessed.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 05:51 PM (3ek7K)

225 212 Off topic, the Lt Gov of Minnesota and one of Walz campaign aides are admins on the anti-ICE doxxing board on Signal.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 25, 2026 05:44 PM (0U5gm

I know this is a food thread but this is spiraling out of control.... If something isn't done to squelch this we're toast... See... Toast is food...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 05:52 PM (VE6XX)

226 WIDE LEFT

JFC
Posted by: nurse ratched

Tipped...jeezh.

Lord, please limit Sam Darnold, the Seahawks QB, to no more than 2 interceptions against the Rams today, and if you could also toss in a couple TD passes I would be most grateful.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 05:52 PM (HTCU3)

227 Lol Donna

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 05:52 PM (3ek7K)

228 Instantpot makes mashed potatoes and hard boiled eggs super fast. I'm a fan.

I use it and a slow cooker for all my holiday cooking.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 25, 2026 05:47 PM (xcxpd)
====

I use the silicone poached egg cups in my 3-quart Instantpot. I set the timer for ONE MINUTE (I suspect the 6 and 8 quart pots will take longer) and when it finishes, I have 3 perfectly poached eggs.

Posted by: mrp at January 25, 2026 05:53 PM (rj6Yv)

229 Snow hits Denver. LOL.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 05:53 PM (qFwJc)

230 We are so blessed.

Posted by: fourseasons

❤️

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 05:53 PM (IhIKR)

231 > Anyone amongst the Horde cook with an instant pot/pressure cooker? I would love to hear your reasons!
------------
During winter, when I have a hankering for ribs, but it's too f-ing cold to deal with it... I'll use a pressure cooker for them. Small batches. And then finish them in the oven.

Not quite the same. But not too bad either. Seasonings need to be adjusted due to moisture.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 05:54 PM (qwVdq)

232 >

One of my spices in chili is cocoa powder.
If the flavors in a dish are a symphony, then the cocoa powder is the cello section, the bass notes.

If I’m out of cocoa powder, I’ll substitute finely-ground coffee beans. The flavor profile is similar to the cocoa powder in the chili.

Posted by: crisis du jour at January 25, 2026 05:55 PM (Q5kPc)

233 re: exploding a potato in the microwave

had a cow-orker a few years ago explode an egg in the office microwave. which, for reasons, was located right next to my cubicle.

also had a college roommate who put on eggs to boil, then went on a date. when i got home from classes, they had exploded all over the kitchen.

Posted by: anachronda at January 25, 2026 05:55 PM (edU/H)

234 Stiddy tosses an interception with 2:11 left. Denver should be toast. Which means it is going to be Seahawks/Patriots Superbowl.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 05:55 PM (HTCU3)

235
nurse,

You are going to be a wonderful grandma.

There isn't anything better than grandchildren.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 05:55 PM (3ek7K)

236 How many of you have been know to cook with scotch? And by this I mean just scotch?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 05:57 PM (HTCU3)

237 Making chili with ground venison makes a really delicious dish.
Or if you can get ground bison meat.

Venison and bison are much richer in flavor than most beef, and man, do they make great chili.

Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at January 25, 2026 06:00 PM (V+3EO)

238 We had dinner in the lounge at Grouse Mtn Lodge in Whitefish MT on Thursday. I’m going to try and recreate what Mr nec had, maple glazed pork chops over brown butter purred sweet potatoes with a side of roasted carrots. It was delish the way they prepared it. They did smoke the chop and unfortunately smoking cause me issues so I’m going to sear on the cooktop and finish it in the oven.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 25, 2026 06:00 PM (2NHgQ)

239 Did try some pork chops Normandy a few nights ago. Was OK, but the sauce needs to be much stronger and more concentrated. Not sure how to achieve that. Deglazed with calvados, probably should have used more. Decent apple cider. Probably need to start with more total volume and reduce even further for more concentration.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 06:02 PM (U/Byj)

240 Denver should have kicked that 1st Qtr FG and gone up 10-0. Coach lost the game, not knowing the coming weather and that he had Stidham and not Nix playing.

Good news for Denver - no Foles/Wentz controversy for next year's team. Stidham won't be challenging anyone for a starting job ever after today.

Oh well, I was hoping announcers would have to spend 2 weeks hyping a nobody QB...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 25, 2026 06:03 PM (tOcjL)

241 A restaurant in Quebec City used to have a great maple glazed duck. Aux Anciennes Canadiennes - don't know if it's still there. They specialized in historic Quebec dishes. Always ate there once when visiting. Always mid-winter, so the hearty old recipes were perfect.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 06:04 PM (U/Byj)

242 Nec, that meal sounds delicious. I bet you can do it. Let us know!

Posted by: Calvin's army of snowmen at January 25, 2026 06:07 PM (79pEw)

243 Perfect weather for Chicken Paprikash with Spaetzle. Next time I make it, it will be with free-range chicken.

Posted by: mrp at January 25, 2026 06:09 PM (rj6Yv)

244 OT, was NDH supposed to get a new heart today?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 06:09 PM (jc0TO)

245 You docook with scotch, you drink it with a meal, haggis preferably

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 06:09 PM (Ia/+0)

246 82 Anyone have a particular trick they use to make their special, world-famous chili?

Supposedly you need to roast the dried chilies , let cool, deseed, and grind it yourself. Chilies, plural, in the fact you need like 4 or 5 kinds, the other spices. Toast half the grind, add chopped, sweet onion. Sweat them down, add your beef, stir like a bitch, then add the broth and beer. Cover, and add to a 300' oven for 3 hours, add the other half of the grind. Cook for another 2 hours. Add masa to thicken. Carrot juice is ok to sweeten the bitter version.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 25, 2026 06:10 PM (mlg/3)

247 225 212 Off topic, the Lt Gov of Minnesota and one of Walz campaign aides are admins on the anti-ICE doxxing board on Signal.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 25, 2026 05:44 PM (0U5gm

I know this is a food thread but this is spiraling out of control.... If something isn't done to squelch this we're toast... See... Toast is food...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 05:52 PM (VE6XX)

Yeah - we're gonna be cooked....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 06:12 PM (QGaXH)

248 Hopefully everyone is staying well and warm! Rain is here, temps dropping. We won’t get the brunt many of y’all are, just bitter, bitter cold. I would love chili, but my kid is still on this ramen kick, so ramen it is! We have bok choy, chili crisp, miso, daikon, carrots, and whatever other veggies look like we should throw on.

Posted by: Piper at January 25, 2026 06:12 PM (OoFl2)

249 .. That said I prefer to add at least one fresh chili, Anaheim or Banana chili and/or some chopped roma tomatoes to the mix to sweeten the pot. Then, you don't have to add carrot juice.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 25, 2026 06:13 PM (mlg/3)

250 Denver should have kicked that 1st Qtr FG and gone up 10-0. Coach lost the game, not knowing the coming weather and that he had Stidham and not Nix playing.
Posted by: Nova Local

Agreed.

But you could also say it was another game decided by poor officiating. Giving the Pats the 1st down on 4th and 1 when they didn't make it gave them their chip-shot field goal.

Posted by: mikeski had no money on it, either way at January 25, 2026 06:13 PM (VHUov)

251 235
nurse,

You are going to be a wonderful grandma.

There isn't anything better than grandchildren.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 05:55 PM (3ek7K)
...........................................

I wish I was a grandmother a decade ago, but am still playing with them. Yesterday we had the girls as big brother was at a birthday party.

I had the almost 5yr old enraptured for awhile with my aunt's costume jewelry box. A lot of bling for her.

The baby princess had a photo wearing an old fake pearl necklace. She was our surprise this year and are so thankful for this blessing! Learned of her arrival a year ago this week.

We have a blast with them. They live 10min away and we see them every week.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 06:21 PM (WONhk)

252 Can confirm in re Lin-duh's CC cookies. I tried to maintain a nonplussed poker face throughout the MOME, but fear that I let the mask slip a time or two...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 06:25 PM (nbLIj)

253 Might be getting time to send the 1st Armor Division to Minnesota

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 06:25 PM (Ia/+0)

254 241` ... Mrs. JTB and I ate at Aux Anciennes Canadiennes about thirty years ago. I wanted to try some of the dishes my ancestors ate. The food was great. Yes, I tried the maple glazed duck and several dishes appropriate for Quebec farmers. Believe the restaurant is still there.

Posted by: JTB at January 25, 2026 06:27 PM (yTvNw)

255 Might be getting time to send the 1st Armor Division to Minnesota
Posted by: Skip

I'd offer them the other stall in my garage, but I'm a bit too far from the action. Thankfully.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 06:27 PM (VHUov)

256 Ladies. I can’t wait.
And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five.

So fun. I love them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:28 PM (IhIKR)

257 Oh, I should be on-topic, too.

I made a white-bean chicken chili last week. Perfectly spiced on day one, but it mellowed a bit in the fridge. A bit of Cholula fixed it up for day two-plus.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 06:29 PM (VHUov)

258 Might be getting time to send the 1st Armor Division to Minnesota
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 06:25 PM (Ia/+0)

I saw a funny meme the other day.

Picture of a Ranger tab.

"This patch is worn by soldiers who are assigned to be park rangers. They have very little training and will be easy targets. You should attack them first."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 06:30 PM (qR48U)

259 And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five.
So fun. I love them.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Hopefully they've both read Art of the Deal, and want four.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2026 06:30 PM (VHUov)

260
Anyone amongst the Horde cook with an instant pot/pressure cooker? I would love to hear your reasons!

Reason? Because my mom bought me one for Christmas a few years ago.

Does a lot of stuff that you'd normally simmer, but faster. Best for things where you aren't depending heavily on long cook times to develop the flavor. Luckily for me, I tend to prefer dishes where the seasoning is subtle so that I'm actually tasting the meat, rather than what came out of the bottle that gets dumped on it.

Biggest problem with it is washing the damned thing.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 06:30 PM (y9nCu)

261 LET’S GO SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:32 PM (IhIKR)

262 Late to the party, but someone mentioned cervids as the basis for any chili.
We have begun to use BPV as the basis for any and all our ground meat recipes,, 1/3 each, pork, venison.

Posted by: MkY at January 25, 2026 06:32 PM (q6tQZ)

263 Hopefully they are Catholic and take whatever He gives.

I am the youngest of eight.

I am very grateful. A big family exposes a child to so many personalities.

I regret quitting after three.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 06:33 PM (qFwJc)

264 We only cook beans in t\he insta-pot. Not much else.

Posted by: MkY at January 25, 2026 06:34 PM (q6tQZ)

265
ChristyBlinky,

Those of us who are blessed to have our grandchildren near to us are lucky people.

Watching them grow up is so great.

February 1st is our first grandson's 12th birthday.

His mother died during a c-section. It was horrific for all us.

We have been blessed with son's second wife who came into our lives a year later.

You wouldn't know she didn't give birth to him.

I've been tearyeyed for days.

Our daughter-in-law gave such a gift to us with our grandson.

Sorry for this comment, not trying to be a downer.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 06:35 PM (3ek7K)

266 Can we do two front wars? Minnesota and Iran at the same time?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 06:35 PM (qFwJc)

267
I regret quitting after three.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 06:33 PM (qFwJc)

I usually say that after having homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 06:35 PM (y9nCu)

268 My wife, the lovely and accomplishes Annalucia, has made chili from ground lamb. It's good - but then, lamb anything is my favorite dish. I like it over a baked potatoe, and with a good dry wine, to complement the sweeter flavor of the lamb.

Posted by: Nemo at January 25, 2026 06:36 PM (4RPgu)

269 "Sorry for this comment, not trying to be a downer."

Not a downer. The first wife is in Heaven and the second wife is doing a good job.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 06:36 PM (qFwJc)

270 Flyover!

INCOMING!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:38 PM (IhIKR)

271 Ground lamb.

Bunk.

LOL. I love shepherds pie with lamb.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 06:38 PM (qFwJc)

272 I regret quitting after three.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 06:33 PM (qFwJc)

I usually say that after having homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 06:35 PM (y9nCu)

You'll never hear me say that when chocolate cookies are involved. I am the cookie monster.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 25, 2026 06:38 PM (snZF9)

273 Stidham's stupid backward pass was the biggest detriment to Denver today. Followed closely by McDaniels making Maye the primary runner in the snow. Go Pats!

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 25, 2026 06:39 PM (vV6n9)

274 We have embraced the wild world of Indian (dot not feather) cooking.

My liquor store owner... Indian (go figure) and I are on on good terms. We should be. I've spent thousands there over the last... anyway...

His wife turned us on to some recipes that use "American" spices. There are Indian shops around, but she says to use these until "our pallet matures."

I laugh. I do Cajun that would light their hair on fire.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 06:39 PM (qwVdq)

275 And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five.

So fun. I love them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:28 PM (IhIKR)

I recall my father regaling us about his 5-year Marshall Plan for making babies. He wanted five years of marital bliss sans kids. I think he made it close to four years, so credit where credit is due. As long as both parties are good with having them, my sympathies are with the one who bears them regarding quantity. Send dad a handle of Wild Turkey every Father's Day. It matters...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 06:41 PM (nbLIj)

276 da' Birds! It's whatever it was a nice touch.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 25, 2026 06:41 PM (HTCU3)

277 four seasons,

You are amazing.
I am so excited. She is 24. He’s 25. They just started trying. He got a lot of mystery vaccines in the military and he’s had some issues. Hopefully they have the blessing of God and have a wonderful family ahead of them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:41 PM (IhIKR)

278 Anyone amongst the Horde cook with an instant pot/pressure cooker? I would love to hear your reasons!

-

Yes, I make a split pea and ham soup in about 25 minutes instead of an hour or so, and it is the best pea soup I have ever had.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 25, 2026 06:43 PM (0U5gm)

279
nurse,

I hope you are blessed and your son and Daughter-in-law are blessed with children.

I hope they are enjoying the trying, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 06:44 PM (3ek7K)

280 Bacon wrapped, cheese stuffed jalapeños are coming out of the oven now.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2026 06:47 PM (zILP0)

281 RASHEEEEED!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:47 PM (IhIKR)

282 256 Ladies. I can’t wait.
And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five.

So fun. I love them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:28 PM (IhIKR)

I don't think I have ever been so blessed. Have loved babies, always. Worked in step-down NICU for a decade and it was the best job of all.

To have these little personalities, which have your DNA, is so fun. Grandson and baby look like DIL...but the second, a wild girl, is my family and I've never had a girl related to me this close til she was born (all boy family growing up and two sons).

I am for Seattle because of you. I don't really care, but told my husband they were going to win the entire thing.

More of a college football fan when my teams are winning. This year I converted to be an Indiana fan, as I really like the QB and coach.

While I would never, ever, put carrots in chili, I do confess to still putting beans in them. So throw rocks at me. Our chili, and we've tried different versions, originated when were were very poor newlyweds. Beans added some protein, fiber and stretched the meal. I admit this sin of the chili world.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 06:48 PM (WONhk)

283 Just finished consuming homemade Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup. It was delicious! And it hit the spot on this very cold day 😊♥️🥶

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 25, 2026 06:49 PM (SRRAx)

284 TOUCHDOWN SEATTLE

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:50 PM (IhIKR)

285
CBD, thank you for the nice, no politics threads this weekend.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 06:51 PM (QVmho)

286 I must have diced zucchini in any chili recipe.
Diced, not chopped!

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 06:52 PM (E7+ue)

287
Given that this might save a life or two this week, I'm sharing my award-winning ginger ale chili recipe. So help me, I better not see a chain of ginger ale chili joints on my way up to Corsicana come October...

Ingredients
2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion, diced
1 large green bell pepper, diced
3–4 cloves garlic, minced
2–3 Tbsp chili powder (adjust to taste; use a good blend)
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
½–1 tsp cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes (for heat level)
1 tsp dry mustard powder (classic pairing with ginger ale in some regional versions)
½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional but adds nice warmth that complements the ginger)
Salt and black pepper, to taste
1 (28-oz) can crushed tomato
1 (12–16 oz) bottle or can ginger ale (use a good-quality one with real ginger; not too sweet/diet if possible — about 1½ cups)
2 (15-oz) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed (or pinto/black beans; omit for Texas-style no-bean version)
1–2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1–2 Tbsp brown sugar or molasses (optional, to balance acidity/sweetness)
1–2 tsp fresh grated ginger or a pinch of ground ginger for extra kick

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 06:52 PM (nbLIj)

288 Great idea! Just came in from shoveling snow. I'm gonna make up a batch of chili!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 25, 2026 06:53 PM (UykIJ)

289 Ladies. I can’t wait.
And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five.

So fun. I love them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 06:28 PM (IhIKR)
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You're going to have to pick a favorite!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 06:55 PM (+1HQm)

290 In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef with a pinch of salt, breaking it up as it cooks (about 8–10 minutes). Drain excess fat if desired, but leave some for flavor.
Add the diced onion and bell pepper. Cook 5–7 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute more until fragrant.
Sprinkle in the chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, cayenne, dry mustard, cinnamon (if using), and a good pinch of black pepper. Stir for 1–2 minutes to toast the spices.
Pour in the ginger ale. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom (this adds great flavor). Let it bubble for 2–3 minutes to reduce slightly and cook off the raw soda taste.
Add the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes (with juice), Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar/molasses if using. Stir well. Bring to a gentle simmer.
Reduce heat to low, cover partially, and simmer for at least 1½–2 hours (longer is better — up to 3 hours), stirring occasionally. The ginger ale will help tenderize the meat and add a subtle sweet-gingery background note as it concentrates.
In the last 30 minutes, stir in the drained beans. Serve with cornbread, or over seasoned rice

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 06:56 PM (nbLIj)

291 The rotisserie recipes on Dad Cooks Dinner are yummy.

Posted by: Jerry Saves at January 25, 2026 06:58 PM (J4jS5)

292 I've been tearyeyed for days.

Our daughter-in-law gave such a gift to us with our grandson.

Sorry for this comment, not trying to be a downer.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 06:35 PM (3ek7K)
..........................................
Not a downer. I can't imagine. I had two sections.Thankful for the fine lady who's raised your grandson as her own...as that in itself is a blessing.

Our DIL made it look easy til this baby, who, being stubborn and unique, was breech til she turned on her own the morning they were going to manually force her. I think this is their last, but you never know.She surprised everyone but God.

Other son and DIL hope to start their family this year in FL...and I pray it will be easy for them.

Welp. I just thickened the burgundy/veg sauce and threw in the baked meatballs so my job is done.

My paternal grandmother was the best cook on earth. Learned at a French Convent in Louisiana as a child. Also a fine seamstress. I have figured out her seafood gumbo recipe, which I plan to make in a couple of weeks. She had no recipes, but I did this for my father after she died. He was thrilled and finally said it was as good as hers. High praise!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 06:58 PM (WONhk)

293 WEASEL GUN THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)

294 Joe Kidd...copied this and am going to try it!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 25, 2026 07:02 PM (WONhk)

295 A restaurant in Quebec City used to have a great maple glazed duck. Aux Anciennes Canadiennes - don't know if it's still there. They specialized in historic Quebec dishes. Always ate there once when visiting. Always mid-winter, so the hearty old recipes were perfect.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2026 06:04 PM (U/Byj)

Google maps sez they're still in operation. Nearly, but not quite, on the riverfront. Gets a 4.4/5.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 25, 2026 07:05 PM (/HDaX)

296 I add dark chocolate to my chili.

Fight me!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Zv8bq)

The three chilies I specified are the Mole Trinity, and with cinnamon and chocolate, plus a ton of other spices, make the fabulous Oaxacan Style Mole. I leave some things out for just chili, but there are times when I make a special dish... Mole Turkey!

Basically, I make a mole sauce, then cover a cut up turkey with it and bake in the oven for a couple of hours at lower heat. The spices blend so well with turkey that it is almost scary!

Posted by: Brewingfrog at January 25, 2026 08:36 PM (fFq6c)

297 My brother is the king of the pressure cooker. He's not a very good cook and impatient, but the food is never bad, maybe the texture is a little bit off. Pressure cookers are awesome, but not for everything.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 25, 2026 09:05 PM (oT7pT)

298 Chili consists of shredded beef, tomato sauce, maybe some finely diced tomato, chili peppers (the hotter the better), and seasoning (which may include garlic and onion). Anything else is soup and not chili. For God's sake NO BEANS!

My special trick is to use a chuck steak or round streak, briefly grill it, and then grind it up and use it in the chili. It gives the same flavor as cooking over an open fire, cowboy-style, which is where the dish came from.

Posted by: Sloucho at January 25, 2026 09:50 PM (7WDVt)

299 * I am however down with Frito Pie, chili, onions, cheddar cheese and Fritos. Love me some good Frito Pie.

Also love homemade cornbread with chili.

The chocolate chip cookies look fabulous. Good dessert after chili.

Posted by: Sloucho at January 25, 2026 09:52 PM (7WDVt)

300 "Ground lamb. Bunk."

Can I have your share?

Posted by: Nemo at January 25, 2026 10:48 PM (4RPgu)

301 "And my DiL wants to stay home with her babies. And she wants lots of them. My son said three max. She wants five."

We had four. Then a decade goes by, and we're in our mid-forties, when #5 shows up.

True story: Whenever I took the four on an outing, to the park or a museum, I'd count them to make sure I had everyone before we left. I'd count 1-2-3-4 ... then think that someone was missing. I'd count again 1-2-3-4, yes, all accounted for - but someone's missing. Then I'd shake my head and we'd go on our way. It was only after #5 turned up that I remembered that feeling, of someone missing. Go figure.

Posted by: Nemo at January 25, 2026 10:56 PM (4RPgu)

302 Beer.

Put a glug or two of beer into the chili about 10-20 minutes before serving. I make my chili a bit thick so it will tolerate the addition of the liquid

Posted by: Coelacanth at January 26, 2026 12:19 AM (DJPFk)

303 Chili needs plenty of cumin. And just a little cinnamon, allspice, or any similar "pumpkin" spice.

Posted by: itsatax at January 26, 2026 11:02 AM (uMoZG)

304 chili is sublime. always a cookoff the week prior to the s'bowl. the smoked brisket one is great.
i use goat and venison (if i have any). it all gets sauteed with allspice, coriander and cumin. worcestershire. plus more cumin later.
beer, broth and (sutainably harvested) red palm oil. more worcestershire.
five dried chiles (guajillo, pasilla, ancho, arbol, morita etc.),toasted, then rehydrated in bourbon/ coffee blend, de-seeded and pureed. fine chop fresh chiles as well (serrano, red jalapeno, manzana, hungarian, habanero and after blanching, poblano) with red yellow and green onions and lots of garlic.
beans if for a cookoff, people expect them. used to use pintos, then gravitated towards "small red" (like a mini kidney) and then discovered cowpeas.
dutch oven stovetop with a cast iron diffuser for days, like the peas porridge song.

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 02:11 PM (R11M+)

First World Problems...

Obviously the solution is to find a finish carpenter who knows how to steam bend wood, and bend the hardwood floor to match the curve of the oriental rug.

[Seriously, that is a very old rug that I inherited. Hand made, and very nice...and large!]

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 w4vybhgwe w

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 02:01 PM (fL3jw)

2 1

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

3
In the First World, we call that "charm."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 02:01 PM (fL3jw)

4 flip it around

unless the opposite edge is also warped
or you could just move

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 02:03 PM (ZxPkt)

5 Scraping the bottom of the first-world problems barrel again, I see.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:03 PM (79pEw)

6 Just use one of the Inquisition stretchers from the previous thread. That will eliminate any deviations from the norm!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 25, 2026 02:04 PM (kpS4V)

7 I really don't want to wait for howling winds to clear the snow away, not to mention drifting.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Fight! Fight! Fight!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 25, 2026 02:04 PM (kpS4V)

9 Are you in the path of this storm, Eris? I've lost track.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:04 PM (79pEw)

10 That rug is a veteran of the Grateful Dead tour 89-90. You could extract all the cocaine spilled on it, and be high for 10 years.

Posted by: Roadie Rick at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (oftw2)

11 I love... hardwood. But I love nice oriental and Indian rugs on hardwood.

A rug can really pull the space together in any room.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (XV/Pl)

12 I see the problem. You've got carpet on your hardwood.

Posted by: fd at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (vFG9F)

13 It can't be that old, just tack it down and stretch it until its straight

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0)

14 CBD, since you're not a Baptist, have you considered dancing on it?

I heard scuttlebutt at the MoMe that you can cut a rug.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (0sNs1)

15 Bluebell, we're on the periphery of the storm. Steady light snow all day, but nothing apocalyptic.

Exceedingly cold all week though.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 25, 2026 02:06 PM (kpS4V)

16 Or take the rug to a company that can block it back into square.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 25, 2026 02:06 PM (SRRAx)

17 I heard scuttlebutt at the MoMe that you can cut a rug.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (0sNs1)
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He must have been talking about how he planned to fix this rug.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:06 PM (79pEw)

18 Proposing a gofundme to put up the whole Dildo family whilst their family hovel is demolished. There's a nice motel on Route 3 near the Lincoln Tunnel. Hourly Rates.

Posted by: The Patel Cartel at January 25, 2026 02:07 PM (oftw2)

19 A rug can really pull the space together in any room.
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It ties it all together, man!

Posted by: The Dude at January 25, 2026 02:07 PM (kpS4V)

20 Shut it down. Nobody can top fd's comment

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 02:08 PM (0KSrI)

21 Today's first world probs: Dead battery in car. Two pipes in the bathroom frozen. A week of solid below-zero windchills forecast. WSJ sez natgas prices up over 60% in one f'n week.

Those little probs will do, until the real big bad probs get here.

Posted by: gp at January 25, 2026 02:09 PM (N8ZBc)

22 That is a nice looking rug. Mrs. Paco's grandparents had some from Turkey or somewhere over yonder that the missus inherited and, although they're well over a hundred years old, they look beautiful.

Posted by: Paco at January 25, 2026 02:09 PM (2L+MU)

23 Loose rugs like that kill thousands of seniors every year. Trip, slip, broken leg, broken hip, hospice, infinity.

Posted by: Dire Warning at January 25, 2026 02:10 PM (oftw2)

24 We have a set of area rugs; 2 in the kitchen one hallway runner. I trip over every single one, every day.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 02:10 PM (qwVdq)

25 ... a finish carpenter...
-

I was going to recommend a Danish carpenter but, no, you had to be finicky!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 02:10 PM (LQfGe)

26 Maybe soon everyone will be able to get real Persian Rugs again and you'll be able toss the old hand me down.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 02:11 PM (/lPRQ)

27 Beautiful Bokhara rug CBD. How big is it?

Posted by: Tuna at January 25, 2026 02:11 PM (lJ0H4)

28 re: steam bend wood

we were cleaning out the church somewhat and we ran across a cool old baby chair in the nursery that probably hasn't seen a baby in twenty years.

It had a label from a company up in Wisconsin that folded in about 1950 or so. It was a company that exclusively made chairs using some kind of wood local to the factory. It became one of the largest chair manufacturing companies in the US and their method included steaming the wood to bend it.

A carpenter in town had the right machine to steam a piece of the existing wood to get it to wrap correctly around the tray.

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2026 02:11 PM (8uzBS)

29 We got more precipitation last night - went outside this morning and started walking around. It might have been snow at some point, but what's on the ground now is solidly packed - not a shoe impression can be seen anywhere.

It got just high enough that we can't open the front gate -

Oh, well - we have food and heat in the house, so it's all good. Although I forgot to order eggs or Dr Pepper when I sent out for Instacart the other day....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 25, 2026 02:11 PM (SRRAx)

30 One of those non slip pads understand the rug will help hold it in place better.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 02:11 PM (0KSrI)

31 Carpet tape?

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at January 25, 2026 02:12 PM (/enuJ)

32 Nice rugs are nice to puke on. Nicer rugs even nicer.

Posted by: Cats at January 25, 2026 02:12 PM (N8ZBc)

33 >>We have a set of area rugs; 2 in the kitchen one hallway runner. I trip over every single one, every day.

I've face planted twice in the last couple weeks tripping on rugs. Surprisingly, not as much fun as it sounds.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 02:13 PM (viF8m)

34 >>I see the problem. You've got carpet on your hardwood.

The Paolo no see the problem as he often have carpet on his hardwood.

Posted by: The Paolo at January 25, 2026 02:14 PM (Y1sOo)

35 41 and heavy rain.
Oriental rugs are awesome. I am tripping over one now.
I am binge watching the Star Wars prequels and man, bad writing and acting. ESB is the only decent movie.

Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 02:14 PM (T8bqm)

36 Cutting the rug square is easier than the floor

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 02:15 PM (Ia/+0)

37 Here's some first world problems for ya....
We have around 6 inches of snow and it's still coming down. It's ten degrees outside. The boy spawn cleared my walkway and porch. The snow is dry, powdery so it isn't packing down but its windy so we're getting drifts. A county truck went through around 8 this morning but nothing since. I don't know whether to drag my garbage bin out to the road or not because who knows if the company trucks will get here or not.
Hubbymayhem is stuck in a weather shutdown situation in some Hooterville in Kentucky. Hopefully he will be back on the road tomorrow since he's supposed to be off for six days starting Tuesday. I'm having a tooth pulled on Tuesday so a fun six days with Hubbymayhem is going to be..... limited.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 25, 2026 02:15 PM (2J/Lj)

38 My husband is out there having a rip-roaring time using the snow blower. It's the first time he's been able to use it in years and he's having a blast.

I'm doing the important work of minding the fireplace and keeping an eye on the beef stew.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:15 PM (79pEw)

39 My FWP: too many shoes. Cleaning out Mom's closet. No Laboutins, but a lot of sturdy classics. Gonna donate a lot of stuff.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 02:15 PM (kpS4V)

40 The winter storm revealed a lot of first world problems.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 02:16 PM (KDPiq)

41 The Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Beheshti look up from the Underworld pleased that you like their rug.

Posted by: Nasser Aftab Carpet Bargains at January 25, 2026 02:16 PM (oftw2)

42
Trip, slip, broken leg, broken hip, hospice, infinity.
Posted by: Dire Warning

Is that you, Doctor Zorba?

Posted by: Ben Casey, M.D. at January 25, 2026 02:17 PM (pkeXY)

43 There are also Velcro carpet pads that would allow you to slowly move the edge of the carpet as it straightens

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at January 25, 2026 02:17 PM (/enuJ)

44 Hot off the press, from the NWS site my AO:

...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have warmed above freezing and no additional wintry precip is expected.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XeU6L)

45 My current first world problem: Can no longer read or see anything about Minnesota because I have Walz derangement syndrome.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at January 25, 2026 02:18 PM (6t8M3)

46 Yes, that IS a nice Turkish rug you have. Yes, I know I chewed the corner drastically and got my little butt lightly whacked. Yes, I know you and the missus turned it around 180 degrees so the chewed corner was under the sofa. Yes, I know I chewed the "new" corner the next day. I sensed a particular distraction/upset in the missus and feared for my life! But I think I learned my lesson.

Posted by: The now deceased Sheltie pup at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM (47diA)

47 Madamemayhem, does your garbage company have a website you can check? Ours sometimes puts up a notice if the weather is going to prevent them coming.

Then again, one time we got an email plus the notice on the website that they weren't coming, and lo and behold we heard them down the street so my husband ran the cans down just in time. He said "the company said you weren't coming today!" And they said huh, nobody told us.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM (79pEw)

48 Area rugs made a big comeback when carpet was no longing in fashion.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM (KDPiq)

49 *cough*

Posted by: The Cleansing Fire at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM (6XbLQ)

50 Also known as the Big Lebowski Paradox.

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM (Qo/XF)

51 I've been sweeping, like with a broom, the covered front porch about every hour. The snow/sleet whatever it is that's falling is very, very fine. Like sugar. But if I let it sit, it become a lovely, frozen sheet of ice.

The porch is wooden, so I don't really want to salt it. A nifty flamethrower thing would be cool, but I'd probably burn the house down.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 02:20 PM (qwVdq)

52 FWP here...Not so much. In fact, the pharmacy just delivered my glucose monitors and the guy didn't fall coming up or going down the hill from the street to the door. On the flip side, his car left no tracks on the road so the stuff on the road is just ice.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 25, 2026 02:20 PM (3Ope8)

53 Then again, one time we got an email plus the notice on the website that they weren't coming, and lo and behold we heard them down the street so my husband ran the cans down just in time. He said "the company said you weren't coming today!" And they said huh, nobody told us.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM

That happened to us as well. They had a phone message that said they were closed for trash pickup that day and the next due to ice and snow. Sure enough here they came and I got my can to the street just as they were pulling up. They had no idea they weren't supposed to be there.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 25, 2026 02:22 PM (0N4FZ)

54 My FWP: I'm out of the impact area of the Super Mega Death Storm, but it's still chilly here at Villa Gorilla. I'm doing laundry today, but I'm not going to start the clothes dryer until it gets above 32F outside. No sense pulling sub-freezing air into the house if I don't have to.

I recall one winter when I was sitting at a control panel, trying to troubleshoot an HVAC system on a large-ish office building. Suddenly, the temperature in the ducts started plummeting. I realized I had used an override command to force the outside air dampers all the way open, and was now pumping 20F air into the building. Fortunately, I caught it and fixed it before any damage was done.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 25, 2026 02:23 PM (qR48U)

55 Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:19 PM (79pEw)

They changed our pick up day from Wednesday to Monday a few weeks ago. We didn't know. They called but the message was so garbled it sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher. I don't know if they have a website or not. It's a smaller local company so who knows.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 25, 2026 02:23 PM (2J/Lj)

56 Good looking floor there.

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 02:23 PM (LHPAg)

57 To clarify, the missus didn't kill the Sheltie! Lived to a fairly ripe old age and never chewed a rug again.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 02:24 PM (47diA)

58 This should be cross posted in the pet thread, but my dog hates floorboard/carpet alignment like it was ordained by the mailman.

Posted by: Ben Sears at January 25, 2026 02:24 PM (3M71d)

59 In the first half of the 20th Century, my residents built wicker furniture and baskets, as well as weaved carpets. There was a large mural in Bellevue Hospital titled "The Cyclorama of Handicrafts" depicting smiling mental patients in all sorts of tasks and work.

Now society lets people sleep and crap in the streets shooting dangerous drugs. Progress!

Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital at January 25, 2026 02:24 PM (oftw2)

60 I believe those are properly known as Asian rugs.

Sheeshh

*eyeroll*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 25, 2026 02:24 PM (JkO4W)

61 a friend emailed me that his Walmart order was delayed, he got a notice from the Walmart delivery site that there had been a refrigeration problem and they would deliver the order as soon as another driver was free.

He is speculating that the local ICE conditions were causing some delays.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 02:25 PM (rbvCR)

62 58 This should be cross posted in the pet thread, but my dog hates floorboard/carpet alignment like it was ordained by the mailman.
Posted by: Ben Sears

Makes sense cuz dogz ar dumb!!

Posted by: Felix the Cat at January 25, 2026 02:25 PM (oftw2)

63
Hot off the press, from the NWS site my AO:

...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have warmed above freezing and no additional wintry precip is expected.

Posted by: Mike Hammer

Fox Weather Channel just put up a banner which said North Carolina faces ice storm.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 02:26 PM (pkeXY)

64 Weasel! Where did you go? Did CBD ban you?

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:26 PM (79pEw)

65 59 In the first half of the 20th Century, my residents built wicker furniture and baskets, as well as weaved carpets. There was a large mural in Bellevue Hospital titled "The Cyclorama of Handicrafts" depicting smiling mental patients in all sorts of tasks and work.

Now society lets people sleep and crap in the streets shooting dangerous drugs. Progress!
Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital at January 25, 2026 02:24 PM (oftw2)
It's the shaitan shit show.

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 02:27 PM (LHPAg)

66 They make camouflage duct tape for a reason. Put some camo tape on that rug. It'll stay in place and nobody will ever see it

Posted by: 496 at January 25, 2026 02:27 PM (t+VLa)

67 My FWP is deciding to have some pineapple upside down cake now or wait a bit.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 02:28 PM (0KSrI)

68 Friends in Tennessee sent a picture of a tree snapped in two from the ice. Trunk looked to be about 4" diameter...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 02:28 PM (nbLIj)

69 I just want Hubbymayhem to be home. I hate it when he has to drive those big trucks in bad weather. That man is my everything, my fortress, and I want him safe at home.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 25, 2026 02:28 PM (2J/Lj)

70 This is a song i wrote for marxist.

I have money and youuuuu don't.

La la la la . Ha ha ha ha.

I have a hommmme and you don't. You have a tent

I have your girlfriend and you have a twooooo inch dick

la la laaaaa, ho hoho ha.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 02:29 PM (EyfuW)

71 Carpet tape?

Roofing nails.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 02:29 PM (PbQgF)

72 Hausfrau running after the trash truck with bags: Am I too late for the garbage?

Sanitation Technician: No Lady, hop in!

Posted by: Departmente Sanitaire.. at January 25, 2026 02:30 PM (oftw2)

73 Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 02:26 PM (79pEw)
----
It's my stupid router I think. I switched to VPN.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2026 02:30 PM (3zhHY)

74 Fox Weather Channel just put up a banner which said North Carolina faces ice storm.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 02:26 PM (pkeXY)
Her name is FERN! Say her name!

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 02:30 PM (LHPAg)

75 No sense pulling sub-freezing air into the house if I don't have to.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
---------

Yeah. During the winter I run the dryer when daytime temp has peaked. Most people do not think about where make-up air comes from.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 02:31 PM (XeU6L)

76 I hate the latest iOS update and their stupid liquid glass. And I hate turning off updates and having them push it anyway. I may get a landline or a flip phone.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:31 PM (+mUZM)

77 I bet a professional rug cleaner could steam-straighten it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 02:32 PM (RIvkX)

78 I hate the latest iOS update and their stupid liquid glass. And I hate turning off updates and having them push it anyway. I may get a landline or a flip phone.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

* laughs in Microsoft
** also, you know that Crapple wouldn't exist without a funding injection from Gill Bates, yes?
*** laughs again

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 25, 2026 02:33 PM (mlg/3)

79 I may get a landline or a flip phone.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

Tin cans and string are still affordable, but you'll have to find someone to punch the cans.

Posted by: Shoemaker's Daughter, Ready To Give Her Awl at January 25, 2026 02:35 PM (oftw2)

80 * laughs in Microsoft
** also, you know that Crapple wouldn't exist without a funding injection from Gill Bates, yes?
*** laughs again
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 25, 2026 02:33 PM (mlg/3)

Apple was pretty good from 2010 to 2020. Tim Cook has wrecked Steve Jobs’ legacy.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 25, 2026 02:35 PM (l3YAf)

81 I bet a professional rug cleaner could steam-straighten it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 02:32 PM (RIvkX)

Two words:

Bubble gum...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 02:36 PM (nbLIj)

82 I hate the latest iOS update and their stupid liquid glass. And I hate turning off updates and having them push it anyway. I may get a landline or a flip phone.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
-----

Which is what I have. And, I give no one the cell phone number. I am amazed by the number of people who have tried to text my land line.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 02:37 PM (XeU6L)

83 Here at Ice Station Zebra our zebra mascot has given up his stripes for a great cause

https://tinyurl.com/3davn345

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 25, 2026 02:37 PM (jkXZK)

84 76 I hate the latest iOS update and their stupid liquid glass. And I hate turning off updates and having them push it anyway. I may get a landline or a flip phone.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:31 PM (+mUZM)
And these updates are 'put all your stuff in the cloud' or 'you don't have enough storage, let me randomly erase some of your shit' or emojis. I hate emojis.

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 02:38 PM (LHPAg)

85 Gates hasn't been involved with MS in years. How you liking Windows 11?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:39 PM (+mUZM)

86 My FWP is the HVAC guy who installed my humidifier last year used a saddle valve. I knew it was a problem the second I saw it, but put off hiring a plumber to fix it. I can do most plumbing myself but don’t braze copper.

So, of course, it started leaking. Some water ran down from the second story. Doesn’t look like it damaged the ceiling. It mostly ran down the HVAC duct.

And of course this happened in a winter storm so I can’t run to Lowes to get a replacement until at least tomorrow.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 25, 2026 02:40 PM (l3YAf)

87 I have something you can use to stick that rug in place.

Works real good...real good...yeah...

Posted by: Bum Self Pleasuring Himself In His Bum's Nest at January 25, 2026 02:40 PM (R/m4+)

88 This is a song i wrote for marxist.

I have money and youuuuu don't.

La la la la . Ha ha ha ha.

I have a hommmme and you don't. You have a tent

I have your girlfriend and you have a twooooo inch dick

la la laaaaa, ho hoho ha.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 02:29 PM

And you ain't got no iiiiice cream!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 02:40 PM (Wnv9h)

89 >> I hate emojis.

🥺

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 25, 2026 02:41 PM (l3YAf)

90 Send the rug out to somebody that can put it in a rectangular frame and stretch it into shape

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at January 25, 2026 02:41 PM (Wnqw0)

91 Emojis are so dumb. And if you look at flip phones, they say they are for kids or the elderly. This is an iphone 13 mini as I also hate big phones and learned long ago to never buy the latest thing from Apple. I am not a fan of Android either.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:44 PM (+mUZM)

92 1 word Staple Gun. Oh, and no more walking around with bare feet. If you do, see "Hot Iron - Slap"

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 25, 2026 02:44 PM (dFvh+)

93
Gates hasn't been involved with MS in years. How you liking Windows 11?
Posted by: Notsothoreau

Windows 11 Iot Enterprise LTSC is just fine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 02:44 PM (pkeXY)

94 The magic carpet ride will take you away.

You can shave it and it's still magic.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 25, 2026 02:44 PM (oT7pT)

95 Ben Had, I'd eat that upside down cake ASAP! You don't want it to spoil!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 25, 2026 02:45 PM (47diA)

96
ESB is the only decent movie.
Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 02:14 PM (T8bqm)

Hollywood Fun Fact:

David Lynch was asked to direct The Empire Strikes Back by Lucas his own self.

Lynch was interested if he could do it his way. But, uninterested in just following Lucas ideas and orders on how things should be done. So, he declined the job.

Later, Lynch directed DUNE so maybe that gives you an idea of how Lynch's Star Wars would've looked.

Unfortunately, for Lynch the studio did the final edit which chopped up and shortened the movie terribly.

I'd love to see the Director's Edit, buuuuut I guess that can never happen now.

*sigh* First world problem, people.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 02:46 PM (iJfKG)

97 >> This is an iphone 13 mini as I also hate big phones and learned long ago to never buy the latest thing from Apple.

I hate big (thick, heavy) phones, too. I got an iPhone Air as soon as they were announced. It’s thin and light. Battery life is great.

The new iOS with “liquid glass” does suck, though. Everything in software is getting worse, with the exception of AI..

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 25, 2026 02:46 PM (l3YAf)

98 No, they can't straighten that side. These are woven on big frame looms. There is a tool on harness looms that you can use to stretch the edges as you go, but they aren't used on frame loom. The weft has pulled in because of the way it was laid in

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:47 PM (+mUZM)

99 My FWP is deciding to have some pineapple upside down cake now or wait a bit.

there is no safe exit for this dilemma...you're on your own

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2026 02:47 PM (8uzBS)

100 .
Paint the floor red to contrast with the white in the carpet.
.
I have an eye for these things.
.
It's glass, so you should trust it.

Posted by: Marooned at January 25, 2026 02:48 PM (kt8QE)

101 Just somewhat finished shoveling round two. Somewhere between 8-10 inches already. And still 8°

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 02:48 PM (e4I2N)

102 And of course this happened in a winter storm so I can’t run to Lowes to get a replacement until at least tomorrow.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA
====

Everything happens at once, it seems.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 02:50 PM (XeU6L)

103 Windows 11 Iot Enterprise LTSC is just fine.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 02:44 PM (pkeXY)

Do they shove Copilot into everything in that version, too, or is that just a special hell reserved for consumers?

I’ve only used Win11 a few times and was not impressed. Every version of Windows post-XP just seems to get worse and worse. Bloated and ugly with worse UI than we had 25 years ago.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at January 25, 2026 02:50 PM (l3YAf)

104 Never wait for cake. The answer is always yes, please.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 02:50 PM (RIvkX)

105 My FWP is deciding to have some pineapple upside down cake now or wait a bit.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 02:28 PM

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 02:51 PM (Wnv9h)

106 cake is a lie

Posted by: Kindltot at January 25, 2026 02:51 PM (rbvCR)

107 It’s really telling how much we have softened as a society. We are total whimps. They had storms much worse than this before electricity and folks persevered. Oh no! It’s supposed to get cold! In winter!

Prepare. Enjoy. Don’t be in a hurry. Go for a walk.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 02:52 PM (IhIKR)

108 I haven't the slightist knowledge re 'the cloud'. Am I sacrificing well-being in my life?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 02:53 PM (XeU6L)

109 The solution seems obvious, provided you aren't against making a few changes to the rug. Have a latex backing applied. You'll need a textile expert to be able to prepare the rug. The latex backing will keep the rug stetched out properly, make it more sturdy, and also make is less prone to slip.

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 02:54 PM (dIske)

110 I think seeing a end of this storm maybe a hundred miles out but within Pa, pondering going outside to start clearing

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 02:55 PM (Ia/+0)

111 You can change a setting under accessibilty to make it less transparent. That's the best you can do. Honestly, I'm just tired of all the crap. I hate having three devices put when I try to log in somewhere because they send auth codes to my ipad or phone. There's a lot I could be doing if I didn't have to mess with this stuff.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:55 PM (+mUZM)

112 Every version of Windows post-XP just seems to get worse and worse. Bloated and ugly with worse UI than we had 25 years ago.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA
====
True. I sit here using Win 8.1. Oh,the horror!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 02:56 PM (XeU6L)

113 Good Afternoon

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 02:56 PM (QGaXH)

114 Iot ENt LTSC has no crud. You can even uninstall Edge if you want.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 02:59 PM (pkeXY)

115 It may be beautiful, old, inherited etc. but it’s a tripping hazard. A broken hip led to Dad’s demise. Better to roll it up and store or sell it.

Posted by: epador at January 25, 2026 02:59 PM (TRnzq)

116 I tore into some poor woman on X because she was worried about jer and three kids without power for weeks. The storm hadn't hit yet, of course. I apologized and told her preps she should be doing. I should have told her to read Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter. Worrying about stuff that hasn't happened and may not happen is pointless

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:59 PM (+mUZM)

117 My neighbors are out shoveling, and yet it's still coming down as freezing rain. I don't think they understand how this works. It's better to have the ice sheet atop the snow than on the pavement.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 03:00 PM (Riz8t)

118 I'd love to see the Director's Edit, buuuuut I guess that can never happen now.

*sigh* First world problem, people.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 02:46 PM (iJfKG)
----

I recall seeing a long (four hour?) cut with storyboards and still photographs to beef up segments where there was no footage.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:01 PM (kpS4V)

119 The solution seems obvious, provided you aren't against making a few changes to the rug. Have a latex backing applied. You'll need a textile expert to be able to prepare the rug. The latex backing will keep the rug stetched out properly, make it more sturdy, and also make is less prone to slip.

I bought a very expensive carpet whilst in Turkey this fall. I think they'd have a coronary at the idea of applying latex to it. What does that do to the resale value?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 03:01 PM (Riz8t)

120 Solution to the bendy rug problem :

(1) Place rug in washing machine.
(2) Fill washing machine with hot water.
(3) Add laundry detergent and bleach.
(4) Run full cycle on washing machine.
(5) Move rug to clothes dryer.
(6) Run dryer on "Hot" setting for at least two hours.
(7) Remove rug from dryer and throw it away.

Fin.

Posted by: a.moron at January 25, 2026 03:01 PM (X5Jzz)

121 It’s really telling how much we have softened as a society. We are total whimps. They had storms much worse than this before electricity and folks persevered. Oh no! It’s supposed to get cold! In winter!

When one of our dies, they celebrate. Americans laughing at Americans victims.

So yeah i got a nervous finger on all triggers.

Also they use people to death. Maybe they are making a nice pyramid.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 03:01 PM (EyfuW)

122 Sleeting here in N. Ga. Ice everywhere, about 27F.
It's almost comical how so many people with 4-wheel drive vehicles have no idea how to use them.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 25, 2026 03:02 PM (nDXEV)

123 Actually, the fringe on that rug impresses me. I have orientals all over, both bought and inherited/ended up with. None have intact fringe any longer.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2026 03:02 PM (sl73Y)

124 How are you and your family doing, Bluebell? Had to shiv any roving packs of brigands?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:02 PM (kpS4V)

125 FWP

The national anthem at football games:

almost everyone they get to do it, ruins it

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 03:02 PM (ZxPkt)

126 This video has footage pf a neolithic Orkney village. Just a reminder of how folks ised to raise their kids

https://tinyurl.com/2rp8eev8

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 03:03 PM (+mUZM)

127 I got a hydraulic propress device off Amazon because there are times when a torch is too dangerous. They are about 150$ and the fittings are cheap.
Plumbers are going to dinosaur their way out.

Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 03:03 PM (8jVAy)

128 Amazon sells memory foam carpet pads. Have 3 in Queens, no more felt.

Posted by: Accomack at January 25, 2026 03:05 PM (8jVAy)

129 I don't see any snow stickkng to the trees so thats a good sign.
Winds have been straight up driveway all day coming from north

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 03:06 PM (Ia/+0)

130 Rug looks like it might be Bergama. Is it Turkish?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 25, 2026 03:09 PM (ppnYC)

131 Yeah. During the winter I run the dryer when daytime temp has peaked. Most people do not think about where make-up air comes from.

You are supposed to disconnect the dryer exhaust pipe from the wall outlet, put a nylon sock over the dryer exhaust and dump the warm moist air into the utility room.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:09 PM (a4flb)

132 No one trying to talk me out of it?

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 03:10 PM (Ia/+0)

133 First world don't like winter messing everything up .
At least I still have electricity.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 03:10 PM (E7+ue)

134 I remember my moms brother and his family came to visit us in Dallas one Christmas in the mid 70s. They were coming from Seattle and thought Dallas would be warm and sunny and we would all go to Six Flags.

Epic ice storm. We kept power, but trees down everywhere. Streets impassable. We also got snow. Me and my brother and our cousins had a BLAST. Our house was at the bottom of a hill in a cul de sac so we were sliding down the hill on anything and everything we could find. We even dated each other to try to ride bikes down the ice! No helmets. Parents were inside drinking and having a grand old time. It was awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 03:11 PM (IhIKR)

135 Mike Hammer, we're way east of you ( east of Charlotte ) but 15 degrees colder, so if we see more precip, it will be frozen on the ground. Gradually warming over night, but still forecast to be below freezing.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 25, 2026 03:13 PM (ebJdD)

136 *dared each other

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 03:13 PM (IhIKR)

137 Sleeting here in N. Ga. Ice everywhere, about 27F.
It's almost comical how so many people with 4-wheel drive vehicles have no idea how to use them.

The oil pump inspectors in their company trucks did all kinds of donuts out in the middle of US Hwy 80 this morning on the ice.

Sort of like urinating one's name in the snow, but with 4x4s.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:13 PM (a4flb)

138 Eris, brigandry seems down at the moment, no doubt due to the weather. We are all quite fine, thank you for asking.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 03:15 PM (79pEw)

139 You are supposed to disconnect the dryer exhaust pipe from the wall outlet, put a nylon sock over the dryer exhaust and dump the warm moist air into the utility room.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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I like it, assuming easy access to the exhaust.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 03:15 PM (XeU6L)

140 I remember my moms brother and his family came to visit us in Dallas one Christmas in the mid 70s ... We even dated each other ...

Sounds like a really close family, in a Somalian way.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:16 PM (a4flb)

141 Mike Hammer, we're way east of you ( east of Charlotte ) but 15 degrees colder, so if we see more precip, it will be frozen on the ground. Gradually warming over night, but still forecast to be below freezing.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes
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Yep,I've been watching the maps. Rather strange behavior, this one.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 25, 2026 03:17 PM (XeU6L)

142 Extension pole made from two sizes of aluminum conduit with appropriate clamps at each end.
Gently take the slack out of the rug.
When at the point that there is no wrinkle but no tension spritz a fine mist where the wrinkles were. Later you may want to add a modest amount of tension. Mist at your discretion.

If the rug continues to bow away from the pole use waxed, linen carpet thread making several loops through the carpet (spaced and individual - think shower curtain ring type spacing) with a slip knot over the pole. That way you can slowly apply tension where necessary till the carpet is even with the pole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 03:18 PM (m7pCO)

143 Mark Felton just dropped a new video on Albert Speer's plan to help top brass escape to Greenland and wait it out until people chilled out about the recent unpleasantness:

https://tinyurl.com/mry749k4

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:19 PM (kpS4V)

144
I've always found weather fascinating.

Here in SW Wyoming we have high winds today and it's 20 degrees. No snow.

We haven't had any snow so far this winter. Hubby said we'll probably have blizzards in May.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 25, 2026 03:20 PM (3ek7K)

145 Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 03:15 PM

*waves at bluebell*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 25, 2026 03:20 PM (Wnv9h)

146 I bought a very expensive carpet whilst in Turkey this fall....

While in Kabul, a lot of us bought carpets like this to roll up and wrap around AK-47s bought in the street markets prior to sending the combo home back in the states.

Selling the rugs on eBay to cover shipping costs.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:20 PM (a4flb)

147 Of all my family, my son in Nashville has been hit the worst by this storm. Ice upon ice. He's been hearing trees crash down in his neighborhood all day. He lost one, crushed his little dogwood but fortunately didn't hit the house. Hoping he doesn't lose more.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 03:20 PM (79pEw)

148 Sleet finally stopped. Getting some flurries now. We're completely iced over. No chance of it melting any time soon. We've got a extreme cold warning now.

Posted by: Tuna at January 25, 2026 03:21 PM (lJ0H4)

149 Howdy RMBS! How's your mum? Please tell her I say hello!

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 03:21 PM (79pEw)

150 If I had been treated by that MN nurse, I'd find a bunch of other people who were, and sell them into a class-action against the hospital system... even a cursory background check would have revealed that he was a dangerous political fanatic in a violent Marxist group that engages in illegal activity. And yet he still worked there, putting patients in danger.

Did they not perform the checks? Or did they, and decided this was acceptable behavior for hospital employees?

Either way, it's not good.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:22 PM (BI5O2)

151
I haven't the slightist knowledge re 'the cloud'. Am I sacrificing well-being in my life?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

==============

Every now and then I google it so I can remember what the difference is between The Cloud and regular internet, and I keep forgetting.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 03:22 PM (fL3jw)

152
Fin.
Posted by: a.moron

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lol, I read patiently and methodically, wondering what this was coming to.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 03:23 PM (fL3jw)

153 Oh my Gawd! How can you people be so calm? If the weather reports I'm seeing are remotely accurate by Wednesday people will have resorted to cannibalism and by next weekend there isn't going to be anybody alive east of the Rocky Mountains....we should'a listened to ALgor and St. Greta when we had the chance.....

Stay safe everyone!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 03:23 PM (QGaXH)

154
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

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Another lol.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 03:23 PM (fL3jw)

155 Every version of Windows post-XP just seems to get worse and worse. Bloated and ugly with worse UI than we had 25 years ago.

Strange coincidence: higher and higher percentages of Indian and Packi programmers from version release to version release.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:24 PM (a4flb)

156 Been snowing here since about 8 am. Snowing harder than ever now. Not supposed to stop until about 3 am. Impressive snow total from this one I think.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:24 PM (viF8m)

157 153 Oh my Gawd! How can you people be so calm? If the weather reports I'm seeing are remotely accurate by Wednesday people will have resorted to cannibalism and by next weekend there isn't going to be anybody alive east of the Rocky Mountains....we should'a listened to ALgor and St. Greta when we had the chance.....

Stay safe everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 03:23 PM (QGaXH)

Shep Smith, is that you?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 25, 2026 03:24 PM (ebJdD)

158 Oh my Gawd! How can you people be so calm? If the weather reports I'm seeing are remotely accurate by Wednesday people will have resorted to cannibalism

We just got started on all of that yesterday and its not really that bad, just avoid the really fatty neighbors that you pull from the snow bank and let the coyotes have them.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:25 PM (a4flb)

159
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:22 PM (BI5O2)

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What doubly-terrifies me is that the nursing profession could become the next, you know, school janitor thing. You go where the victims are.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 03:25 PM (fL3jw)

160 Cold sunny day here in central Iowa, around 25F. We've gotten some below zero nights and maybe a quarter inch of snow from this mega-storm. Nothing like what people south and east of here are getting. Good luck to everyone in it's path.

Posted by: a.moron at January 25, 2026 03:26 PM (X5Jzz)

161 Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 02:52 PM (IhIKR)

Well 11 people so far haven’t survived it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 03:26 PM (KDPiq)

162 Of all my family, my son in Nashville has been hit the worst by this storm. Ice upon ice. He's been hearing trees crash down in his neighborhood all day. He lost one, crushed his little dogwood but fortunately didn't hit the house. Hoping he doesn't lose more.
Posted by: bluebell

That's where I am. NE suburb. It's pretty miserable here. My town has its own electric company and I've been watching their Facebook page. They've gone from the thousands without power down to around 500. They're working hard and it looks like the local businesses are seeing that the linemen are fed.

Posted by: Tuna at January 25, 2026 03:27 PM (lJ0H4)

163 Been snowing here since about 8 am. Snowing harder than ever now. Not supposed to stop until about 3 am. Impressive snow total from this one I think.
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It snowed, not a lot, but all night here in the Chicago area, and it seems to have stopped now, but it was heaviest in the last hour or so.

Posted by: Methos at January 25, 2026 03:27 PM (vSvIl)

164 Oh my Gawd! How can you people be so calm? If the weather reports I'm seeing are remotely accurate by Wednesday people will have resorted to cannibalism

Right. But there will be downsides too.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 25, 2026 03:27 PM (V9cMX)

165 Very quiet outside almost eerie. Every now and then I'll hear an auto going down the road.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 03:29 PM (E7+ue)

166 > Obviously the solution is to find a finish carpenter who knows how to steam bend wood, and bend the hardwood floor to match the curve of the oriental rug.

1) Put down laminate flooring.

2) Have a broken pipe.

Ask me how I know about this tip.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 03:29 PM (IG3/x)

167 Nashville friends now reporting power is out...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 25, 2026 03:29 PM (nbLIj)

168 164 Right. But there will be downsides too.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 25, 2026 03:27 PM (V9cMX)

That made me LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 03:30 PM (QGaXH)

169 Sleet finally stopped. Getting some flurries now. We're completely iced over. No chance of it melting any time soon. We've got a extreme cold warning now.

Posted by: Tuna at January 25, 2026 03:21 PM

Same thing here in NE Texas. This stuff isn't going anywhere for at least a week. We have about 4-5 inches of hard packed sleet/ice/snow mixture everywhere. I am trying to dig out the gate to let the dogs into the big back yard but it is slow work.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 25, 2026 03:30 PM (0N4FZ)

170 Tuna, I hope you don't lose power. So far he's okay with that too. He's in East Nash. He said it's crazy hearing trees coming down all over the place but aside from that he's fine. Luckily he's got nowhere he has to be any time soon.

Posted by: bluebell at January 25, 2026 03:31 PM (79pEw)

171 >>It snowed, not a lot, but all night here in the Chicago area, and it seems to have stopped now, but it was heaviest in the last hour or so.

The ocean winds cause some weird local things. Sometimes it's blowing enough on shore that stores that hit a couple miles away barely touch us. And sometimes they just stall on us. This looks like the latter.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:31 PM (viF8m)

172 to be anybody alive east of the Rocky Mountains..."

Or North of Houston!

OTHO, we'll be eating well...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 03:32 PM (XuXeR)

173 The oil pump inspectors in their company trucks did all kinds of donuts out in the middle of US Hwy 80 this morning on the ice.

Sort of like urinating one's name in the snow, but with 4x4s.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 03:13 PM (a4flb)

When my 30 minute drive home from work when I worked in the Hudson valley turned into an hour and a half because of a snow storm I would do donuts in the parking lot next to my apartment when I got home to relieve the tension that built up in that hour and a half.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 03:33 PM (KDPiq)

174 This is a cool map. You can see Knoxville and Western NC are way warmer than Nashville and Eastern NC

https://tinyurl.com/339xsaye

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 25, 2026 03:33 PM (ebJdD)

175 LOL, I wonder what Shep Smith is up to these days. What a maroon. I would not have been surprised to learn that he was an automaton being operated by a tiny evil mouse pulling the levers in his robot head.

Jane D'oh just ADORED him.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:34 PM (kpS4V)

176 We are in northeast PA western Poconos. Just finished shovel and snow blowing. It looks like 9 to 10 inches have come down since this morning. Hard to tell because it's on top of half a foot that was already there. Still snowing but doesn't seem as intense. Supposed to snow until midnight. Fortunately we aren't supposed to get any ice.

Posted by: Cosda at January 25, 2026 03:36 PM (IWEBk)

177 I think Shrp Smith is an inbreed. He has the "look."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:37 PM (BI5O2)

178 175 LOL, I wonder what Shep Smith is up to these days. What a maroon. I would not have been surprised to learn that he was an automaton being operated by a tiny evil mouse pulling the levers in his robot head.

Jane D'oh just ADORED him.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:34 PM (kpS4V)

According to Wikipedia he's living his truth.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 03:39 PM (QGaXH)

179 Is there some kind of law that homisexual news anchors *MUST* have

Lemon and Smith are my only data points, but those two definitely have a serious developmental disability.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)

180 175 LOL, I wonder what Shep Smith is up to these days. What a maroon. I would not have been surprised to learn that he was an automaton being operated by a tiny evil mouse pulling the levers in his robot head.

Jane D'oh just ADORED him.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:34 PM (kpS4V)

Shep always looked like he was wearing more makeup than a Pattaya ladyboy.

Posted by: a.moron at January 25, 2026 03:39 PM (X5Jzz)

181
No outages here. Icy sleet falling now. I accompanied gSon down the street to the high school where he went sliding on the hill there. Roads are open, but not completely plowed from curb to curb.

We have a bird -- a Junco, I think -- squatting in our garage. We'll host it for a night, but tomorrow it must go join its fellows. Only Juncos and one male Cardinal at our bird feeders so far.

gKids are reading or drawing after having been outside.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 03:40 PM (xG4kz)

182 Huh? Thanks, Minx.

That should've read "must have a sub-70 IQ."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:41 PM (BI5O2)

183 Tuna, I hope you don't lose power. So far he's okay with that too. He's in East Nash. He said it's crazy hearing trees coming down all over the place but aside from that he's fine. Luckily he's got nowhere he has to be any time soon.
Posted by: bluebell

Crossing my fingers that my power stays on. My son, who's in the next town over from me, lost his for a little while this morning but it's back on now. He's got a lot of trees on his property. So far only one birch tree is down but he said his neighbors have lost quite a few.

I feel for the electric company workers out in this mess fixing downed power lines.

Posted by: Tuna at January 25, 2026 03:41 PM (lJ0H4)

184
If the weather reports I'm seeing are remotely accurate by Wednesday people will have resorted to cannibalism

___________

Hope i get a plump one instead of some stringy vegan.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 03:41 PM (tgvbd)

185 >>Lemon and Smith are my only data points, but those two definitely have a serious developmental disability.

I don't think it's just gays. Anchorman was a documentary.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:42 PM (viF8m)

186 *looks outside*
*looks at calendar*
*remembers that Schloss Rot is in Northern NH*

Yup, winter.

Posted by: RI Red at January 25, 2026 03:42 PM (fRFTM)

187 Ha!

Rep. Maxwell Frost was at a party in a bar in Park City, UT thrown by the Creative Artists Agency and allegedly got punched by some drunk guy.

And it's all Trumps fault.

Max is probably trying to land a job so he doesn't have to go back to driving Uber after Florida kills of his district.

https://tinyurl.com/4y94ez3j

Posted by: pawn at January 25, 2026 03:42 PM (WXTVZ)

188 185 >>Lemon and Smith are my only data points, but those two definitely have a serious developmental disability.

I don't think it's just gays. Anchorman was a documentary.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:42 PM (viF8m)

They didn't make Ted Baxter up out of thin air....today he'd be raging homo....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 25, 2026 03:43 PM (QGaXH)

189
No shoveling here until tomorrow.

There's maybe five inches on the ground, but as the precipitation is forecast to become more sleet-like, I'd rather deal with a crust of ice on the snow rather than ice on the bare pavement.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 03:43 PM (xG4kz)

190 We had some power and internet outages so far. Freezing rain and icing at night. Crossing my fingers that it stops before nightfall.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:44 PM (BI5O2)

191 117 My neighbors are out shoveling, and yet it's still coming down as freezing rain. I don't think they understand how this works. It's better to have the ice sheet atop the snow than on the pavement.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 03:00 PM (Riz8t)
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That's what we call a trade-off. You can shovel the snow while it's still relatively light and not saturated with rain (risk factor, icy). Or you can wait and give yourself a hernia, corronary, and soreness for a full week, but not risk a slip.

I've reached the age where I always go with the former. And, I throw cat litter (unused) on any resulting ice.

Posted by: Orson at January 25, 2026 03:44 PM (dIske)

192 I saw a headline at the NY Post......"I let my wife have an affair, Do I have to console her now that it's over?"

I didn't read it, just thought it was funny how cucked the left is

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 03:45 PM (jrgJz)

193 Shep's partner's name is Graziano.

Foxy boxing!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at January 25, 2026 03:45 PM (kpS4V)

194 >>Hope i get a plump one instead of some stringy vegan.

Just hope you're an eater instead of an eatee.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:47 PM (viF8m)

195 You know, they have craniectomy procedure where they saw parts of your skull out and then basically fit it back together like an unpeeled orange, and shape it with a helmet to cure Inbreed Shep-Head.

His parents should've hooked him up.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:47 PM (BI5O2)

196 We have about 11 of those carpets from the original Village Idiot.

All Iranian.

And they do get crooked like that for some unknown reason.

I don't actually bend the hardwood floors to align with them.
We just use a sharpie to put fake joint lines down on the wood.

Easier than burning the house down and filing with insurance.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 25, 2026 03:49 PM (iMotb)

197 Snow stopped this morning in Babylon DC. Sleet replaced it. Lots of sleet. No power issues yet in my little part of Soviet NoVA.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 25, 2026 03:49 PM (sAmhv)

198 Please say prayers for the line workers who are going to work 24/7 for the next several days to restore power to those in the dark. If you see a crew, thank them. Maybe bring out some coffee. Cookies. A warm smile. They are awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 03:49 PM (IhIKR)

199 "I let my wife have an affair."

She was going to cheat on you whether or not you gave your consent. You deserve the consequences.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 03:49 PM (qFwJc)

200 174 This is a cool map. You can see Knoxville and Western NC are way warmer than Nashville and Eastern NC

https://tinyurl.com/339xsaye
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes,
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Looks like all the demons are swirling into DC.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 03:49 PM (m7pCO)

201
Right. But there will be downsides too.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

You get caught short on some of the favorite sauces for dining on your repast, for example.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 25, 2026 03:50 PM (xG4kz)

202 >>They didn't make Ted Baxter up out of thin air....toda

Years ago a friend introduced me to a reporter for one of our local news programs. Pretty guy, dumber than my Golden.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:50 PM (viF8m)

203 I used to be a lineman for the county.

Posted by: Glenn Campbell at January 25, 2026 03:50 PM (2Ez/1)

204 Greetings from icy upstate SC. My power's still on at the moment, but probably not for long. Freezing rain has picked up and expected to continue for another couple of hours.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 25, 2026 03:50 PM (IONGM)

205 My advice? Just love the irregularities of life. Do nothing to the carpet or the floor. They are both magnificent in their own ways.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 03:51 PM (qFwJc)

206 I ain't getting out shoveling nothing. FTS. But then I live in a rural area. So shovel to where?

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 03:51 PM (E7+ue)

207 It all began in a 5000 watt radio station in Fresno, California...

Posted by: Ted at January 25, 2026 03:51 PM (2Ez/1)

208 " I used to be a lineman for the county."

Wichita?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 03:51 PM (qFwJc)

209 The power company is so much better here than in Denver it's almost unbelievable.

It got to point there where if I heard about even a minor storm coming in, I just preemptively put my food on the porch in hopes of keeping it fresh through the 3 day power outage.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:53 PM (BI5O2)

210 We dodged a bullet here in the midlands of SC. The roads are good.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 03:53 PM (qFwJc)

211 Easier than burning the house down and filing with insurance.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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They are natural fibers and have different shrink rates.
See post #142

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 03:54 PM (m7pCO)

212 No snow. Some ice. Not bad really.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 03:54 PM (qFwJc)

213 There was a big AM station in Tijuana, BC, Mexico.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 03:55 PM (qFwJc)

214 Are we sure that is a rug? Could be a very large scarf for maybe a tapestry. In either case, it doesn’t belong on the floor. Problem solved!

Posted by: Charles Martel at January 25, 2026 03:55 PM (smrxK)

215 CBD's rug was in the pool!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 25, 2026 03:56 PM (ebJdD)

216 @anthonycabassa
·
55m
HAPPENING NOW 🚨: MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 03:57 PM (ZxPkt)

217 A now-deceased acquaintance of mine had a job on a garbage truck in Nanaimo, BC. Truck going down the alley, they come across a Paki woman beating on a rug hung over a clothesline. He hollered at her, "What's the matter, lady? Won't it start?"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 03:57 PM (8zz6B)

218 HAPPENING NOW 🚨: MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 03:57 PM (ZxPkt)

So they're there to help the insurrectionists

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 03:58 PM (kJmLc)

219 Do what my mom did with her annoying camel jockey rug. Hang it on the wall. They don't function at their intended purpose any better than other Muslim manufactures do.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 03:58 PM (BI5O2)

220 Wayfair has an excellent selection of top quality tufted wool carpets. I have four of them in my house and I have had with zero issues. If you shop carefully they can be picked up for very reasonable prices.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 03:58 PM (HTCU3)

221 I'm glad I remembered to fill up the bird feeder before the storm. It's keeping the cat entertained.

Neighbors are now trying to sled on the icy street. That's keeping me entertained.

Posted by: screaming in digital at January 25, 2026 03:59 PM (IONGM)

222 >>HAPPENING NOW 🚨: MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.

Well that's a big step.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:59 PM (viF8m)

223 now we know whose side the MN NG is on

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 04:00 PM (ZxPkt)

224
Easier than burning the house down and filing with insurance.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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youtube.com/watch?v=Zfr3L0drhS8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 04:00 PM (m7pCO)

225 MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.
Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 03:57

Martial law. Nationalize the Guard and order them to arrest Walz and Frey. Summary trial, public execution. Stop being so g-ddamn permissive with the Left.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 04:00 PM (BI5O2)

226 Well that's a big step.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 03:59 PM (viF8m)

Since their Lt Governor administers the program to report ICE's whereabouts I'd expect no less from that scumbag state

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 04:01 PM (kJmLc)

227 Minnesota protesters attack Minnesota National Guard for not bringing enough jelly donuts in 3,2...

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 04:02 PM (e4I2N)

228 Martial law. Nationalize the Guard and order them to arrest Walz and Frey. Summary trial, public execution. Stop being so g-ddamn permissive with the Left.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Reverse the situation I am positive the Nose-Ring Militia would be handing out beatings and arrests.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 25, 2026 04:02 PM (HTCU3)

229
now we know whose side the MN NG is on
Posted by: Don Black

● Passing out donuts, and coffee.... is not supporting insurection. ● Protecting rioters while they riot from federal law enforcement is supporting insurrection.

Pray for good common sense from their NCOs.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at January 25, 2026 04:04 PM (QVmho)

230 >>Since their Lt Governor administers the program to report ICE's whereabouts I'd expect no less from that scumbag state

This is starting to look like a real insurrection not the fake J6 crap. I don't know how it could be considered anything else.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 04:04 PM (viF8m)

231 Does nobody knows where carpet tacks can be found

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 25, 2026 04:04 PM (/lPRQ)

232 NOOD

Come eat, you Morons!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 25, 2026 04:04 PM (ULPxl)

233 Execute 1 sitting governor gor treason and watch the rest fold like a cheap suit. It's time to show some spine.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 04:05 PM (BI5O2)

234 Fox showing NYC now. What a mess.

Posted by: Case at January 25, 2026 04:05 PM (E7+ue)

235 CBD, I have a rug with that problem. I laid it on the diagonal. Solve the problem, also more interesting.

Posted by: Wenda at January 25, 2026 04:05 PM (pHeUk)

236 233. yes

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 04:06 PM (kJmLc)

237 You can change a setting under accessibilty to make it less transparent. That's the best you can do. Honestly, I'm just tired of all the crap. I hate having three devices put when I try to log in somewhere because they send auth codes to my ipad or phone. There's a lot I could be doing if I didn't have to mess with this stuff.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 25, 2026 02:55 PM (+mUZM)

There are a few smartphones that use OS's other than IOS or Android.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 25, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)

238 that rug looks like silk. is it felt?

Posted by: cmeat at January 26, 2026 01:44 PM (R11M+)

Does The West Still Have The Oxford Martyr's Spark?

Hugh Latimer was the Bishop of Worcester, and a convert to the ideas of the reformation, for which he was tried and convicted of heresy, and along with his friend Nicholas Ridley, burned at the stake in 1555. They, along with Thomas Cranmer, who was burned a few months later, are called "The Oxford Martyrs."

His final words are a testament to the strength and resolve of men of the West.

Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out.

Whether that resolve remains in Great Britain remains to be seen, But Western culture is no stranger to religious wars. The Reformation sparked conflict for a few hundred years, and it was brutal. The 30 Years War killed off at least 5,000,000 people, and smaller but no less vicious conflicts spread across Europe.

Europeans once fought and died to protect their religions and culture. From our lofty perch in the 21st century, it seems almost quaint that they would disagree so profoundly about what many of us see as, simply, Christianity. Regardless of the reasons for the conflict, we must respect the fortitude that they displayed.

Is there that same fortitude in the current population of Europe? Yes, certainly, among the Muslim invaders! But it remains to be seen whether there is any fight left in the descendants of the people who bled and died for their faith, their country, their culture.

Who will be the men who light the candle that shows the West that our culture is worth fighting for...and dying for?

PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 I'll fetch em

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

What about Zoroastrians? Are they fair game?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

3 And don't get me started on those durn Buddhists.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

4 Let the bashing begin!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 25, 2026 12:03 PM (3vye3)

5 There are certainly people in England who have paid a hefty price for their beliefs. Tommy Robinson comes to mind.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)

6 Can we bash Catholics and Protestants who bash Protestants and Catholics?

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 12:04 PM (5tTl1)

7
I regularly bash the Catholics while having a beer with a couple of them, who I refer to, correctly, as "Romans".

Posted by: Auspex at January 25, 2026 12:05 PM (Y8DZL)

8 Surprise ending to me in Rick Atkinson's The Fate of the Day was a major religious riot in England in 1780 maybe a thousand deaths for a religious riot.
I could predict a religious war in Europe with the invasion g oing on

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:05 PM (Ia/+0)

9 Burned at the stake. The cruelty of man knows no bounds.

It’s unthinkable now but if Might Makes Right ever makes a comeback look for its return.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:06 PM (KDPiq)

10 And, always remember, Progressivism IS a religion. One that replaced God with Man, and Faith with supposed Reason.

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 12:07 PM (5tTl1)

11 Religious Wars were political wars where the powers to be used there members as fodder to maintain their power.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:08 PM (KDPiq)

12 Most people want to pretend we can peacefully live with Islam and that it's about "respect". The Pope is one of these people, and the idea of physically fighting for faith does not seem to be in his vocabulary.

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:08 PM (kJmLc)

13 Latimer, Ridley, and Cranmer were burned by order of “Bloody Mary”, Elizabeth’s older half sister. It took another long 4 years before she died and Elizabeth could institute a much more tolerant reign.

I believe the abuses under Mary did a great deal to bring about the vicious enmity between Catholics and Protestants in England over the centuries. And of course the other side took their revenge under Cromwell a century later, a cycle that went on and on.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:09 PM (IUuBi)

14 Europeans once fought and died to protect their religions and culture. From our lofty perch in the 21st century, it seems almost quaint that they would disagree so profoundly about what many of us see as, simply, Christianity.

I strongly suspect that the reason people were being killed over religious disagreements was NOT due to doctrinal differences, but due to threats to somebody's power. Humans are really bad about using religion to further their own selfish goals.

The New Testament teaches that if someone persists in promoting false doctrine, the proper response is to separate from them and trust God to take care of it.

Posted by: Emmie at January 25, 2026 12:09 PM (FMtrg)

15 9 Burned at the stake. The cruelty of man knows no bounds.

It’s unthinkable now but if Might Makes Right ever makes a comeback look for its return.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:06 PM (KDPiq)

Tell the burnt Yazidi girls about cruelty.

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:10 PM (kJmLc)

16 I’ve never been in Europe but from what I can observe here it’s dead Jim… mainly because they’ve rejected religious faith. Western civilization survives or falls in the US

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:10 PM (xT8gx)

17 "PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing."

Sigh.

*Dejectedly kicks dirt.*

Posted by: Irreligious person who just wants to stir things up at January 25, 2026 12:10 PM (2Ez/1)

18 The UK and Europe in general is likely lost if they don't eject the Muslim hordes. And soon. The US tends to follow those trends across the pond, so we'll see how we do with our own migrant hordes.

Minneapolis isn't a good sign. Neither is California, or Illinois, or New York, or....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 12:11 PM (qwVdq)

19 "I strongly suspect that the reason people were being killed over religious disagreements was NOT due to doctrinal differences, but due to threats to somebody's power. Humans are really bad about using religion to further their own selfish goals."

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Is this about us?

Posted by: The Pharisees at January 25, 2026 12:13 PM (2Ez/1)

20 Tytler had it right.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2026 12:13 PM (0KSrI)

21 I'm not bashing Catholics or protestants, just bashing the deliberate stupidity of Americans when it comes to this "all cultures are equal" crap. The hierarchy is full of them. Remember the UK Bishop standing there with her "We are all Muslims" sign?

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:13 PM (kJmLc)

22 I strongly suspect that the reason people were being killed over religious disagreements was NOT due to doctrinal differences, but due to threats to somebody's power. Humans are really bad about using religion to further their own selfish goals.

The upfront reason was generally some doctrinal dispute, e.g. homoousios vs homoiousios, i.e. was Christ exactly the same as God or "similar to" God, or something else. However, in the end, you are correct. It was about who had the power.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

23 Oxford? Tis a silly place.

Posted by: Reforger at January 25, 2026 12:14 PM (7ujVx)

24 Lot of professed Christians ignore Christ’s teachings when it doesn’t suit their lifestyle.

My thought is always that it will take care of itself eventually.

I have to say it still bothers me that Kevin Smith made a statement that he has now rejected Religion and mocked the Holy Spirit. The only unforgivable sin. I’m bothered for him , not angry at him.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:14 PM (KDPiq)

25 Wait. You can punish someone just for their thoughts?

Hmmm...

Posted by: Orwell comma George at January 25, 2026 12:16 PM (2Ez/1)

26 Minneapolis isn't a good sign. Neither is California, or Illinois, or New York, or....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 12:11 PM (qwVdq)

Minneapolis leadership is protecting its loot, they're encouraging defense of migrants to keep voters and money

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:17 PM (kJmLc)

27 Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:10 PM (kJmLc)

Unthinkable in western nations. There are still shithole countries where might makes right still exist.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:17 PM (KDPiq)

28 My guess is Oxford is now a Culture Marxism Seminary these days. Bet trying to help Muslims be one and the same, or turning others to turn the cheek

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

29 13 Latimer, Ridley, and Cranmer were burned by order of “Bloody Mary”, Elizabeth’s older half sister. It took another long 4 years before she died and Elizabeth could institute a much more tolerant reign.

I believe the abuses under Mary did a great deal to bring about the vicious enmity between Catholics and Protestants in England over the centuries. And of course the other side took their revenge under Cromwell a century later, a cycle that went on and on.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:09 PM (IUuBi)
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I don't want to break the rules, but the above already has done so. Elizabeth was "tolerant" only in the sense that Catholics were executed for treason, rather than heresy.

Posted by: Eeyore at January 25, 2026 12:18 PM (s0JqF)

30 Getting close to 7 inches of snow here, not expecting any change over to wetter precipitation

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:19 PM (Ia/+0)

31 Most of what I have heard from Christian communities is "pray for your enemies" and "turn the other cheek"; not much about verbal fighting for truth and nothing positive about physical fighting for truth. Naturally it would take time to teach and learn the concept of a just war. Supernaturally, it could happen quite quickly I suppose.

I know my limitations. I will fight with praise and petition in prayer. And I will support, however I may, those who have the courage to fight.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (RkOfE)

32 28 My guess is Oxford is now a Culture Marxism Seminary these days. Bet trying to help Muslims be one and the same, or turning others to turn the cheek
Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

Yes, and worse WEF thrives there too. They took it down but their original plan for 15min cities was supposed to escalate into letting people buy only 3 new garments per year and banning pets. Banning pets is big with WEF monsters.

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (kJmLc)

33 Moe: Would you rather be burned at the stake or beheaded?

Curly: Burned at the stake!

Moe: Why?

Curly: A hot steak is better than a cold chop, anytime! Nyuk! Nyuk!

Posted by: Stoogemania at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (oftw2)

34 The IRA wasn’t fighting for Catholicism.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (KDPiq)

35 It’s fair to point out that a lot of the power behind the reformation was Northern Europe undergoing an awakening and realizing they were not going to allow themselves to be controlled by Southern Europeans any more. Not religiously, not politically, and helped by the fact that the Southern European political and religious establishments were hopelessly inbred and corrupt.

One could make an analogy and suggest that something similar is happening today, an uprising by the central and southern USA against traditional Eastern establishment USA.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (IUuBi)

36 However, in the end, you are correct. It was about who had the power.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

Since we have finite knowledge, humans can sincerely hold differing views about God. It's good to hash these things out with each other. Recall that Peter was slower to accept the fact that the Good News was also for the Gentiles and there was some friction with Paul over that. But Peter and Paul didn't kill each other over the issue and their views were ultimately harmonious.

Posted by: Emmie at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (FMtrg)

37 Martyrdom. A real man gets burned at the stake for his religious convictions. A box munching retard and unfit mother commits suicide by cop for no good reason.

Both are martyrs to their people. People will wave any bloody shirt, even if it smells like rank pussy and has cheeto stains all over it.

It's a meaningless concept. If Hugh Latimer and George Floyd are in the same category, it's not a thing that bears much discussion. It's like saying that chickens and eagles are both birds. Yes, and?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (BI5O2)

38 Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:09 PM (IUuBi)

More tolerant to whom? Elizabeth had hundreds of Catholics executed, but dressed it up as treason, rather than heresy.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (NcvvS)

39 Minneapolis isn't a good sign. Neither is California, or Illinois, or New York, or....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 12:11 PM (qwVdq)

Minneapolis leadership is protecting its loot, they're encouraging defense of migrants to keep voters and money
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:17 PM (kJmLc)

I saw the Minneapolis police chief interviewed by resting bitch face Margaret Brennan this morning… he looks the part physically but everything he said was leftist talking points. How do these people get in these positions? And how do they sleep at night?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (xT8gx)

40
Religious Wars were political wars where the powers to be used there members as fodder to maintain their power.
Posted by: Opinion fact

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And religious differences today are often sheer tribalism. I'm talking about something personal, so don't mind me, but when someone insists, "My family is Apostolian Goans," what they mean is, "Which makes us better than other Apostolians and other Goans." And then they go about indulging in very non-Apostolian vices. This applies to religions and ethnicities/nationalities outside Islam altogether.

But WOW, have I ever seen Muslims raise their fist for Islam and then go out and drink and whore themselves blind.

Sex always seems to be the exception to the sacred rules that EVERYONE is willing to make.

Where was I? Oh yeah, tribalism masked as devoutness. It's dangerous and unAmerican and it needs to be called out.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 12:22 PM (fL3jw)

41 And Eeyore beat me to it.

Posted by: Nazdar at January 25, 2026 12:22 PM (NcvvS)

42
PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

____________

Are Buddhists, Hindus or Shinto fair game?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:22 PM (tgvbd)

43 The Brits and Europe are fooked because the populous are unarmed.

I think we in the US have better chances.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 12:23 PM (qFwJc)

44 The Chosen.

Posted by: Come And See at January 25, 2026 12:23 PM (2Ez/1)

45 PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

____________

Are Buddhists, Hindus or Shinto fair game?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:22 PM (tgvbd)
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What am I? Chopped liver????

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:24 PM (LQfGe)

46 37. Lattimer stood for something, George Floyd dies from an OD after a life of crime and his "martyrdom" was entirely manufactured to cause riots, and blame Trump, who had nothing to do with MN police procedures, while letting Frey, Ellison and Walz off the hook. I never even read that the MPD had narcan available.

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:24 PM (kJmLc)

47 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (xT8gx)

All Police chiefs in Blue cities are political appointments. Frequently from outside the city.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:25 PM (KDPiq)

48 This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

The hell you say.
Jeremiah 13:23

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 25, 2026 12:25 PM (zdLoL)

49
The big problem is that in Old Blighty particularly, Christianity has been undercut, mocked, and disparaged in popular culture for decades.

Islam? Bloody good show, mate! A bit of the alright!

F'rinstance, here's a very recent example in "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple".

The villain is named, Jimmy Crystal (JC!) who is the self-styled Son of Satan and gathers apostles to spread his word and influence. Jimmy himself knows he is a fake, buuuuuut his followers are stupid gullible wankers who really believe in him. They believe he is the true Son of Satan and they follow him about the countryside dispensing Jimmy Crystal's (JC!!) "charity" which is skinning people alive. In the end, Jimmy Crystal(JC!!!) is crucified on an upside down crucifix in accordance to "his father's will".

Geddit? Do you geddit? Huh? Do you?

That sort of messaging is constant. So, of course, who would die or risk their life for something like Christianity?

Now, Islam, those buggers believe, mate! They believe!!!

Time for a kebob and a pint down at the pub. Cheerio!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 12:25 PM (iJfKG)

50 We have a sick perverted version of "martyrdom" for a sort of Religion..Liberalism... Government control is their God...How do you fight it ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:26 PM (VE6XX)

51 Another way to look at the martyrs mentioned is that they "fought" legally and lost but in the loss expected reward for they were following their conscience.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2026 12:26 PM (RkOfE)

52 Banning pets is big with WEF monsters.
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (kJmLc)

It's not enough to simply divide society, and turn brother against brother, and keep everybody fearful and dependent.

No, you need them to be utterly atomized, totally alone, but for the warmth of their glowing hatefeeds.

Stamping out all relationships except for the one with the domineering State is always the perfect end goal.

Western shitlibs hate pet ownership for the same reason they hate the the family unit, and for the same reason the Khmer Rouge outlawed friendship.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:26 PM (BI5O2)

53 In the western world the religions are communism and liberty and the war is coming.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 25, 2026 12:27 PM (xvV+O)

54 This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

The hell you say.
Jeremiah 13:23

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 25, 2026 12:25 PM (zdLoL)
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I don't get it. That's about Somalis.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:27 PM (LQfGe)

55 I do want to say this: I learn a lot and gain a lot of insights from you Morons. I really appreciate being able to discuss and debate here (when it's done in good faith).

Posted by: Emmie at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (FMtrg)

56 I've been pretty well toasted, but never actually set aflame.

Posted by: Cooter Brown, Flyin' High at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (oftw2)

57 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:26 PM (BI5O2)

It’s sadly hilarious that the Left believe or claim 1984 is a story of conservative power.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (KDPiq)

58
Banning pets is big with WEF monsters.
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (kJmLc)

_________

Wine aunts hardest hit.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (tgvbd)

59 The New Testament teaches that if someone persists in promoting false doctrine, the proper response is to separate from them and trust God to take care of it.
Posted by: Emmie at January 25, 2026 12:09 PM (FMtrg)

You can't do that when the kings demand you worship a certain way. Hence, America.

Posted by: GWB at January 25, 2026 12:29 PM (gmhl3)

60 I regularly bash the Catholics while having a beer with a couple of them, who I refer to, correctly, as "Romans".
Posted by: Auspex at January 25, 2026 12:05 PM (Y8DZL)

Aaaaand here we go.

Do you refer to yourself as a silly, self-righteous asshole, just as correctly?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 12:29 PM (iJfKG)

61 PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

But atheists are fair game, right?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 25, 2026 12:29 PM (/TlUl)

62
I saw the Minneapolis police chief interviewed by resting bitch face Margaret Brennan this morning… he looks the part physically but everything he said was leftist talking points. How do these people get in these positions? And how do they sleep at night?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:21 PM (xT8gx)

O'Hara is from NJ and has a muslim wife named Wafiyya possibly Somali,

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:29 PM (kJmLc)

63 To be fair, there ARE people willing to die for a good cause. Some are Muslim. Some aren't.

The Countdown to Iran’s Liberation Has Begun

The suffering of the Iranian people is unspeakable. The huge protests that engulfed the country have subsided, not because the regime’s crackdown is succeeding, but because it has entered the Hitlerian scorched-earth stage. The few reports that are trickling out of the carceral state are heartrending. Back on January 8, we read, “A large group of civilians was driven into the bazaar through fear and gunfire. They were trapped inside, the entire place was set on fire, and machine-gun fire rained down on anyone who tried to escape the flames to save their lives.” Since then, the massacres have become routine and bureaucratized.

A lawyer who was contacted from Tehran reports that several thousand people have been herded into large warehouse halls in Kahrizak. They are being executed in groups and registered as “killed on previous days.” “There is no trial,” he noted. “No due process. There is no real court.” There also reports that the regime is stockpiling bodies, refusing to hand them over to their families. T

https://is.gd/bYT05M

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:29 PM (Riz8t)

64 Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (RkOfE)

Nicely said. I appreciate that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:30 PM (Nx5jP)

65 55 I do want to say this: I learn a lot and gain a lot of insights from you Morons. I really appreciate being able to discuss and debate here (when it's done in good faith).
Posted by: Emmie

Sorry, Ma'am, Arguments are down the hall.

Posted by: Contrary Mary at January 25, 2026 12:30 PM (oftw2)

66 Kids need to be brought up believing God is the creator, maker of heaven and earth. The Bible never explains how He did it, and since we're talking about a universe it brings into question whether a "day" is an earth day. Belief is undermined at every step by non-believers.

Posted by: Tennessee Volunteer at January 25, 2026 12:30 PM (ysRbJ)

67 Time for a kebob and a pint down at the pub. Cheerio!
Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 12:25 PM (iJfKG)

See you at the Winchester.

Posted by: Shaun at January 25, 2026 12:31 PM (wVcYX)

68
Actually, as a Catholic, I don't mind the bashing. It comes with the territory.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:32 PM (tgvbd)

69 It’s sadly hilarious that the Left believe or claim 1984 is a story of conservative power.
Posted by: Opinion fact

The left has sprays accused others of what they are doing, have done, or plan to do. It one of their basic traits.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 25, 2026 12:32 PM (xvV+O)

70 Banning pets is big with WEF monsters.
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (kJmLc)

_________

Wine aunts hardest hit.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (tgvbd)
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Nah. Poor Mr. Bigglesworth!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:32 PM (LQfGe)

71 I don't want to break the rules, but the above already has done so. Elizabeth was "tolerant" only in the sense that Catholics were executed for treason, rather than heresy.
Posted by: Eeyore at January 25, 2026 12:18 PM (s0JqF)

To be fair to Elizabeth, there was certainly a great deal of treason while she was Queen. Her enemies, who were many, viewed her as the illegitimate daughter of a Usurper Dynasty that should never have held the throne to begin with.
But their biggest mistake was thinking that she would be weak. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk is a prime example.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (IUuBi)

72 Wine aunts hardest hit.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (tgvbd)

I bet a lot of people would find that demand distasteful no matter how much the bastards say it will "save the planet". Fuck the planet. I'm keeping my whippets

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (kJmLc)

73 PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

Well shit. Jehovah's Witnesses should be fair game though.

Amirite?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (cYBz/)

74 As a reader of European history, I just never understood the Catholic/ Protestant wars, and the 1600s > are filled with them.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (Ia/+0)

75 I’ve never been in Europe but from what I can observe here it’s dead Jim… mainly because they’ve rejected religious faith. Western civilization survives or falls in the US

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:10 PM

After the Soviet Union collapsed Europe literally lost it's purpose. They stopped caring about their defense and let their military rot away. They like the US also hit the wall on birth rates and knew it was just a matter of time before their societies would stagnate like Japan did during the lost decade.

They tried to revive everything by creating the european union but that didn't work, it just prolonged the down hill slide. Like the US they finally settled on unlimited immigration from 3rd world populations to make up for their declining populations.

There is no going back from that without mass deportations like Trump is doing here and the Euroweenie's don't have the stomach for that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (0N4FZ)

76 Sorry, Ma'am, Arguments are down the hall.
Posted by: Contrary Mary

No they aren't.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (cYBz/)

77 Trump should declare martial law in MN, ruthlessly suppress their insurrection, and then convict Tim Walz for treason at a drumhead tribunal and publicly hang him.

If you're going to martyr someone, let it be a fat retard nobody likes. There will be no weeping throng of people trampling one another to dip their kerchiefs in that pig's gravy-like blood.

And stringing up a Governor and VP candidate after crushing a rebellion would send a clear message that #Resistance is no longer a cost-free virtue signal.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:34 PM (BI5O2)

78 I've been pretty well toasted, but never actually set aflame.
Posted by: Cooter Brown, Flyin' High at January 25, 2026 12:28 PM (oftw2)

It's coming closer
The flames are now licking my body
Won't you help me
I feel like I'm slippin' away
It's hard to breathe
And my chest is a-heaving
Lord, have mercy
I'm burning a hole where I lay

Posted by: Elvis, Hunk-a Hunk-a Burning Love at January 25, 2026 12:34 PM (wVcYX)

79 Thx CBD.
The thing that gives hope is that a lot of younger people are becoming more religious and looking at the left as the lunatics they are. Still expecting something big and stupid from the left that will make them look even worse

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 12:34 PM (e4I2N)

80 Actually, as a Catholic, I don't mind the bashing. It comes with the territory.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yeah, well, the Bishop wears a funny hat!

Posted by: Susquehanna Hat Company. at January 25, 2026 12:34 PM (oftw2)

81 Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 25, 2026 12:32 PM (xvV+O)

Yes projection is one of the ten mental defects common in all Leftists.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:34 PM (KDPiq)

82 Banning pets is big with WEF monsters.
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:20 PM (kJmLc)

I did not know this. Me personally, I am not a pet person. I don’t like cats or dogs (don’t judge!)… at all

But our kids wanted cats when they were young so we got them cats and they loved those animals. It was great for them… only for that reason did I tolerate the cat hair and litter boxes (both of which I detest)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:35 PM (xT8gx)

83 As a reader of European history, I just never understood the Catholic/ Protestant wars, and the 1600s > are filled with them.
Posted by: Skip

Just like most wars, the conflict was us/not us.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:35 PM (cYBz/)

84 Trying to decide when to go out to start clearing, last light or just wait until morning and maybe it will be over.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:35 PM (Ia/+0)

85 66 Kids need to be brought up believing God is the creator, maker of heaven and earth. The Bible never explains how He did it…”

It’s explained just as well as any modern physicist can explain the Big Bang.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:36 PM (IUuBi)

86 I would prefer that the Protestant tribes and the Catholic tribes not fight each other but fight together. Yes there are theological differences that are worth fighting for but those should be put aside when there is a common enemy tribe that wants to destroy all Christian tribes.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2026 12:36 PM (RkOfE)

87 PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

Well shit. Jehovah's Witnesses should be fair game though.

Amirite?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (cYBz/)
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Knock, knock!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:36 PM (LQfGe)

88 Knew that p.s. was gonna take a hit.
Boom.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 25, 2026 12:36 PM (sl73Y)

89 Atheists are kinda sure there is no magic or God.

Steal from all including babies. Especially from the dying and dead.
If to found out there is a God, i'm sure they think that their deadly decisions are on parr with God's.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 12:37 PM (EyfuW)

90 Finished my first round of shoveling. We've already got six inches, but thankfully the snow is light. Problem is is that it is 8° out. Hands get cold quickly

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 12:37 PM (e4I2N)

91 Most of your police and fire "chiefs" in large blue cities have been rapidly promoted somewhere due to their race or disordered sexual perversion and are soon untouchable and cannot be criticized and the average joe thinks the "chiefs" are like the fantasy cops and firemen heroes the average joe sees on TV when in fact most are incompetent, malfeasant, and usually hate white people and heterosexuals when not stealing taxpayer dollars.

Posted by: LGQTB and Z Police Athletic League at January 25, 2026 12:38 PM (R/m4+)

92 If to found out there is a God, i'm sure they think that their deadly decisions are on parr with God's.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 12:37 PM (EyfuW)
They're more Luciferian than godless

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:38 PM (kJmLc)

93 Actually, as a Catholic, I don't mind the bashing. It comes with the territory.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

This year, the Hadrian bashing on this site is scheduled for February 18 through April 2.

Posted by: Lenten Louie at January 25, 2026 12:38 PM (oftw2)

94 I'm not a Christian at all. None of this matters. Everyone needs to get over their shit and present the Enemy a united front. All of our heads are on the same block.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2)

95 Christian tribes should work together to get the Muslim and leftist tribes fighting each other

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (e4I2N)

96
How do these people get in these positions?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

==============

I was reading about the polarization of American politics t'other day and the author remarked that moderates on both sides are, for some reason, staying out of entry-level politics. School boards, city councils, that sort of thing. The people getting in and eventually rising to leadership are the extremists. Somehow, moderates have to get back into the game.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (fL3jw)

97 Amirite?"

Yeah. The Amirites were SOBs...

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (XuXeR)

98 95 Christian tribes should work together to get the Muslim and leftist tribes fighting each other
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (e4I2N)

Let's just expel most of the Muslims

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (kJmLc)

99 Christians should have one unifying belief that make all the other differences moot.

John 3:16

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (KDPiq)

100 >>I would prefer that the Protestant tribes and the Catholic tribes not fight each other but fight together. Yes there are theological differences that are worth fighting for but those should be put aside when there is a common enemy tribe that wants to destroy all Christian tribes.

I've never felt the need to fight against any religion other than Islam. I honestly don't care what others believe, makes not a bit of difference to what I believe. Just seems like a waste of time to me.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (viF8m)

101
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2)

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I'm with you 100%.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 12:40 PM (fL3jw)

102 > PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.
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Maybe not 'bashing' but many could use a vigorous shaking to quit "turning the other cheek" with every leftist stab at them and their culture.

Those verbal stabs will be real, sharp ones if they don't get a clue.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 12:40 PM (qwVdq)

103 I've never felt the need to fight against any religion other than Islam. I honestly don't care what others believe, makes not a bit of difference to what I believe. Just seems like a waste of time to me.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (viF8m)

Me too...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:40 PM (VE6XX)

104 I think that the invasion in the churches has not come to an end. Last time it was a Baptist ( Protestant) evangelical church. Next time it will be a Roman Catholic Church, so we better stand together or we shall fall separately.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:41 PM (Nx5jP)

105
I was told by my betters that when religious sentiment disappeared then we could move into a world where science and rational thought would engender a utopia.

So Europe has largely de-Christianized and de-Judeified itself. Now it's a backward, stagnant, demographically-doomed backwater. And all those postwar "officially atheist" regimes vanished leaving only a legacy of poverty, oppression and a morally-blighted people.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:41 PM (tgvbd)

106 Since it's over 100 what a shit show MN is....WE should wall it off...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:41 PM (VE6XX)

107 Kids need to be brought up believing God is the creator, maker of heaven and earth. The Bible never explains how He did it…”

It’s explained just as well as any modern physicist can explain the Big Bang.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Voxday has interesting mathematical proofs of Darwinian selection.
Like him or not, the man's at the forefront of lots of discussions,.

Posted by: MkY at January 25, 2026 12:41 PM (q6tQZ)

108 Oxford spark?

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys?

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 12:41 PM (XuXeR)

109 A lot of the “religious war” aspect of the 1600’s was propaganda to motivate the peasants. I’ve tried to understand the 30 years war, one of the most confusing conflicts ever since so many kept switching sides. And I’ve decided that it mostly comes down to Who is going to control Central Europe? The Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, or the Swedes?
Cromwell, btw, doesn’t get the credit he deserves for keeping England completely out of that one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (IUuBi)

110 Actually, as a Catholic, I don't mind the bashing. It comes with the territory.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

*throws snowball*

Posted by: Methos at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (vSvIl)

111 The storm is upon us here. I barely made it home from church before the bottom fell out. The big temp drop should be behind these thunderstorms.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (jc0TO)

112 > It was about who had the power.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

Sure. I don't think anyone really believes that Henry VII was motivated by spiritual motives. He wanted to get laid and wanted to snatch all that sweet, sweet Church property.

See also: Philip IV coincidentally discovering that the Templars were Satan-worshiping heretics at the same time he owed them a ton of money he could pay, or any number of kings, princes, and potentates who "got religion" with respect to the Jews, again when money was owed that they could not pay. Martin Luther would have gone to the stake like many earlier and later reformers if the German princes hadn't had a beef with the Pope.

And so on.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (IG3/x)

113 I think CBD is asking if people today will stand up to Islam and the lawless left, and as Christians are a sort of majority that will matter.

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (kJmLc)

114 111 The storm is upon us here. I barely made it home from church before the bottom fell out. The big temp drop should be behind these thunderstorms.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (jc0TO)

Stay safe all you in the path of this...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:42 PM (VE6XX)

115 "PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing."

*shifts uncomfortably in seat*

Posted by: Atheist vegan who does CrossFit at January 25, 2026 12:43 PM (2Ez/1)

116
The Thirty Years War was so religious in nature that Cardinal Richelieu was allied to the Protestant Swedes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:43 PM (tgvbd)

117 PS. This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

*pouts*

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:43 PM (jc0TO)

118 111. Thunderstorms?

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:44 PM (kJmLc)

119 Can we at least agree on hating the Quakers? Oatmeal-eating motherfuckers...

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 12:44 PM (IG3/x)

120 This year, the Hadrian bashing on this site is scheduled for February 18 through April 2.

can we put it off for a couple of days? my hair is a mess

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2026 12:45 PM (8uzBS)

121 111. Thunderstorms?
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:44 PM

https://tinyurl.com/5fpmc5vm

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (jc0TO)

122 RTFM:

https://tinyurl.com/2mrvv2kw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (LQfGe)

123 106 Since it's over 100 what a shit show MN is....WE should wall it off...

Here is a link to O'Keefe's newest. It's frightening. Anyone who says this isn't an insurrection needs to break out their dictionary.

https://is.gd/UOhvsV

Also, from the Book Thread:

268 For those who still think the riots in Minneapolis are spontaneous and unorganized mobs, I have some bad news. This really is an insurrection, and must be treated accordingly.

The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Alex Pretti, the Man Shot by Border Patrol

https://is.gd/qxJW8I

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

124 My wife just informed me that we have to head out to church to change the altar cloths this afternoon. Even though Father relieved us of the obligation to physically attend Mass this morning.

The drive should be interesting.

Hoo boy.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (cYBz/)

125 Thunderstorms?
Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:44 PM (kJmLc)

When it went through here it was one of the biggest lightning and thunder storms I’ve seen. Really weird considering the temperature.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (KDPiq)

126 122 RTFM:

https://tinyurl.com/2mrvv2kw
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (LQfGe)

This is not some game.. They are dead serious that they want ICE and us dead....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (VE6XX)

127 Your Sunday morning posts are thought provoking on topics I enjoy, so thanks for that CBD. Unfortunately I have got to go. I'll read thru the rest of the thread later.

One final thought, while we are to pray for our enemies, I don't think that extends to God's enemies so while I may not know who is which, I can pray for blessing and favor on God's people and destruction of His enemies and, as is said, let Him sort it out

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (RkOfE)

128 You gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.

Posted by: Church of Tony Montana at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (wVcYX)

129 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 12:44 PM (IG3/x)

Well, it's always been a rather progressive faith tradition, except when it started in England, but having attended Quaker meeting as a kid in a stone meeting house with fireplaces and which dated from the 1700's I rather like Quakers and William Penn.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (Nx5jP)

130 Antifa general who says take up arms against ICE is so butch!

https://is.gd/sSb8Fv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (L/fGl)

131 Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (RkOfE)

Amen.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:48 PM (Nx5jP)

132
Hey! Speaking of thunder...

What's the dealio with "Thundersnow"?

I mean, I can see it might be a big deal in avalanche country, but here in the flatlands...?

Loud snow doesn't seem significantly different than loud rain.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 25, 2026 12:49 PM (iJfKG)

133 Weather report in general says change over to winter mix at some point, yet temperatures here are not getting much past 20 degrees.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 12:49 PM (Ia/+0)

134 This is not some game.. They are dead serious that they want ICE and us dead....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (VE6XX)
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I said it a long time ago: WAR!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:49 PM (LQfGe)

135 > I rather like Quakers and William Penn.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (Nx5jP)

Sure... it was sort of a joke.

A weak one, probably.

Like the way everyone pretends to suspect the Amish when someone succumbs to Sudden Jihadi Syndrome.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 12:50 PM (IG3/x)

136 99 Christians should have one unifying belief that make all the other differences moot.

John 3:16
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:39 PM (KDPiq)

It’s an ironic testament to human nature that the Apostle Paul said that right at the beginning, but few ever listened,
1st Corinthians 3:4 - “when one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:50 PM (IUuBi)

137 To be fair to Elizabeth, there was certainly a great deal of treason while she was Queen. Her enemies, who were many, viewed her as the illegitimate daughter of a Usurper Dynasty that should never have held the throne to begin with.
But their biggest mistake was thinking that she would be weak. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk is a prime example.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (IUuBi)
===

Elizabeth I invented the modern police state for the sole purpose of hunting down Papists. And during her reign, it was worth your life to be a Catholic priest or to hide one.
Ask the shade of Edmund Campion.

Henry VIII and Edward VI did the heavy lifting. "Bloody" Mary was a piker compared to those two reigns.

Posted by: mrp at January 25, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

138 toby's link shows the storm right over the coveted Romar House on the beach!!

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2026 12:51 PM (8uzBS)

139 I said it a long time ago: WAR!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:49 PM (LQfGe)

Indeed it is.. And Schumer now says he is gonna shut down the Government over ICE and HS funding.. And RINO Cassidy agrees we need to investigate ICE

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (VE6XX)

140 Even though Father relieved us of the obligation to physically attend Mass this morning.

The drive should be interesting.

Hoo boy.
Posted by: Tonypete

How nice that your Dad is still with us. I've been an orphan for 30 years.

Posted by: Lonely and Hirsute at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (oftw2)

141
Finished my first round of shoveling. We've already got six inches, but thankfully the snow is light. Problem is is that it is 8° out. Hands get cold quickly
Posted by: Smell the Glove

===============

I'm going to put on a t-shirt and go for a walk. Same old boring sunny, dry, and green where I am. This "weather" you morons are speaking of is a foreign country where snow is beautiful, fireplaces are cozy, deer leap about playfully, and somehow you complain?!?!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (fL3jw)

142 After the storm passes I have to cover my bedding plants. I really thought that we were past the last freeze here so they are set out already.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (jc0TO)

143 School bus drivers should run the country! Why didn't I think of that?

Meet Krista Portas. Portas is a school bus driver who pledges not to let the kids off her bus if she spots ICE agents outside.

Somehow this crazy leftist believes that ICE pulls up at bus stops to snatch migrant children. The amount of lunacy coming from the left is staggering.

https://is.gd/zbZ5KL

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (L/fGl)

144 Indeed it is.. And Schumer now says he is gonna shut down the Government over ICE and HS funding.. And RINO Cassidy agrees we need to investigate ICE
Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM

Aren't they already appropriated through next October?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:53 PM (jc0TO)

145 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 12:50 PM (IG3/x)

I knew it was a joke. 😉 I just didn't know if anyone here had attended Quaker meeting. I went with a woman in her 70's because I didn't have my drivers license yet. She always enjoyed going to the earlier service because it was quiet. Having no ordained clergy people can get up and witness. There were a lot more people "witnessing" in the later service.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:54 PM (Nx5jP)

146 130 Another cross dressing pervert

Posted by: night lifted at January 25, 2026 12:54 PM (kJmLc)

147 116
The Thirty Years War was so religious in nature that Cardinal Richelieu was allied to the Protestant Swedes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:43 PM (tgvbd)

The French dynasty was the most treacherous. They started off fighting for the Pope and Catholic Restoration; then they realized the Hapsburgs were about to control a whole lot more than they did, so they switched sides in the middle.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (IUuBi)

148 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (Kt19C)

149 Aren't they already appropriated through next October?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:53 PM (jc0TO)

I'm not sure ... The house passed a funding bill for the War Dept and HS last week I believe...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (VE6XX)

150 Have they said if the ICU nurse was homo? That’s my guess.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (KDPiq)

151 Indeed it is.. And Schumer now says he is gonna shut down the Government over ICE and HS funding.

Umm...on what authority?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (Riz8t)

152 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (fL3jw)

I'm not complaining. I just don't want the power to go out and now it's sounding like it's getting icy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (Nx5jP)

153 >>> toby928(c)

How bad is the thunderstorm cell over your house right now?

Because it's headed my way.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (Y1sOo)

154 > My wife just informed me

Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (cYBz/)

The spouse is a Higher Power that one ignores at one's peril, to be sure.

Be safe, mang.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 25, 2026 12:56 PM (IG3/x)

155 Meet Krista Portas.

its always the ones with nose metal

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2026 12:56 PM (8uzBS)

156 Indeed it is.. And Schumer now says he is gonna shut down the Government over ICE and HS funding.. And RINO Cassidy agrees we need to investigate ICE
Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:52 PM (VE6XX)

The Dems have about as much leverage now as they did last fall… meaning none. Please do it Chucky because you’ll lose yet again. I’m not tired of all the winning yet. Chucky is clearly living in a 90s thru W mindset when the GOP always “lost” the shutdown fights. Has he already forgotten that his daddy Trump is in charge now and he’s not the old surrender GOP

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 12:56 PM (xT8gx)

157 >>Aren't they already appropriated through next October?

Next week.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 12:56 PM (viF8m)

158 I'm going to put on a t-shirt and go for a walk.

You aren't fooling anyone, you know. Get on the cart!

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

159 >>> toby928(c)

How bad is the thunderstorm cell over your house right now?

Because it's headed my way.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM

It's not bad. Steadily heavy but not hurricane levels. Not much wind. A little thunder. Supposedly we are under a tornado watch until 6pm.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 12:57 PM (jc0TO)

160
Umm...on what authority?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 12:55 PM (Riz8t)

All I saw was he said he was gonna block an appropriations bill that included ICE or HS funding... I Gotta do some research

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:58 PM (VE6XX)

161 31 and frosty on the beach.

I don’t mind the Catholic bashing either. I’m used to it. What I will not tolerate is disrespecting Mary, the Mother of Christ.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 12:58 PM (IhIKR)

162 Meet Krista Portas.

What a dope! She must be virtue signaling to her comrades.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (Nx5jP)

163 Total ICE Funding: The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, allocates $170.7 billion for immigration and border enforcement, with a significant portion directed to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). While the total includes funding for multiple agencies, ICE specifically receives approximately $75 billion through 2029, according to multiple sources including the American Immigration Council and Senate Democrats. You may now continue.

Posted by: @SOEarpiece at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (jc0TO)

164 Meet Krista Portas.

its always the ones with nose metal

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2026 12:56 PM (8uzBS)
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Not always:

https://tinyurl.com/4w3n6r29

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (LQfGe)

165 I think that it is time to "unite the clans."

We have a common enemy. "We must hang together or we will hang separately."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (qFwJc)

166 And for my part, I'm dead serious about this unity thing. I live in a blood red town with a strong sense of community, and *nobody* in my congregation has voiced religious bigotry against any Christian within my earshot.

So it's not a thing I've had to deal with for years, and I never want to again. If I ever encounter another Jew who is bigoted against Christians, that relationship is OVER.

These are fine, decent people and if you're making common cause with the monsters planning their genocide because of your ancient, petty, irrelevant hatreds, then you're a horrible Jew. Fuck off. Go get a swastika tattoo and suck some more dicks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (BI5O2)

167
I do not think The Big Dummy is going to get his daily 20-minute walk today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (tgvbd)

168 ,deer leap about playfully"

Hey, what about us?
/ the antelope....

Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 01:00 PM (XuXeR)

169 Here's something I hadn't seen reported before:

Somewhat less reported was an incident mentioned by PJ Media’s Catherine Salgado.

McLaughlin explained, “In Minneapolis, these rioters attacked our law enforcement officer and one of them bit off our HSI [Homeland Security Investigations] officer’s finger. He will lose his finger.” What a proud victory for Walz and co.! They managed to ruin a brave officer’s life.

Just ponder how deranged and bestial you have to be to seek out a federal law enforcement officer for the express purpose of assaulting him, and then deliberately bite off his finger. I can't help but think of Gollum biting off Frodo's finger at the climax of The Lord of the Rings to obtain the Ring; and the fiction has a parallel to the reality. As Tolkien meant the Ring to represent sin and evil, and as Gollum is destroyed and driven mad by it, so leftist domestic terrorists seem drunk on and driven mad by their lust for violence and revenge.

https://is.gd/NxAAZZ

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)

170 Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 25, 2026 12:59 PM (qFwJc)

Very true.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 01:00 PM (ZeH0U)

171 ,deer leap about playfully"

Hey, what about us?
/ the antelope....
Posted by: man at January 25, 2026 01:00 PM

Don't be discouraging.

Posted by: @SOEarpiece at January 25, 2026 01:01 PM (jc0TO)

172 This is not a forum for Catholic or Protestant bashing.

Since most the wars in Europe prior to The Enlightenment had to deal with land grabs or religious persecution, this topic is already dead before it can be given any breath.

Christianity has always been Narrow Gate vs Broad Gate; any religious infrastructure put into place was mainly instituted because organized anything represents secular power.

The Enlightenment diminished spirituality and its code of ethics and values and replaced it with atheistic materialism which led to the natural ends of Might Makes Right without any transcendent moral or ethical constraints.

Same thing in the former US. When smaller and defined by family, church, community, state, nation and for most its now Me and The Party you end up with Diversity is our Strength which means unending strife, conflict and malice.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:01 PM (a4flb)

173 So the Senate is going to try and defund the government for the Confederacy

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:01 PM (Ia/+0)

174
https://is.gd/qxJW8I

Posted by: Archimedes

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And Pretti actually was an ICU nurse. I wouldn't want to be taken to an ICU where he was on duty if I had any political or ideological identifiers on me. This is terrifying.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (fL3jw)

175 For those who didn't see, overnight regular people broke into Antifa's Signal chats and doxxed many of the participants. The leader is a dictionary-definition AWFL who works for Tim Walz's campaign and has a taxpayer/NGO-funded "chicken farm" in her back yard.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (QZThv)

176 When Congress pass the CR last year it was only until the end of January 2026. They have to pass the spending bills. Democrats are now saying they are not going to support funding for DHS.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (viF8m)

177 Head bounty needed:

https://tinyurl.com/5e66wpnw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (LQfGe)

178 Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)

The guy wasn’t wearing gloves in MN? If so that scum must have filed their teeth to a point.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (KDPiq)

179 175 For those who didn't see, overnight regular people broke into Antifa's Signal chats and doxxed many of the participants. The leader is a dictionary-definition AWFL who works for Tim Walz's campaign and has a taxpayer/NGO-funded "chicken farm" in her back yard.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (QZThv)

Bondi's gonna get right on that...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (VE6XX)

180 For those who didn't see, overnight regular people broke into Antifa's Signal chats and doxxed many of the participants. The leader is a dictionary-definition AWFL who works for Tim Walz's campaign and has a taxpayer/NGO-funded "chicken farm" in her back yard.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (QZThv)
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Great morons think alike!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (LQfGe)

181 Have they said if the ICU nurse was homo? That’s my guess.

He was married to a Democrat woman who divorced him for being too woke.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (QZThv)

182 Jeepers, I thought it was the Monday morning art thread.

Good morning.

I need coffee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (m7pCO)

183 Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:02 PM (QZThv)

Oh yeah? Just in MN, or other places? I'd like to learn more.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (BI5O2)

184 I thought Rambo and the Road Warrior were gonna help Trump?

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 01:04 PM (EyfuW)

185 175
'NGO-funded "chicken farm" in her back yard.'

You know who else was a chicken farmer?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 25, 2026 01:05 PM (fd80v)

186 Head bounty needed:

https://tinyurl.com/5e66wpnw

Thus putting the lie to the assertion that all leftist women are hideous, at least externally.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:05 PM (Riz8t)

187 In the States, the Mormon wars and the Slavery Abolitionists were our religious wars.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:05 PM (KDPiq)

188 7 inches, very fine precipitation and 13 degrees on my deck thermometer

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:05 PM (Ia/+0)

189 A lawyer who was contacted from Tehran reports that several thousand people have been herded into large warehouse halls in Kahrizak. They are being executed in groups and registered as “killed on previous days.”

PDJT, your bluff is being called. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 01:06 PM (cnBQ4)

190 In the States, the Mormon wars and the Slavery Abolitionists were our religious wars.

I think you're forgetting the Ginger vs Maryanne conflict, which has been going on now for over 60 years.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)

191 I don’t mind the Catholic bashing either. I’m used to it. What I will not tolerate is disrespecting Mary, the Mother of Christ.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Yet, somehow I'm fair game!

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein Of Brattleboro, VT at January 25, 2026 01:06 PM (oftw2)

192 130 Another cross dressing pervert

Violent democrat homosexual.

Posted by: Ed Buck, murdering democrat homosexual at January 25, 2026 01:06 PM (R/m4+)

193 Have they said if the ICU nurse was homo? That’s my guess.

He was married to a Democrat woman who divorced him for being too woke.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (QZThv

This is why I don’t bet on sports.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:07 PM (KDPiq)

194 Oh yeah? Just in MN, or other places? I'd like to learn more.

Specifically MN but I don't imagine other ones are any harder to get at.

More info on X: https://tinyurl.com/3tc56kvm

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:07 PM (QZThv)

195 And Pamela Geller is reporting on other people refusing treatment in emergency room to police officers they thought were part of ICE:

https://tinyurl.com/dephm8br

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 01:07 PM (ZeH0U)

196 She seems like a Bolshevik

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:07 PM (Ia/+0)

197 This is why I don’t bet on sports.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:07 PM (KDPiq)

Same, man. In photos Pretti looks like a classic flamer who'd be trying to get into James O'Keefe's pants, and may have illegal things on his hard drive.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:09 PM (QZThv)

198 Maybe we should herd the worst of the worst we have arrested so far into Minneapolis and wall it off... Give them more of their beloved "neighbors."

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 01:09 PM (VE6XX)

199 Have they said if the ICU nurse was homo? That’s my guess.

He was married to a Democrat woman who divorced him for being too woke.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:03 PM (QZThv)

He just looks off. A wiggler, even.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 01:09 PM (wVcYX)

200 the States, the Mormon wars and the Slavery Abolitionists were our religious wars.

I think you're forgetting the Ginger vs Maryanne conflict, which has been going on now for over 60 years.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)

One thing Howard Stern did that fun was had a bracket like the NCAA basketball tournament except for celebrity actresses . I forgot who came out on top.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:09 PM (KDPiq)

201
I'm not complaining. I just don't want the power to go out and now it's sounding like it's getting icy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

===============

But-but-but -- fireplace! Flickering flame! Candlelight! Ice skating!

But really, I had to drive on slushy/icy roads in Pennsylvania one year, and I'll NEVER do it again. The friend I was visiting described some of the hated winter routines, and they were things that had never occurred to me. One was, the first one up in the morning had to open the garage door (ice cold already), turn the family car engine on, and go back in the house while the car idled until it was time to go. This was necessary because it took some time for the car to get to a warm enough state that it would drive without sputtering out.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:10 PM (fL3jw)

202 One wonders how much of the current frothiness is funded by Xi. BTW, he's letting his Stalin freak flag fly. He just purged the top military guy (and number 2 in power), Zhang Youzia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-eeWn0i2o

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:10 PM (Riz8t)

203 Imagine what a shitshow Minneapolis would be if it weren’t ten below zero there! Some of these people are getting frostbite… that kind of temp is not to be trifled with…. Hose down the rioters; you’d only have to do it once…. Rather than Lot’s wife as a pillar of salt, you’d have pillars of ice dotting the Minneapolis landscape

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 25, 2026 01:11 PM (xT8gx)

204 Christians should have one unifying belief that make all the other differences moot.

John 3:16

Except those who believe in the Doctrines of Grace and those who reject that doctrine (aka "free will") interpret that passage wildly different.

That is, "both sides" firmly believe that passage, but for very different reasons, and for very different ends.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:11 PM (a4flb)

205
O'Hara is from NJ and has a muslim wife named Wafiyya possibly Somali,
Posted by: night lifted

Does he report directly to Commissioner Gordon?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2026 01:12 PM (pkeXY)

206 =============

And Pretti actually was an ICU nurse. I wouldn't want to be taken to an ICU where he was on duty if I had any political or ideological identifiers on me. This is terrifying.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Nurses and docs at Langone (Manhattan) delaying and mistreating injured cops who they thought were ICE. It criminal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 01:12 PM (m7pCO)

207
A lawyer who was contacted from Tehran reports that several thousand people have been herded into large warehouse halls in Kahrizak. They are being executed in groups and registered as “killed on previous days.”

PDJT, your bluff is being called. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Oddbob

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This does, in fact, sound like a crime against humanity.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:12 PM (fL3jw)

208 Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:11 PM (a4flb)

I don’t see any ambiguity. Must be the same people who interpret the 2nd amendment.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:13 PM (KDPiq)

209 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:10 PM (fL3jw)

No, it's never fun going out to warm up the car in this kind of weather and also trying to avoid slipping on sleet

But I do like fireplaces 🙂and remembering skating and sledding as a kid and with my son.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 01:13 PM (ZeH0U)

210 Hose down the rioters; you’d only have to do it once…. Rather than Lot’s wife as a pillar of salt, you’d have pillars of ice dotting the Minneapolis landscape

And if its cold enough, might even be able to have the old tongue on the playground swing set pole effect and these pillars of ice are frozen to immovable objects.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:13 PM (a4flb)

211 Journalists from Reuters and NPR are in the Antifa organizing chat, by the way.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:14 PM (QZThv)

212 116
The Thirty Years War was so religious in nature that Cardinal Richelieu was allied to the Protestant Swedes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Religion was used as an ostensible reason for the troops while for princes, the object was power and the use of it.

Islam bonds the secular world with the religious (while even under the Protestant and Catholic religious wars never quite did). The concept of a caliph is foreign to Westerners as the Emperors of Rome, aside from a few oddballs like Constantine, never really took religion itself that seriously.

Defenders of the existing Christian faiths is much different from something like Iranian society where the clergy rule over the secular government.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)

213 206
'Nurses and docs at Langone (Manhattan) delaying and mistreating injured cops who they thought were ICE. It criminal.'

Does said hospital receive federal funding?
Terminate it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 25, 2026 01:14 PM (fd80v)

214 Journalists from Reuters and NPR are in the Antifa organizing chat, by the way.

I'm shocked! Shocked and surprised!!!

Oh wait, I'm neither of those things. Never mind. At least NPR isn't getting my tax money any more.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:15 PM (Riz8t)

215 My wife just informed me that we have to head out to church to change the altar cloths this afternoon. Even though Father relieved us of the obligation to physically attend Mass this morning.

The drive should be interesting.

Hoo boy.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:46 PM (cYBz/)

WUTT??

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 25, 2026 01:16 PM (5xuJ/)

216 Tea time

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:16 PM (Ia/+0)

217 No, it's never fun going out to warm up the car in this kind of weather and also trying to avoid slipping on sleet

Just remember, Germany criminalized the use of remote starting an automobile for the purpose of warming it up - idling apparently will upset Gaia.

They forced manufacturers to disable the feature requiring people to actually go to their cold cars, fight the ice to get in, and attend the vehicle as it warms up and melts the ice off the window surfaces.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:16 PM (a4flb)

218 195 And Pamela Geller is reporting on other people refusing treatment in emergency room to police officers they thought were part of ICE:

https://tinyurl.com/dephm8br

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Pamela doesn't get the recognition she deserves.
She's in it for the fight, hard core.
_Draw Mohammed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 01:17 PM (m7pCO)

219 Defenders of the existing Christian faiths is much different from something like Iranian society where the clergy rule over the secular government.
Posted by: whig at January 25, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)

I know your remember that it was a big deal Kennedy was elected President as a Catholic.

Thinking any politician would follow religious orders from the Pope is hilarious.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:17 PM (KDPiq)

220 Saw this comment over on Insty regarding the ICE'd nurse;
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🎶 I feel Pretti
Oh so Pretti
I feel Pretti, and shïtty, and dead
Tried ICE-hitting
And then got myself shot in the head
(La-la la-la la-la-la-la)

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 01:18 PM (qwVdq)

221
Imagine what a shitshow Minneapolis would be if it weren’t ten below zero there!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

===============

Can someone enlighten me, is ICE's operation in Minneapolis more intense than whatever is happening now in L.A., NYC, Seattle, other blue cities? It seems like that's where the worst anti-ICE action is, but I'm curious whether ICE has chosen Minneapolis for a good housecleaning right now?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:19 PM (fL3jw)

222 Sad News: Ryan Hall Y'All reporting this storm has taken 11 lives so far.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 01:19 PM (wVcYX)

223 PDJT, your bluff is being called. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Trump is impotent on handling the problems in his own backyard (Minnisomalia). He is fully incapable of dealing with other people's problems on the other side of the planet, and neither should be.

I didn't vote for Trump to let American crumble and burn while he makes a Quixote attempt to deal with a persistant and never ending Islam problem.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:19 PM (a4flb)

224 At least the hospital system that employed the pediatric nurse fired her for her post wishing harm on the pregnant press Secretary. It was Evil.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:20 PM (KDPiq)

225 Just remember, Germany criminalized the use of remote starting an automobile for the purpose of warming it up - idling apparently will upset Gaia.

Gaia doesn't really give a sh*t one way or the other but it upsets Greta which is a greater crime among the Euroweenies.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 01:21 PM (ojh4/)

226 Can someone enlighten me, is ICE's operation in Minneapolis more intense than whatever is happening now in L.A., NYC, Seattle, other blue cities?“

In actual fact, there have been more ICE detentions in Texas than in any other state. The difference is the the Texas State government and local police forces are cooperating completely with ICE, so there are no headlines.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 01:22 PM (IUuBi)

227 It's nice seeing the anti-gun left admit that the nurse was within his right under 2A to carry a concealed handgun for self defense while out and about in public.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 25, 2026 01:23 PM (Y1sOo)

228 Can someone enlighten me, is ICE's operation in Minneapolis more intense than whatever is happening now in L.A., NYC, Seattle, other blue cities? It seems like that's where the worst anti-ICE action is, but I'm curious whether ICE has chosen Minneapolis for a good housecleaning right now?

ICE in most states where local LEOs cooperate (including many blue ones!) needs 2 officers to catch a Pokemon and they're in and out in a few days. In Minnesota they need 10 people per illegal because of all the interference, and it's taking much longer. If Antifa went away ICE would've been gone already.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:23 PM (QZThv)

229 Democrats are now saying they are not going to support funding for DHS.

Praise God! Now terminate and end TSA to respect the Democrat's contempt of DHS.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:24 PM (a4flb)

230 It's nice seeing the anti-gun left admit that the nurse was within his right under 2A to carry a concealed handgun for self defense while out and about in public.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 25, 2026 01:23 PM

It's (D)ifferent when they do it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 25, 2026 01:24 PM (jc0TO)

231 It's nice seeing the anti-gun left admit that the nurse was within his right under 2A to carry a concealed handgun for self defense while out and about in public.

Guntubers are reporting that Pretti's Sig P320 may have accidentally discharged when an ICE agent took it from him, based on some of the videos. If so, Sig Sauer's well-known defect killed Pretti.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:25 PM (QZThv)

232 202 One wonders how much of the current frothiness is funded by Xi. BTW, he's letting his Stalin freak flag fly. He just purged the top military guy (and number 2 in power), Zhang Youzia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-eeWn0i2o
Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:10 PM (Riz8t)

I suspect that Xi is approaching the Caligula level of Imperial paranoia.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 01:26 PM (IUuBi)

233 If Antifa went away ICE would've been gone already.
Posted by: Ian S.
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I thought the protestors were mostly Somalies.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 01:26 PM (m7pCO)

234 Also, joke of the day, seen from several people on X:

"How's ICE doing?
Pretti Good".

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:26 PM (QZThv)

235 Gaia doesn't really give a sh*t one way or the other but it upsets Greta which is a greater crime among the Euroweenies.

I thought Greta was desperate to know a man, and her best path was to throw herself in front of Hamas.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:27 PM (a4flb)

236 I thought the protestors were mostly Somalies.

Nope. MN protestors are 100% white.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:27 PM (QZThv)

237
Trump is impotent on handling the problems in his own backyard (Minnisomalia).

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

==============

The leftist propaganda value of American military fighting "civilians" (in reality, insurrectionists) in the streets will be impossible to overcome. Trump is in a very difficult position. I think what he really needs to do is penetrate this operation using the FBI and crush it QUICKLY with legal, not military means. Yes, here come the lefty judges. It's a very bad situation for Trump.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:27 PM (fL3jw)

238 It's nice seeing the anti-gun left admit that the nurse was within his right under 2A to carry a concealed handgun for self defense while out and about in public.

Which they will forget as soon as it's no longer a talking point. Charges of hypocrisy are futile against people for whom history restarts every week.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 01:27 PM (d1ytA)

239 Just checking in to see if there are any theological donnybrooks or auto-da-fés.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 25, 2026 01:28 PM (kpS4V)

240 If so, Sig Sauer's well-known defect killed Pretti.

Trump should give the chief designer of the P320 a presidential medal for public service.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:28 PM (a4flb)

241 Everybody behaving?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (fjssf)

242 >>>Trump is in a very difficult position. I think what he really needs to do is penetrate this operation using the FBI and crush it QUICKLY with legal, not military means. Yes, here come the lefty judges. It's a very bad situation for Trump.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Maybe a boss at the DOJ with some teeth.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (m7pCO)

243 The leftist propaganda value of American military fighting "civilians" (in reality, insurrectionists) in the streets will be impossible to overcome.

Correct. Democrats are trying to provoke a Kent State-like propaganda event that the media can flood the zone on. Trump does know that, which makes it a difficult situation. He's trying to get Walz to back down, but Walz literally has nothing left to lose. If he goes down, it's prison for the remainder of his life.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (QZThv)

244 Pope Dildo in da house!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (kpS4V)

245
I thought the protestors were mostly Somalies.

Posted by: Braenyard

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I think Somalis are banding together around the "daycare centers" and "medical transport services" and such. They're fending off citizen reporters, as feds have YET to show up at those places.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (fL3jw)

246 aaand the thunderstorm is passing overhead now.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (Y1sOo)

247 229 Democrats are now saying they are not going to support funding for DHS.

Praise God! Now terminate and end TSA to respect the Democrat's contempt of DHS.
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Also get rid of the EPA, which serves no function other than make property owners miserable.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:30 PM (XjTSo)

248 Don’t resist arrest if you’re carrying. Or in the alternative resist and fight back guns blasting .

Taking the middle road will get you nothing but dead.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 01:31 PM (KDPiq)

249 I think Somalis are banding together around the "daycare centers" and "medical transport services" and such. They're fending off citizen reporters, as feds have YET to show up at those places.

One address in Minneapolis was found yesterday to have 250 taxpayer-funded Somali businesses on government records. Obviously those businesses don't exist outside of someone cashing the checks.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:31 PM (QZThv)

250 Trump is in a very difficult position. I think what he really needs to do is penetrate this operation using the FBI and crush it QUICKLY with legal, not military means.

Agreed, military option is No Go.
Pinkerton's Model is the way to go.

President Lincoln and other industrialists cleaned up a lot of protests, Indian resistance, and union riots with dedicated Pinkerton's Men.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 25, 2026 01:31 PM (a4flb)

251 Guntubers are reporting that Pretti's Sig P320 may have accidentally discharged when an ICE agent took it from him, based on some of the videos. If so, Sig Sauer's well-known defect killed Pretti.

Not impossible but totally speculative.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 01:31 PM (d1ytA)

252 President Lincoln and other industrialists cleaned up a lot of protests, Indian resistance, and union riots with dedicated Pinkerton's Men.

Correct. And the groundwork's already been done by Cam Higby, O'Keefe, and others.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:33 PM (QZThv)

253 238 It's nice seeing the anti-gun left admit that the nurse was within his right under 2A to carry a concealed handgun for self defense while out and about in public.

Which they will forget as soon as it's no longer a talking point. Charges of hypocrisy are futile against people for whom history restarts every week.
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Sad but true. As true (d)emocrats, their opinions & beliefs are attached to an old barn weather vane.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:33 PM (XjTSo)

254 Which they will forget as soon as it's no longer a talking point. Charges of hypocrisy are futile against people for whom history restarts every week.

It's not even that complicated. They'll say and do anything that gains them power and money. It's not hypocrisy because they don't care, and it doesn't bother them because it's all towards the same goal.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:34 PM (QZThv)

255 Correct. Democrats are trying to provoke a Kent State-like propaganda event that the media can flood the zone on. Trump does know that, which makes it a difficult situation. He's trying to get Walz to back down, but Walz literally has nothing left to lose. If he goes down, it's prison for the remainder of his life.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (QZThv)
=====

Has anyone noted the similarities between that strategy and the same used by Hamas, provoke an asymmetric response, cry victim.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 01:34 PM (RIvkX)

256 Anyone who bashes Christians has never met an insufferable evangelical Baha'i.

I got a lotta problems with 'em.

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 25, 2026 01:35 PM (7Q0e+)

257
Trump is in a very difficult position. I think what he really needs to do is penetrate this operation using the FBI and crush it QUICKLY with legal, not military means.

I rather suspect that the State Department still has supplies of Kaboom in storage to use as foreign aid. Gather it up and airdrop over Minneapolis. Back off and let nature take it's course.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 01:35 PM (y9nCu)

258
ICE in most states where local LEOs cooperate (including many blue ones!) needs 2 officers to catch a Pokemon and they're in and out in a few days. In Minnesota they need 10 people per illegal because of all the interference, and it's taking much longer. If Antifa went away ICE would've been gone already.
Posted by: Ian S.

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Huh. So it's not ICE that's running its biggest op in Minneapolis, but anti-ICE. Interesting choice of cities to focus on, when they could be concentrating their forces in some city of sunny California. Is it to draw attention from the Somali fraudsters? Wait until someone starts a Nick Shirley-style expose of fraud in California cities, then?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:35 PM (fL3jw)

259 I have been saved from snowmaggedon doom! My son has shoveled the snow off the walkway and the porch. I am free! But as the boy spawn asked... "Where the hell do you think you're going?". Roads are bad and I couldn't ask the guy to shovel out the car. I mean... I'm really not going anywhere.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 25, 2026 01:36 PM (2J/Lj)

260 Looks like Zippy has decided to chime in. The internal polls must be concerning for Zero to urge for federal and state cooperation.

Posted by: Unkaren at January 25, 2026 01:36 PM (zDIG9)

261 Has anyone noted the similarities between that strategy and the same used by Hamas, provoke an asymmetric response, cry victim.

Yes, the communist/islamist axis has many similarities. The meme "They cry out in pain as they strike you" fits in both cases.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:36 PM (QZThv)

262 Maybe a boss at the DOJ with some teeth.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 25, 2026 01:29 PM (m7pCO)

DOJ Dentata?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 01:36 PM (wVcYX)

263 240 If so, Sig Sauer's well-known defect killed Pretti.

Trump should give the chief designer of the P320 a presidential medal for public service.
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So what people are saying here is that I shouldn't buy a Sig P320 & instead by another overpriced, overhyped auto pistol instead.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:36 PM (XjTSo)

264 My request is simple:

Fulfill your oath of office to protect the law.

Or suffer the consequences.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 01:37 PM (RIvkX)

265 Is it to draw attention from the Somali fraudsters? Wait until someone starts a Nick Shirley-style expose of fraud in California cities, then?

I suspect it's because the Democrat base considers Walz a viable 2028 candidate even though the DNC is done with him and wants him to hang.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:38 PM (QZThv)

266
One address in Minneapolis was found yesterday to have 250 taxpayer-funded Somali businesses on government records. Obviously those businesses don't exist outside of someone cashing the checks.
Posted by: Ian S.

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Insane. Not a fed in sight to so much as break the locks and take a few photos of the interior, maybe haul away a few papers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:38 PM (fL3jw)

267 I grew up attending a little quaker country church......I can tell you honestly.......all of today's ills have been caused by the lutherens

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 01:39 PM (jrgJz)

268 Walz seems like a cowardly fuck. He would sing like a bird if he is going down.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 25, 2026 01:39 PM (QxMMC)

269
Dicktim (n.): someone who behaves like a dick, then cries victim when faced with the consequences.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 01:40 PM (tgvbd)

270 This is not some game.. They are dead serious that they want ICE and us dead....
Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (VE6XX)

Bring in one of those choppers used to fight forest fires, with a cargo of water. Hover over the mobs and dump the water. Rinse. Repeat. Let the low temps do the rest.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 25, 2026 01:40 PM (5xuJ/)

271 It's not hypocrisy because they don't care

Fair point, well stated. Hypocrisy is acting against your values and their only value is "we win."

Posted by: Oddbob at January 25, 2026 01:40 PM (9Q1fw)

272 Has anyone noted the similarities between that strategy and the same used by Hamas, provoke an asymmetric response, cry victim.

The Minneapolis rioters have yet to grasp the potency of Hamas' best weapon - a new teddy bear sitting on the ground in front of a children's hospital.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 25, 2026 01:41 PM (Riz8t)

273 Does not forgets to turn yoor heater no higher the 55 degrees even if it's cold put d ide. We be must still are part to stops Globil Warmings.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at January 25, 2026 01:41 PM (X7dyz)

274 Walz seems like a cowardly fuck. He would sing like a bird if he is going down.

100%, but right now he has the entire State of Minnesota apparatus protecting him. If that wall gets a crack in it, he'll absolutely sing if it saves his own ass.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 25, 2026 01:41 PM (QZThv)

275 More and more I believe the left will win the war. The right has shown absolutely no willingness to sacrifice anything. Not even a little time.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2026 01:43 PM (g8Ew8)

276 271 This is not some game.. They are dead serious that they want ICE and us dead....
Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 12:47 PM (VE6XX)

Bring in one of those choppers used to fight forest fires, with a cargo of water. Hover over the mobs and dump the water. Rinse. Repeat. Let the low temps do the rest.
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I've been wanting DHS to send ICE in MN some battle taxis with water cannons mounted on them. Hose those twinks down right now, that'll cool their enthusiasm soon enough. We'll get a dozen sob stories about "protesters" with colds & pneumnia, but I'll take that over all the street fighting.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:44 PM (XjTSo)

277
I suspect it's because the Democrat base considers Walz a viable 2028 candidate even though the DNC is done with him and wants him to hang.
Posted by: Ian S.

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It's funny, it truly seems that the higher-ups in the DNC are the ones who forced Walz to step down -- no one else could. They must have told him he'd have to do his own fundraising. But down on the ground, an army of foot-soldiers and true believers have chosen him as their saintly figurehead. I hope he's vanquished soon. He inspires deadly forces.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:44 PM (fL3jw)

278 I don't like carnies because they have small hands...

Posted by: Wally at January 25, 2026 01:44 PM (w/GQJ)

279
So what people are saying here is that I shouldn't buy a Sig P320 & instead by another overpriced, overhyped auto pistol instead.
Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:36 PM (XjTSo)

Simplicity rules. Glock 17/19 gen 3 or earlier, GI spec 1911s from the better manufacturers, the ugly but reliable early Ruger P-series, CZ75B variants, S and W or Ruger revolvers etc. The common denominator is that they're all older designs, and any bugs have already been worked out.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 01:44 PM (y9nCu)

280 marxist made the first move several times.

And we don't seem to attract anymore conservatives.

I know, open borders for capitalist. Fuck yeah.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 01:45 PM (EyfuW)

281 > Maybe a boss at the DOJ with some teeth.
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Bondi gets a lot of grief here... deservedly. She also gets a lot of support.

I'll just point out that there are several other women in the administration in charge of various things; DHS, National Intelligence, press secretary, chief of staff, etc. who don't seem to have the same sort of problem asserting themselves as Bondi apparently does.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 25, 2026 01:45 PM (qwVdq)

282 269 Walz seems like a cowardly fuck. He would sing like a bird if he is going down.
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That's why Walsh is stirring up trouble & getting reluctant support from DC. If he gets taken down for fraud he'll squeal like the little pig he is & demolish the nationwide Somali fraud kickback scheme.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:46 PM (XjTSo)

283 At RRStar, "Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Jan. 16 signed the long-debated ‘Clean Slate’ Act."

Cripes. Democrats LUV criminals.

Posted by: gp at January 25, 2026 01:46 PM (N8ZBc)

284
276 More and more I believe the left will win the war. The right has shown absolutely no willingness to sacrifice anything. Not even a little time.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2026 01:43 PM (g8Ew

I don’t. You’re mistaking fanatical footsoldiers for strength, when in fact it’s a sign of great weakness. They’re failing on almost every front, to the point that they know that an open insurrection is the only chance they have left. And yet they only have enough force to make a stink in the handful of cities they already control.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 01:46 PM (IUuBi)

285
Walz seems like a cowardly fuck. He would sing like a bird if he is going down.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

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100%. I'd love to see him sell out Jacob Frey! He'd do it in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:47 PM (fL3jw)

286 I think Minneapolis is being singled out for a few reasons.
1. discredit the Democrats by pointing to the VP candidate of 2024
2. it's got fraud. Like, a lot of fraud. everyone sees it.
3. the Somali community, at least the Daroodi clan, is a selfproclaimed antiAmerican spearhead for Muslim dominance, which the Daroodis hope to lead in turn
4. Domino theory: if Walz is forced out and the DFL machine purged, this can shore up wobbly MI and WI and put Chicago on notice

Posted by: gKWVE at January 25, 2026 01:48 PM (gKWVE)

287 Dicktim (n.): someone who behaves like a dick, then cries victim when faced with the consequences.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 01:40 PM (tgvbd)

Good one!

Posted by: pookysgirl likes learning new words at January 25, 2026 01:48 PM (Wt5PA)

288 Protesters are Wine moms and their soy boys, Somalians only when its their turn to get hauled in

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:48 PM (Ia/+0)

289 Well shit. Jehovah's Witnesses should be fair game though.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 25, 2026 12:33 PM (cYBz/)
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Picking on my scabs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 01:50 PM (RIvkX)

290 The leftist propaganda value of American military fighting "civilians" (in reality, insurrectionists) in the streets will be impossible to overcome. Trump is in a very difficult position. I think what he really needs to do is penetrate this operation using the FBI and crush it QUICKLY with legal, not military means. Yes, here come the lefty judges. It's a very bad situation for Trump.
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He asked for the job and ran on "Obliterate the Deep State"

He needs to use whatever force is available to deal with the problem. If he can't manage it against the Deep State's street armies, when is ever going to get to the Deep State itself?

Posted by: Methos at January 25, 2026 01:50 PM (vSvIl)

291
The right has shown absolutely no willingness to sacrifice anything. Not even a little time.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

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I did read, I believe, an X thread describing the incredible work ICE agents are doing now. Immense discomfort, personal risk, and sacrifice. Their thanks is their own satisfaction in ridding the country of bad guys.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:51 PM (fL3jw)

292 >>@0hour1
·
36m
>>Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat.

>>This means the State of Minnesota is behind the protests.

>>Its not organic its a insurrection at the very top.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

293 I grew up attending a little quaker country church......I can tell you honestly.......all of today's ills have been caused by the lutherens
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot

Yeah, but how are you going to restring your guitar without them.
*bong rip*

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 25, 2026 01:51 PM (mlg/3)

294 >>@0hour1
·
36m
>>Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat.

>>This means the State of Minnesota is behind the protests.

>>Its not organic its a insurrection at the very top.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 25, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

The calls are coming from inside the house!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 25, 2026 01:52 PM (wVcYX)

295 Oh hey, Lady Sun finally peeped between the clouds just now!

It's been snowing nonstop here in Little Oaxaca on the Miami since yesterday evening. Snowfall makes me nostalgic for winters of the 20th century. In a bit I'll go out & shovel the porch & walk so the fool cat can get inside. I don't believe he howled so much to go out last night.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:52 PM (XjTSo)

296 I don't want to break the rules, but the above already has done so. Elizabeth was "tolerant" only in the sense that Catholics were executed for treason, rather than heresy.
Posted by: Eeyore
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Yeah. The good old days......[sigh]

Posted by: stv at January 25, 2026 01:52 PM (XMeSM)

297 U2 is the best band that has ever existed.
* this is not the time to comment on U2

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 25, 2026 01:53 PM (mlg/3)

298
@0hour1
·
36m
>>Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat.

>>This means the State of Minnesota is behind the protests.

>>Its not organic its a insurrection at the very top.
Posted by: JackStraw

===============

Fucking arrest her TODAY. wtf???? What the damned FUCK? HOW is she allowed to sit wherever the hell she is in her lipstick and pretty little suit tapping away at her latest-model iPhone? DAMN!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:53 PM (fL3jw)

299 Cute cat singing vid 40 secs:
https://tinyurl.com/5axzrzbj

Posted by: gp at January 25, 2026 01:53 PM (N8ZBc)

300 Who will be the men who light the candle that shows the West that our culture is worth fighting for...and dying for?

Charlie Kirk comes to mind.

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 25, 2026 01:53 PM (VOcQ6)

301 There another Oxford battle that is being inexorably lost in the West. We fight rearguard actions on that here, every day, every hour.

Posted by: Assistant Associate AoSHQ Copy Editor, Punctuation Brigade, Oxford Comma Company at January 25, 2026 01:54 PM (0sNs1)

302 Are there high winds at the end of this snow storm?

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:54 PM (Ia/+0)

303 Flanagan suspiciously sounds like a Catholic name.

Posted by: Boys Town at January 25, 2026 01:55 PM (oftw2)

304
We fight rearguard actions on that here, every day, every hour.

Posted by: Assistant Associate AoSHQ Copy Editor, Punctuation Brigade, Oxford Comma Company

___________

"Tell us about it." - 63rd Semicolon and Em Dash Regiment

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 25, 2026 01:56 PM (tgvbd)

305 Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat.

Is she the one who also dressed up in a hijab for a photo op with a Somali woman?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 01:56 PM (looXz)

306 You are dumber than Seriphian frogs and fishes.

From The Bondage of the Will, pg. 77 of Luther's Works, Vol. 33

Posted by: Ergofabulous at January 25, 2026 01:57 PM (miarg)

307 “ The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:14

“ For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”

Deutoronomy 20:4

Posted by: Marcus T at January 25, 2026 01:57 PM (Zm3wW)

308 Simplicity rules. Glock 17/19 gen 3 or earlier, GI spec 1911s from the better manufacturers, the ugly but reliable early Ruger P-series, CZ75B variants, S and W or Ruger revolvers etc. The common denominator is that they're all older designs, and any bugs have already been worked out.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 01:44 PM

What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: Desert Eagles at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (0sNs1)

309 285
276 More and more I believe the left will win the war. The right has shown absolutely no willingness to sacrifice anything. Not even a little time.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2026 01:43 PM (g8Ew

I don’t. You’re mistaking fanatical footsoldiers for strength, when in fact it’s a sign of great weakness. They’re failing on almost every front, to the point that they know that an open insurrection is the only chance they have left. And yet they only have enough force to make a stink in the handful of cities they already control.
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Trump getting DOGE to purge USAID has put a crimp in the Left's ability to have hordes of rioters in the streets of all major cities. The news footage makes it seems like there's a great army in Minniehaha but it's not that big, and they've been run around by prank calls, too. It's Soros money keeping the rioters in the streets. The DNC is still pretending to look for that billion-plus the Harris-Walsh campaign blew through (stole) in 100 days.

Posted by: exdem13 at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (XjTSo)

310 Yeah, but how are you going to restring your guitar without them.
*bong rip*

A good quaker wouldn't be caught dead near a guitar.......even though we had a piano lady and sang from some baptist hymnals

People drank a lot of moonshine back then

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (jrgJz)

311 Trump believes the Iranians when they say they are not executing protestors. Trump believes Hamas when they say they agree to disarm.

Who is advising him about the Middle East, Sweet Polly Purebread?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (RIvkX)

312 The Dems are knocking each other over trying to get to the microphone.....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (VE6XX)

313
Charlie Kirk comes to mind.
Posted by: BirdRockDoc

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Alas.

btw, are you in SoCal, if you don't mind confessing?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:59 PM (fL3jw)

314 X gave me a timeout. I posted that potential protesters at the Broncos game should get a beat-down.

Posted by: Don Black at January 25, 2026 01:59 PM (ZxPkt)

315 Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat.

Is she the one who also dressed up in a hijab for a photo op with a Somali woman?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 01:56 PM (looXz)
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Good recall.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 25, 2026 01:59 PM (RIvkX)

316 I don’t. You’re mistaking fanatical footsoldiers for strength, when in fact it’s a sign of great weakness. They’re failing on almost every front, to the point that they know that an open insurrection is the only chance they have left. And yet they only have enough force to make a stink in the handful of cities they already control.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 25, 2026 01:46 PM (IUuBi)

They're already cowing repubs in Congress to back off and pretty much submit to dem demands. Just some backwater jackoffs with the will to put themselves in harm's way in a city that no one really thinks about much. It's how CA seems to set the national standard for things we think are silly and/or corrosive. It's happened over and over again to the point where many of us don't really recognize this country anymore.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2026 02:00 PM (g8Ew8)

317 Kirk means "church" in Scottish and some Northern English dialects. It is often used to refer specifically to the Church of Scotland.
Also means church in Dutch.

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 25, 2026 02:00 PM (VOcQ6)

318 Trump getting DOGE to purge USAID has put a crimp in the Left's ability to have hordes of rioters in the streets of all major cities.
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Behold the power of a fully operational Somali Daycare Fraud conspiracy.

Posted by: Fat Darth Tim at January 25, 2026 02:00 PM (miarg)

319
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat.

Is she the one who also dressed up in a hijab for a photo op with a Somali woman?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

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By cracky, Yes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 02:00 PM (fL3jw)

320 303 Are there high winds at the end of this snow storm?

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 01:54 PM (Ia/+0)

I am fixing ham and bean soup and smoking blueberry Kush so the answer is yes

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 02:01 PM (jrgJz)

321
Alas.

btw, are you in SoCal, if you don't mind confessing?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 25, 2026 01:59 PM (fL3jw)

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Guilty as charged

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 25, 2026 02:02 PM (VOcQ6)

322 The right has shown absolutely no willingness to sacrifice anything. Not even a little time.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

And what have you done?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 25, 2026 02:02 PM (IhIKR)

323 Blond Morticia invites you to the
NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

324 Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (jrgJz

Just curious. Did you go to Midwestern services of Quakers?. They have an order of worship and music in addition to times of silence . In the Northeast it is just 60 minutes of silence unless people get up to speak.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2026 02:03 PM (looXz)

325
What are we, chopped liver?
Posted by: Desert Eagles at January 25, 2026 01:58 PM (0sNs1)

You have one legitimate use, to cause uncontrolled gleeful giggling when someone pulls your trigger. I know, I used to own an early model 357 Deagle.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 25, 2026 02:05 PM (y9nCu)

326 The left "needs" martyrs to prop up the talking point of "see the meanie publicans are eviiiiiiiil". I would rather they not have them however part of the point is that you don't win by dying stupidly. Bust out the water cannon. Make this "winter offensive of angry children" a test of "can you do better than the Marines at Chosin"?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 02:07 PM (jrgJz)

327 “ The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Fight like you won't receive help. Don't bank on help.

People better than me died in nazi camps.

I believe in the supernatural. I'm like Constantine except i don't have any tricks or potions. Well, have some tricks and potions but they are so tiny that i don't, i mean i can't even finish this sentence

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 02:07 PM (EyfuW)

328 same fortitude in the current population of Europe? Yes, certainly, among the Muslim invaders!

Fanatic sociopathy is a tactic not a virtue.

Posted by: DaveA at January 25, 2026 02:07 PM (FhXTo)

329 324 Blond Morticia invites you to the
NOOD
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Wha'szat?

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at January 25, 2026 02:08 PM (VOcQ6)

330 I don’t. You’re mistaking fanatical footsoldiers for strength, when in fact it’s a sign of great weakness
-
Tell us about it

Posted by: Iranian Revolutionaries circa 1979 at January 25, 2026 02:09 PM (vSvIl)

331 Bust out the water cannon. Make this "winter offensive of angry children" a test of "can you do better than the Marines at Chosin"?
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 02:07 PM (jrgJz)

You know as well as I do that's never going to happen.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2026 02:10 PM (g8Ew8)

332 I have to say it still bothers me that Kevin Smith made a statement that he has now rejected Religion and mocked the Holy Spirit. The only unforgivable sin. I’m bothered for him , not angry at him.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 25, 2026 12:14 PM (KDPiq)
Who is Kevin Smith?

Posted by: Eromero at January 25, 2026 02:13 PM (LHPAg)

333 I said it a long time ago: WAR!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 25, 2026 12:49 PM (LQfGe)

That is a good way to look at it. Minneapolis is Gaza City; Minnesota is the Gaza Strip; and the government of those locales is Hamas. They are acting the exact same way.

And they are actively seeking martyrdom like the guy yesterday.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 25, 2026 02:14 PM (I8+9i)

334 Flanagan is a Marxist loon who alleges because she has some Native American blood that makes her down with the Somali struggle. Arrest her and make the Somalis sweat

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 25, 2026 02:15 PM (e4I2N)

335 If the country recognizes this is a war over money and many other things that are more valuable, we may have the mustard to eat that hotdog.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 25, 2026 02:17 PM (EyfuW)

336 Just curious. Did you go to Midwestern services of Quakers?. They have an order of worship and music in addition to times of silence . In the Northeast it is just 60 minutes of silence unless people get up to speak.

Indiana.......called themselves "Midwest society of Friends"......mostly southern baptists that be ame quakers to keep a bunch of 15 yo boys from running off to France in Ww1

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 02:25 PM (jrgJz)

337 You know as well as I do that's never going to happen.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 25, 2026 02:10 PM (g8Ew

Who said? LoL "never" is a long time.

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 25, 2026 02:30 PM (jrgJz)

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Posted by: Tom Locker at January 25, 2026 02:43 PM (+SgMK)

340 331 I don’t. You’re mistaking fanatical footsoldiers for strength, when in fact it’s a sign of great weakness
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Tell us about it
Posted by: Iranian Revolutionaries circa 1979 at January 25, 2026 02:09 PM (vSvIl)

Thread’s over, but:
In fact it is a sign of great weakness by the regime; they’ve given up any claim to legitimacy. Now the only way they retain power is harshly and vicious brutality. The problem for all of us is that they still have the power to kill millions of their own people on the way down.

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